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Li Jin's silkscreen
Chinese ink master Li Jin is best known for his lush and colourful depiction of the sensory pleasures. We are pleased to present a series of Li Jin's silkscreen for the first time in Australia.
“Contemporary art is prone to moralising but Li Jin’s work is a hymn to sensual pleasure and an epic comedy of human susceptibilities. These scenes are beautifully painted and tremendous fun, and that’s a rare combination in any part of the world.” — John McDonald, art critic
About Li Jin
Li Jin (b.1958, Tianjin) was trained at Tianjin Academy of Fine Arts. Currently lives and works in Beijing. A master of Chinese ink painting, Li Jin's works have been exhibited internationally and are in the collections of The Metropolitan Museum of Art (MET), USA; National Art Museum of China, China; Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, USA; Seattle Art Museum, USA; Hong Kong Museum of Art, etc.
About Li Jin's silkscreen
Li Jin has collaborated with a reputable Korean fine art silkscreen studio to develop this series of work. Silkscreen is an ancient art form first pioneered in China around AD 950. This technique has since been adopted in Japan, Korea and Europe, and has gradually become a significant way of art making globally, in particularly following the Pop Art movement featuring Andy Warhol’s famous experimental artistic practice in the 1950-60s.
By working with silkscreen experts, artists are able to create artwork in an edition. Silkscreen involves multiple steps of artwork creation, colour separation, screen preparation, stencil making, paper preparation, ink pressing, artwork drying and finishing. Each of Li Jin's silkscreen is a unique variable work (edition of 100 globally) and has been numbered, dated and signed by the artist.
Selected public collections and media coverage
The Met: Li Jin, Banquet No. 1 盛宴1号, 2012
https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/786223
Why You Should Consider Collecting Ink Art
http://www.larryslist.com/artmarket/features/why-you-should-consider-collecting-ink-art/
Li Jin's Food and Fantasy Journey through America - by Sotheby's
https://www.sothebys.com/en/articles/li-jins-food-and-fantasy-journey-through-america
“Contemporary art is prone to moralising but Li Jin’s work is a hymn to sensual pleasure and an epic comedy of human susceptibilities. These scenes are beautifully painted and tremendous fun, and that’s a rare combination in any part of the world.” — John McDonald, art critic
About Li Jin
Li Jin (b.1958, Tianjin) was trained at Tianjin Academy of Fine Arts. Currently lives and works in Beijing. A master of Chinese ink painting, Li Jin's works have been exhibited internationally and are in the collections of The Metropolitan Museum of Art (MET), USA; National Art Museum of China, China; Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, USA; Seattle Art Museum, USA; Hong Kong Museum of Art, etc.
About Li Jin's silkscreen
Li Jin has collaborated with a reputable Korean fine art silkscreen studio to develop this series of work. Silkscreen is an ancient art form first pioneered in China around AD 950. This technique has since been adopted in Japan, Korea and Europe, and has gradually become a significant way of art making globally, in particularly following the Pop Art movement featuring Andy Warhol’s famous experimental artistic practice in the 1950-60s.
By working with silkscreen experts, artists are able to create artwork in an edition. Silkscreen involves multiple steps of artwork creation, colour separation, screen preparation, stencil making, paper preparation, ink pressing, artwork drying and finishing. Each of Li Jin's silkscreen is a unique variable work (edition of 100 globally) and has been numbered, dated and signed by the artist.
Selected public collections and media coverage
The Met: Li Jin, Banquet No. 1 盛宴1号, 2012
https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/786223
Why You Should Consider Collecting Ink Art
http://www.larryslist.com/artmarket/features/why-you-should-consider-collecting-ink-art/
Li Jin's Food and Fantasy Journey through America - by Sotheby's
https://www.sothebys.com/en/articles/li-jins-food-and-fantasy-journey-through-america
