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Oil on Canvas 110 x 100 cm
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Yifeng Tan
谈一峰
[/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”20px”][vc_empty_space height=”20px”][vc_column_text 0=””]Born in Nanjing, China, 1960
Lives and works in Melbourne, Australia
The world depicted by Yifeng Tan is characterized by the ambiguity of teasing people. His paintings lead to direct attraction and a “disturbance” associated with it, that is, a hint of potential danger, and a feeling of unpleasant relationship, mixed with a string of unanswered The problem.
The world depicted by Yi Feng Tan is a world of overseas Chinese living in Australia. This further helped the painter to use the vague language skillfully and appropriately to show the position of the individual in a multicultural world (although the explicit language is not the result of the artist’s desire).
The art of Yifeng Tan reflects his understanding of an environment that made him feel unfamiliar and uneasy at first. Through a very personal drawing language, he creates a questioning narrative, asking questions, and assuming situations (real and imaginary). Although these creations are derived from his personal experience, they have resonated with us. His interesting and characteristic paintings tell the artist himself and all of us.
BACKGROUND
Graduate Diploma of Art, Canberra School of Art, Institute of the Arts, ANU.
1991-92 Associate Diploma of Art, Canberra School of Art, Institute of the Arts, ANU.
1984-86 Associate Diploma of Art, Nanjing Teacher’s University.
SELECTED SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2015 “In a Wider Focus ANU school of Art. Foyer Gallery” Canberra, Australia
2014 “Drawing”Four dimension art space, Beijing, China
2014 “Heaven and Apple” Australian National University, Canberra, Australia
2012 “Eight Gods Cruise sea”, Courtyard Gallery, Beijing, China
2010 Yifeng Tan’s New Paintings，Jackman Gallery, Melbourne, Australia. Australia
2010 Yifeng Tan’s New Paintings & Sculptures, Artimagrs Gallery, Adelaide, Australia
2009 “Eight Gods Cruise sea”, Jackman Gallery, Melbourne, Australia
2009 “Inspiration”, Solander Gallery, Canberra, Australia
2009 “floating”Yifeng Tan’s solo show, Courtyard Gallery, Beijing, China
2008 Yifeng Tan’s New Paintings, Paddington Contemporary, Sydney. Australia
2007 “Apples Series” Shanghai Art Fair, Shanghai. China
2007 Yifeng Tan’s New Paintings, Prints, Impression on Paper Gallery, Canberra
2005 “China Landscape” Stephanie Buie Fine Art. Canberra
2004 “Big Sky Stephanie Burns Fine Art
2003 “New Directions” Contemporary Art Space, Canberra
Yifeng Tan’s painting, Stephanie Burns Fine Art, Canberra
“Fishermen” Span Gallery, Melbourne
2002 Yifeng Tan’s painting, Michael Carr Art Dealer, Sydney. Australia
Collection Room, Stephanie Burns Fine Art, Canberra
2001 Across the Fence, Canberra Museum and Gallery, Canberra
2000 Across the Fence, Michael Carr Art Dealer, Sydney, Australia
“Football Field”, Tin Sheds Gallery, Sydney, Australia
1999 Drawing and Painting, Spiral Arm Gallery, Canberra, Australia
“In and Out”, AAAA Gallery, Sydney, Australia
1993 Chinese Brush Painting Exhibition in Graphix Brasserie, Canberra
1989 “Yifeng Tan Solo Art Exhibition”, Nanjing, China
1988 “Yifeng Tan Solo Art Exhibition”, Harbin, China
AWARDS
2003 The Winner of Canberra Art Prize, Oil Painting Award
2001 Awarded Art ACT Grant, Canberra
2000 Awarded Pat Corrigan Artist Grant, NSW, Australia
1993 Emerging Artists Support Scheme, The National Recording Studio Group Award, Canberra
Scholarship, Canberra School of Art, ANU
1992 Scholarship, Canberra School of Art, ANU
1991 Scholarship, Canberra School of Art, ANU
COLLECTIONS
Beijing Songzhuang Art Gallery
The Australia Prime Minister Hon Kevin Rudd MP
The Australia Ambassador in Beijing Dr Geoff Raby
Art Bank, Australia
The Australian National University, Canberra
National Recording Studio, Canberra
Chun Sun Newspaper, Nanjing China
Andrew Forrest Familiy Collection, Australia
Janet Holmes a Court Familiy Collection, Australia
Geoigina M. cainegie Familiy Collection, Australia
Private Collections throughout Australia, China, Hong Kong, Malaysia, New Zealand, Paris, Singapore and USA.
PROJECTS & RESIDENCIES
2014 Artist in Residence at ANU School of Art, Canberra
2007-2014 Artist in Residence at Songzhoang, Beijing, China
2006-2007 Artist in Residence at Megalo Printmaking Workshops, Canberra
Art Teacher at Brain Gym in Hawker College, Canberra College in Stirling Canberra
Art Teacher at Mawson Primary School in Mawson, Canberra
Art Teacher at Chinese School in Dickson College, Canberra
1994 Teaching Chinese Brush Painting at Studio One, Canberra
1986-1989 Research & teaching at School of Fine Art in NanJing
Journey though Hu Nan, Hu Bei, Hei long Jiang, Jiang Shi, Shan Xi, Shan Dong, Mongolia, China
Artist in Residence at Culture of Railway Centre in Harbin, China
Visiting Artist at Culture of Folk Centre in Bei Jing
Culture of Railway Centre in Shang Hai, Hang Zhou, China[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]