Tan Jun's first solo exhibition East Mountain, Dong River at PIFO Gallery will be held from 11 April - 10 May, 2024, his works were exhibited in the group exhibition Art in the Heart of Perseverance & A+A at PIFO Gallery.
As a talent in the new generation of ink artists, Tan Jun puts his feelings and thoughts into his paintings with all sincerity and passion. His professional training and technical proficiency allow his pictorial expressions to remain faithful to his inner nature. His paintings harmonize modern Western art concepts with traditional Chinese expressionism, conveying the artist's thoughts on freedom and loneliness. His works retain the visibility of the medium. He makes the heterogeneous texture of paper and canvas stand out and creates an atmosphere of transcendence and freedom. The subtle unevenness at the junction distinguishes his pictures from standard flat images, which embodies the artist's philosophical thinking. Tan Jun's pure attitude towards painting lies in expressing the artist's spirituality and emotional truth. The lonely forms in his paintings concrete his questioning of being in Heidegger’s sense. These forms contain ancient meanings with a modern touch, leaving an untrammeled feeling for viewers.
About the Artist
Tan Jun, Chinese, b.1973, Xiang Tan, Hu Nan. He graduated with Master Degree from the Chinese Painting Department, CAFA, China in 2005. Lives and Works in Xiangxi. His selected solo and group exhibitions are including: Return to Original Intention: Exhibition of Copies of Classical Works by Famous Contemporary Chinese Painting Masters (Xinjiang Art Museum, Urumqi, China, 2024), 70 Years of Hunan Hue Art Paintings (Hunan Art Museum, Changsha, China, 2023), The Axis: The Evolution of Chinese Paintings Since 2000 (Shanxi Contemporary Art Museum, Taiyuan, China, 2023), Being (Zhi Art Museum, Chengdu, China, 2022), The Revival of Tradition: Another Approach too Contemporary Chinese Art (Song Art Museum, Beijing, China, 2020), Boundless: Ongoing Chinese Ink Art (Art Museum of Sichuan Fine Art Institute, Chongqing, China, 2017), Hue Art in The Contemporary Era - The 10th National Exhibition of Chinese Hue Art Paintings (The National Art Museum of China, Beijing, China, 2016), Chinese Contemporary Ink Painting 2015-2016 Academic Invitational Exhibition (Today Art Museum, Beijing, China, 2016), Shuimo Meet Revolution: The New Silk Road (Minsheng Art Museum, Beijing, China, 2015), Fantasy Images - Tan Jun Solo Exhibition (Shanghai Art Museum, Shanghai, China, 2008), 21st Century Ink Academic Exhibition (Art Gallery of China National Academy of Painting, Beijing, China, 2008).etc.
