Liang guo jian/Kenbo

Liang Guojian, a native born in Foshan Sanshui, China during the decade of Cultural Revolution. The education Liang received was a typical heritage of traditional Chinese family. In his childhood he took training in Chinese painting. Starting with his basic training of brush-and-ink and the space conception in composition, and through the process of his learning of Mustard Seed Garden manual of Chinese painting during early days, and the ink experiment practice nowadays, Liang Guojian not only has been inheriting the precious Chinese humanistic thought and Philosophy, but also creatively using the element of fire in Chinese ink painting, which brought the painting a new life by burning it and reinforcing each other.

Liang was called Uncle Jian which means an old talking ancient literary jargon for he was fascinated with traditional Chinese literature and being initiative thinking. Starting in 2006, Liang Guojian entered the international sound art circle and began his avant-garde experiment on ink, image, and installation to explore and establish a set of unique ink painting language, which combines both the spirit of freedom and the essence of tradition. Over the years, Liang Guojian disdained the utilitarian, and contacted continuously with artists and the international organizations from all over the world in the name of an independent artist to inspire and promote local contemporary art development in Foshan

In 2008, Liang Guojian started his Rice Project which focus on social cultural education. The rice-like voice installation from Rice Project won the 2011 China Redstar Design Award prize. In a time flooded with culture industry, there were various art forms coming out of the art greenhouse to market for profit. But, Liang Guojian proposed a New Confucian doctrine, the Moss from Nature. In 2010, the Moss from Nature was publicized in an international art project in forms of poetry, painting, music and dance.

Link: http://www.liangguojian.com

梁国健(Liang Guojian)

梁国健,佛山三水人氏,生于中国文革年代,接受中国农村传统家庭的香火之礼教育,自小学习中国画。从中国画的留白意境和笔墨技法锻炼,从芥子园画谱到今天水墨实验的出走,梁国健一直传承珍贵的中国人文思想和哲学,同时以开创性的手法运用火的元素与中国水墨结合,以破为立,相生易动。

由于梁国健能动善思,着迷中国文学,早在学生时代被戏称健伯,谓之乎者也的老先生。2006年开始,梁国健进入国际声音艺术场景,开始绘声绘色的实验水墨,影像,装置的先锋艺术领域进行探索,建立一套独具自由精神和传统观念的水墨语言。多年来,梁国健保持独立艺术家的身份独善其身,不断接触世界艺术家和组织国际艺术文化交流活动,不断启发和推动佛山本土当代艺术的发展。

2008年,梁国健启动关注社会文艺哺育的艺术项目大米计划,牵手道具设计发声大米获得2011年中国红星奖。在文化产业处处尘土飞扬的时代,市场利润法则温室内百花齐放的艺术,梁国健提出一一自然的青苔新儒学说,2010年以诗歌绘画音乐舞蹈为形式的青苔计划的国际艺术项目,我是青苔不羡花,艺术就是青苔对生命的信念,以平静从容的心态和自己身体力行的坚持,展现艺术创作的的自由精神和生命力。