Lin Congwen

1985 Born in Fuzhou, Fujian Province

2009 Graduated from the Illustration Department of Nanjing University of the Arts witha bachelor´s degree

2012 Graduated from the Illustration Department of Nanjing University of the Arts witha master´s degree

Currently works and lives in Nanjing

SOLO EXHIBITION

2015

Aminism - Lin Congwen Solo Exhibition, Yangmotang Art Gallery, Nanjing, China

GROUP EXHIBITION

2016

2016 Art Nova 100, Beijing, China

Cocoon, Difference - Chinese Painting Exhibition of Zhao Yiwen, Shan Dingkai and Lin Congwen, Yangmotang Art Gallery, Nanjing, China

2015

Nanjing International Biennale, Jinling Art Gallery, Nanjing, China

Bratislava Biennale of Children’s Book Illustration 2015, Bratislava International House of Children’s Art, Bratislava, Slovakia

Acute Perception - Neo-Chinese Painting Exhibition of Post-1980 Painters, Fangyuan Art Gallery, Beijing, China

2014

Pictures, Scrawling - Exhibition of Illustrations, Shanghai People’s Art Gallery, Shanghai, China

Multiple Choices - Exhibition of Contemporary Neo-Chinese Paintings, Beijing Art Gallery of the Painting Academy, Beijing, China

Lin Congwen: The Nine-Color Deer is a holy deer in Buddhist tales. In my eyes, it is much more than a deer with nine colors. As the Buddhist sutras go, “form is emptiness; emptiness is form.” Form is a representation of all the things in the world, while the Nine-Color Deer is the epitome of the intricate relationships behind all these things. By deconstructing the Form and the Deer and reconstructing them, I can create aesthetic patterns as well as probe into the profound causes of the subtle relationships. The Deer in the paintings is “I” standing still, observing what is and what was; meanwhile the Deer is also the countless flesh and souls, interweaving with each other to express emotions and interpret life.