Exquisite Ideas, Elegant Conduct — Jin Jing’s Zhengyatang 2024 Spring/Summer Exhibition (Suzhou Sub-venue)
Release Date:
2024-06-13
On May 9, “Guisi Qixing—Jin Jing·Zhengyatang Spring/Summer 2024 Exhibition” opened at Taihe (Suzhou) Law Firm. The exhibition will run until… October 28th , We welcome friends from all walks of life to visit the exhibition.
The Suzhou sub-venue is located at Building 20, Dongshahu Fund Town, No. 183 Suhong East Road, Suzhou Industrial Park.
This art exhibition is jointly hosted by the Jiangsu Provincial Association for Sino‑Foreign Social and Cultural Exchange, the Jiangsu Provincial Enterprise Federation, and the Jiangsu Provincial Entrepreneurs Association, in collaboration with Taihe Law Firm, and organized by Zhengyatang Art Museum. It is co‑sponsored by the Jiangsu Provincial Cultural Relics General Store, Xinhua All‑Media Art Museum, Nanjing Ten Dynasties Art Museum, Suzhou Xu Beihong Art Museum, Twenty‑Four Hours Art Museum, Nanjing Yao Art Museum, Space Digital Art Space, and the First Branch of the New Social Strata Members of the Provincial Direct Affiliation of the China Democratic League, among others.
This exhibition showcases the works of Jin Jing, an independent artist, a specially appointed oil painter at the Jiangsu Provincial Academy of Calligraphy and Painting, and a member of the China Democratic League. Teacher Jin is an artist who dedicates herself to infusing Chinese spirit into contemporary art, possessing an international perspective and engaging in sustained exploration. Guided by the core idea that “love cannot be simulated or replicated,” her work invites us to live authentically in an artificial world. Throughout her artistic journey, she has gradually shifted her focus—from intimate inner emotions to broader social concerns, forging connections and reflecting the collective voice of the public.
On the Other Side, Jiangnan • Lotus Pond, No. 28
Oil on canvas, 80 x 80 cm, 2024, Jin Jing
Taihe (Suzhou) is a branch of Jiangsu Taihe Law Firm, serving the Yangtze River Delta region and providing tailored, high‑level legal solutions and highly efficient legal services to clients both within China and abroad.
Taihe (Suzhou) focuses its practice on corporate matters—including corporate governance, corporate management, corporate equity structure design, investment and financing, corporate litigation, equity disputes and control‑rights battles, and domestic and overseas listings—alongside financial and enforcement matters, such as dispute resolution in banking, negotiable instruments, insurance, securities, and asset management, as well as large‑scale preservation and enforcement proceedings and the disposal of non‑performing assets. The firm also handles intellectual property work, encompassing applications and litigation in trademarks, copyrights, patents, and other IP fields, together with both contentious and non‑contentious matters in the areas of trade secrets and the entertainment industry.
Taihe seamlessly integrates art and law, dedicating itself to advancing the inheritance and development of Chinese culture, and will continue to organize a wide array of diverse activities in various formats.
Artist Biography
Jin Jing, female, born in 1977, is an independent artist and a member of the China Democratic League. She graduated from the Oil Painting Department of the School of Fine Arts at Nanjing University of the Arts with a master’s degree and has been appointed as a specially invited oil painter by the Jiangsu Provincial Academy of Calligraphy and Painting. She has long been dedicated to experimentation and research in oil painting and contemporary and modern art, and currently lives and works in Nanjing.
Jin Jing is an artist who dedicates herself to infusing Chinese spirit into contemporary and modern art, possessing an international outlook and a long‑term commitment to exploration. Rooted in traditional Chinese aesthetics, her practice deftly employs oil painting, ink wash, acrylics, and installation to conjure a world where color and line interweave and illuminate one another. Jin excels in handling challenging large swaths of cyan‑lotus and violet hues, as well as highly saturated ultramarine blue, gemstone green, and stark black and white. Guided by the core idea that “love cannot be simulated or replicated,” she articulates a “real world” in which illusion and reality blur within a postmodern society of simulacra. Through the re‑creation of landscapes and flowers, she invites us to confront the virtual technologies of our contemporary age and to return to the subtle, primordial essence of life. Within her pure chromatic relationships lies the artist’s reflective stance on the harmonious coexistence of Eastern spirituality and Western artistic language—enabling a mode of living that is truly “hyperreal.” In recent years, her experimental explorations in painting have gravitated toward philosophical critique, cosmic evolution, the trajectories of time, the dialectics of real‑world struggles, and a profound intellectual depth.
The artist’s works have received numerous awards, including the “Collection Prize” at the China Hundred‑Jinling Oil Painting Exhibition, the Phoenix Art Award, the Jiangsu Province Outstanding Works Award, the Most Popular Artist Award at the Nanjing International Art Exhibition, and the Most Popular Artist Award at the Art Fair. They are held in the collections of institutions and private collectors such as the Jiangsu Provincial Museum of Modern Art, the Jinling Art Museum, the Shizhuzhai Academy of Painting, international film star Sophie Marceau, and private collectors in the United States, France, Australia, South Korea, Japan, and beyond. Representative series include: “Experimental Art: The Ice‑Crystal Exotic Flora Cultivation Project,” “Invisible Mediums,” “Simulacra of Flowers,” “Simulacra of Memory,” “Another Side of Jiangnan,” “Flowers Have Bloomed in the Depths of Memory,” and “My Purple Melancholy,” among others.
