Lacquer Artists
Kou Yan
Artist Statement
“Purity of form and content is traditionally what characterizes good lacquer art. Yet, interdependent culture is inevitable in the contemporary world, therefore complicating previously ‘pure’ art forms. As the adage goes, ‘research the ancient but develop the new’, the meaning of contemporary lacquer art is, developed from tradition, to extend its character and to build it as the Chinese art today.”
Recent Exhibits and Awards
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| 2009 |
11th National Artwork Exhibition, Xiamen |
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| 2008 |
Korea-China Exchange Exhibition, Excellence Award, Korea |
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| 2007 |
Xiamen Lacquer Painting Biennale |
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| 2006 |
2nd Jiangxi Province Sports Artwork Exhibition, Gold Award |
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Kou Yan’s achievements in the contemporary art scene include international exhibitions, professorship, his published book Chinese Contemporary Lacquer Painting, and the design and painting of the Jiangxi Hall in the Great Hall of the People.
Public Collections
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| 2009 |
‹Golden Mountain› collected by Xiamen Art Musuem |
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| 2008 |
‹Practice · Vision› and ‹Flower› collected by Weihai Fudi Culture and Art Center |
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| 2007 |
‹End of Winter› collected by Xiamen Culture & Art Center |
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| 2005 |
‹Communication› collected by Xiamen Art Museum |
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| 2003 |
‹Renewal› collected by Government of Xiamen |
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| 1999 |
‹Winter Day› collected by Hong Kong Art & Culture Center |
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More than 10 paintings in personal collection
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