GalaxyArt is continuing to showcase the representative works of well-known artist Zhu Bingren in the exhibition “Golden Fortunes: the Macau Debut of Zhu Bingren’s Copper Art”.
Showcased until April 12, the exhibition marks Zhu’s, a National-level Inheritor of Intangible Cultural Heritage of Copper Carving, first large-scale showcase in the city.
Entering the permanent contemporary art space located within Galaxy Macau in Cotai, gallerygoers will be able to explore five zones: “Success at Hand”, “Year-end Elegance”, “State Gifts and Global Blessings”, “Colours of Spring”, and “Macau’s Molten Light”, altogether showcasing a total of 68 sets or pieces on display.
Found among the artworks presented are 38 featuring horses created through techniques such as molten copper and copper carving, with art forms including bronze paintings and sculptures, among others. These pieces were sculpted with a high-temperature glaze, according to a Galaxy Macau statement last week.
Other highlights include pieces that have been presented as state gifts to foreign guests, the large-scale 6-metre copper painting titled “The Eight Heavenly Horses”, and pieces like “Fisherman’s Song in the Rain” that features Zhu’s self-developed molten copper technique, joining other pieces displayed in the Macau themed section “Macau’s Molten Light”. Moreover, exhibitiongoers will also find copper sculptures of year-end ritual flowers made by Zhu Bingren’s son Zhu Junmin.
Two peacock sculptures, including one created for the art space, are also showcased in the exhibition, with the statement adding that the artist has a “special fondness” for the auspicious peacock.
A number of the artworks presented in Macau had not been displayed to the public until now, the statement pointed out.
Hangzhou-born Zhu is a Master of Chinese Arts and Crafts and is a pioneer of the molten copper technique. Among his titles listed in a recent GalaxyArt statement are Father of Contemporary Chinese Copper Architecture, Cultural and Creative Consultant at The Palace Museum in Beijing, and Research Fellow at the China National Academy of Arts.
The GalaxyArt statement added that Zhu, born in 1944, has inherited a century-old family legacy and has also pioneered eight other techniques including Geng Cai, which the Suzhou Museum website noted as a technique that builds upon the famille-rose (a Chinese porcelain decoration that emerged during the Qing Dynasty) style and is also influenced by enamel art.
One can view the works daily from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m., with the art space located on the first floor of Galaxy Promenade.
The exhibition kicked off on January 28, with comments from the artist to the Post found in an article titled “‘Golden Fortunes’ exhibition kicks off at Macau’s GalaxyArt” (https://www.macaupostdaily.com/news/27290 )
Photos taken during last week’s opening ceremony at GalaxyArt by Rui Pastorin