Artistic Background and Awards Received
Solo exhibition
·“From Poeticism to Poetics” — Exhibition of Works by Jin Jing (Jinling Art Museum, Nanjing, 2022)
·“After the Blossoms and Trees” — Solo Exhibition by Jin Jing (Tasso Art Space, Nanjing, 2021)
·“Heart’s Image” Solo Exhibition by Jin Jing (Jiamu Art Museum, Qingdao, 2016)
·“Pursuing Excellence in Gold and Art” — Exhibition of Jin Jing’s Paintings (Jinling Art Museum, Nanjing, 2015)
Major group exhibitions in recent years
· Paris International Art Exchange Exhibition, European Gallery, Paris, 2024
· Jinling Art Museum’s Grand New Year Exhibition for the Jia-Chen Dragon Year, 2024
· International Youth Art Festival, Nanjing, 2023
· 10th Anniversary Exhibition of the Jinling Art Museum (Jinling Art Museum, Nanjing, 2023)
·“Ten Miles of Spring Breeze” — Jiangsu Young Painters Nomination Exhibition (Jinling Art Museum, Nanjing, 2023)
·“Fragrance Between the Fingers” — Invitational Exhibition of Selected Works by Female Calligraphers and Painters from the Jiangnan Region (Xinhua All-Media Art Museum, Nanjing, 2022)
·“When the Wild Geese Return”—Self-Reflection: The Sixth Invitational Exhibition of Contemporary Female Painters (Shizhuzhai Art Center, Nanjing, 2021)
·“Celebrating the 100th Anniversary of the Founding of the Communist Party of China” —— Special Exhibition of Works by Xunzong Shiju (China Democratic Parties Museum, Chongqing, 2021)
· The 11th Jiangsu Provincial Oil Painting Exhibition (Jiangsu Provincial Art Museum, Nanjing, 2020)
·“Project Starry Sky” — Exhibition of Works by Contemporary Young Chinese Artists (Beijing, 2019)
·“Spring Blossoms, Autumn Fruits” — Annual Sketching and Creative Exhibition of the Jiangsu Provincial Academy of Calligraphy and Painting (Jiangsu Modern Art Museum, Nanjing, 2019)
·“100 Reasons to Fall in Love with Nanjing” — Art Fund Project (Jinling Art Museum, Nanjing, 2019)
· The 10th Jiangsu Provincial Oil Painting Exhibition (Phoenix Art Award, Jiangsu Provincial Art Museum, Nanjing, 2018)
·“Self-Awareness” — Experimental Infinite Project (FFA Contemporary Art Center, Nanjing, 2018)
·“Crested Cuckoo and Chirping Cicadas · Self-Reflection and Soliloquy” — The Fourth Invitational Exhibition of Contemporary Female Painters (Renmei Art Museum, Beijing, 2018)
· China’s Hundred Masters of Jinling Oil Painting Exhibition, Collection Award, Jiangsu Modern Art Museum (Jiangsu Provincial Art Museum, Nanjing, 2017)
·“New Melodies of Jinling” —— Invitational Exhibition of Mid‑ and Young‑Age Artists from Jiangsu (Jinling Art Museum, Nanjing, 2017)
·“Ice-Breaking Era” (798 Art District, Beijing, 2016)
·“Exhibiting and Displaying: An Exhibition of Reflection” (Jinling Art Museum, Nanjing, 2016)
·“The Ice-Breaking Era” — Contemporary Chinese Oil Painting Touring Exhibition (Beijing, Nanjing, Shanghai, Xiamen, Shandong, 2016)
·“Carrying Forward the Past and Ushering in the Future” — Exhibition of Fine Arts by Members of the China National Democratic League (National Art Museum of China, Beijing, 2015)
·“Love Qingdao” —— Korea–China Exchange (Daegu, South Korea, 2015) Nanjing Contemporary Art Community Open Exhibition (Nanjing, 2015)
·“V Era” — The Third Young Contemporary Art Exhibition (Shu Art Museum, Beijing, 2015)
Awards and Achievements
· Awarded the title of “Outstanding Teacher of Jiangsu Province” by the Jiangsu Provincial Cultural Center and the Jiangsu Provincial Art Museum, 2022
· “LOVENOLOVE Series 3,” Phoenix Art Award, 10th Jiangsu Provincial Oil Painting Exhibition, 2018
· “LOVENOLOVE Series No. 1,” Collection Award, acquired by the Jiangsu Provincial Museum of Modern Art; exhibited at the China Hundred Masters of Jinling Oil Painting Exhibition, 2017.
· “Jinjing Art Studio,” Top Ten Lifestyle Aesthetics Creative Award, 3rd Art Nanjing International Art Fair, 2017
· “LOVENOLOVE Series 1,” Most Popular Artwork Award, 3rd Nanjing International Art Exhibition, 2017
· The 2nd Art Nanjing International Art Fair, Most Popular Artist Award, 2016
· “Purple Years,” Excellence Award, 6th Jiangsu Provincial Watercolor (Gouache) Exhibition, 2011
· “Holiday,” Third Jiangsu Province New Artists and New Works Exhibition, Excellence Award, 2010
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