Gao Rong named her solo exhibition “Weaving as a Thread”, showcasing recent her four series of works, including: “Level 1/2, Unit 8 Building 5 Hua Jia Di Bei Li” (2010), “Station” (2011), “Call” (2012), and “Guangzhou Station” (2012). “Weaving as a Thread” visually clarifies that these works were made by the use of thread and a traditional embroidery technique. Her works are the perfect combination of traditional craftsmanship and a contemporary concept. The artist chose embroidery as her approach to art, which was not only beyond the traditional function of embroidery decoration, but also offered as a reference to define the tradition again. The concept of Gao Rong’s works originated from her personal experiences of life, but didn’t rigidly adhere to herself; originated from reality, but her creations were beyond reality; creating a visual experience for the audience that is between the real and virtual, tough and soft, and details and the whole. I have to say that Chinese society is now in urgent need of artists of conscience like Gao Rong, as well as her works.

Text by Curator Jin Hua, translated by Chen Peihua

Duration: March 12 - April 15, 2013

Venue: N2-46, 4th Floor, Building N2, SanLiTun Village North, Chaoyang District, Beijing

About Gao Rong

Born in 1986, Gao Rong currently lives and works in Beijing. Graduated from the Central Academy of Fine Arts in 2010, her graduation works “Level 1/2, Unit 8 Building 5 Hua Jia Di Bei Li” (2010) was the champion of the Awards for Graduate Creation of CAFA, and is collected by CAFA Art Museum and the White Rabbit Gallery. Gao Rong’s works are mainly conceptual arts pieces that are diverted from her personal experiences and combines traditional craft art and conceptual art, creating conceptual art with the use of cloth as the material, embroidery as the art language.

Exhibitions

2013 Landing in Singapore Project Exhibition, Singapore

2013 “Weaving as a Thread” Solo Exhibition of Gao Rong, UP SPACE, Beijing, China

2013 “Sculpture China: Retrospective Exhibition of Sculptures of CAFA, Sculpture Institute of CAFA, Beijing, China

2012 The 18th Sydney Biennale, Sydney, Australia

2012 “Contemporary Chinese Art” Chinese Cultural Year in Turkish, Istanbul Museum of Modern Art, Turkey

2011 Decade Exhibition of White Rabbit, White Rabbit Gallery, Sydney, Australia

2011 “Fabricator”, Soka Art Center, 798Ar District, Beijing, China

2011 “Material to Object”, Eli Klein Fine Art, Beijing, China

2011 “Chinese Painting and Craft Arts: the 4th Round”, PIFO Art Space, 798 Art District, Beijing, China

2011 “Super-Organism: First CAFAM Biennale”, CAFA Art Museum, Beijing, China

2010 “Journey of A Thousand Miles”, CAFA Art Museum, Beijing, China

Courtesy of the artist.