Gulistan Art 古丽·斯坦

Let me invite you to my upcoming exhibition in Beijing. I hope you will join me for the opening reception. It will be a wonderful time to share my artwork with you and introduce you to the work of my friend Yorgos, a very special Greek artist living in Beijing.

Details

March 27th — April 8th, 2007

古丽·斯坦与帕友国
用绘画传递心灵的音符
2007年3月27–4月8日

Opening reception: Thursday, March 29th, 6:30 pm
开幕酒会：2007年3月29日6:30

Beijing Today Art Museum, 3rd floor
北京今日美术馆 三层

Address: No.32 Baiziwan Road, Chaoyang District, Beijing
Tel: 010-5876 9397
展览地点：北京市朝阳区百子湾路32号
联系电话：010-5876 9397

Organized by Beijing Today Art Museum.

Poster

Exhibition Concept

This is a meeting between two painters of disparate origins; one hailing from Greece in Mediterranean Europe, the other born in Xinjiang in the extreme West of China, both now sharing the reality of living and working in Beijing.

While their art has similarities that immediately strike the viewer, such as the palette of colours they use, their common interest in texture and patina, and a certain poetic quality, it also has many disparities. Gulistan seems to follow a more thematic approach in her latest work, constantly travelling between tradition and modernity. Yorgos, in his Beijing work, seems particularly influenced by the surroundings and notably the “cinematographic” character of the Chinese reality.

So what is the driving force behind their meeting and the common base for their exchange?

To answer this question, one has to look carefully beyond the disparities of representation in their paintings. One has to concentrate on the rhythm of their work and to “listen” to the music ever present below the surface of their paintings.

In fact, their common passion for music is an important driving force of their art. It makes their meeting not only possible, but also complementary and creates an intriguingly harmonious experience for the viewer.

展览主题

用绘画传递心灵的音符
这次是一次来自两个遥远国度的艺术家的相遇与对话，一个来自西方遥远的希腊，一个来自东方的中国，是艺术使这两位遥远国度的艺术家联系在了一起，虽然两位艺术家各有自己的风格，但看过他们作品的人会立即被他们对艺术的理解的惊人相似所震撼，譬如他们对色调的使用，对线条及光影的偏好，以及其作品所衬托的诗意。古丽斯坦的作品频繁游走于传统与现代之间，她用一种对生命的注视方式去接近，发现被内心体验到的纯意识世界最本质的所在。即有时间的接续，又有精神的蕴藏，经过了她内心的提炼。帕友国在北京的作品，似乎更多受到了周遭环境和著名的中国现实派“电影摄影艺术”中的字符的显著影响。

是什么驱动力促成了他们的相遇和共同的交流基础呢？

要回答这个问题，需要首先看到他们绘画差异的层面之外，而注重其作品的节奏韵律，并且“倾听”他们的绘画表象之下的音乐。

其实，他们对音乐所共有的激情才是他们艺术的内驱力， 或许就是这样，艺术只对能够在心弦上引起震颤的人传递出音符，时间和空间只为心灵而“存在”，“存在”也只因心灵产生意义。

Map to Today Art Museum

I have a group exhibition with 13 other artists, this Sunday, December 17, at 3 p.m., at Oriental Yuanxiang Gallery in Beijing. Below is a map to the gallery. Their phone number is 6737 6315, so when you take a taxi, you can let the driver ask the gallery for directions.

Hope to see you there

I am happy to announce that my book has been published! It contains many articles about me, my poetry, and of course, my artwork. 160 pages. ISBN: 988-98707-1-1. Copies are available for sale at the National Art Museum Bookstore (Beijing).

The book goes hand in hand with my upcoming solo exhibition. It will begin on Saturday, July 1, 2006 at 4 p.m. and will be held at Spring Hanmo Gallery in Shanghai until July 26.

I hope to see you at the exhibition’s opening in Shanghai. There will be a jazz party that night.

Update: The solo exhibition now begins on July 1st.

The “New Forces” article in this month’s L’Officiel features me and three other artists. My section is entitled “Gulistan: Dancing with Colour and Soul“. You can find it on pages 240–241. I hope you will check it out.

Welcome to my new website! I am very pleased that you have come to visit. Please feel free to have a look around at the gallery of my photos and artwork. Also, there’s an article about me as an artist that you can read.

– Gulistan