GUANGZHOU MOODRN CONTEMPORARY ART FAIR 2024
Jerry Zeniuk
Untitled, 2023
oil on canvas
60 x 60 cm
Ingrid Floss
Ingrid Floss, born in 1970 in Cologne, Germany, currently lives and works in Munich, Germany. She studied at the Academy of Fine Arts in Munich from 1997 to 2003 and began teaching at the Bad Reichenhall Art Academy in 2011. In the same year, she co-founded the Color Laboratory at the Academy of Fine Arts in Munich with Remo Joachimsen and Jerry Zajnuik. In 2012, she taught at the Hubei Institute of Fine Arts. In 2019, Ingrid Vlos authored and published *A Text for Color, Painting, and Trees*.
Ingrid Floss
Grey Eminence, 2023
acrylic on canvas
190 x 220 cm
IM Gallery is honored to collaborate with Shenzhen's KennaXu Gallery to participate in the Magic Lantern Contemporary Art Fair from December 5 to December 9, 2024. At Booth C04 in the gallery section, we will showcase a curated selection of works by eleven artists from both China and abroad. We warmly invite all art enthusiasts to join us for this cultural feast and look forward to seeing you there.
Jerry Zeniuk
Jerry Zeniuk, born in 1945 in Bad Wörishofen, Germany, currently lives and works in Munich. In 1950, he emigrated to the United States with his parents and earned a Master of Fine Arts degree from the University of Colorado in 1969. Zeniuk held his first solo exhibition in 1972 at the Paley & Lowe Gallery in New York. In 1975, he participated in the group exhibition *Fundamental Painting* at the Stedelijk Museum in Amsterdam, and in 1977, he was included in the sixth edition of Documenta in Kassel. His prominence grew steadily throughout the 1970s.
From 1992 to 2011, Zeniuk taught at the Academy of Fine Arts in Munich, and since 2014, he has been teaching at the Kolbermoor Art Academy. In 2020, he joined the Bavarian Academy of Fine Arts.
In 1981, Zeniuk received a grant from the National Endowment for the Arts in the United States. His book *How to Paint: Jerry Zeniuk* was published in 2017. His works are part of the collections of numerous art and public institutions, including the Pinakothek der Moderne in Munich, the Contemporary Art Collection of the Federal Republic of Germany, the Josef Albers Museum, the Kunstmuseum Winterthur, the Museum Folkwang, and the Ludwig Museum.
Raimer Jochims
Raimer Jochims, born in 1935 in Kiel, is a German contemporary abstract painter, philosopher, and art historian. Since 1969, he has focused on researching the concept of "color painting." From 1971 to 1985, he served as a professor of free painting and art theory at the Städelschule, the Academy of Fine Arts in Frankfurt am Main, where he also held the position of dean.
Raimer Jochims
Erfüllung III, 2023
acrylic on chip board
66 x 99 x 1 cm
Jean Y. Klein
Jean Y. Klein, born in 1960 in Montreal, Canada, immigrated to Paris at the age of 16. He studied at the École nationale supérieure des Beaux-Arts in Paris in 1980, at the Berlin University of the Arts (HdK) in 1982, and later in New York in 1985. He returned to the Berlin University of the Arts (HdK) in 1986 to complete his master's degree. Jean-Yves Klein has received numerous accolades, including the Emerging Artist Grant in 1987. In 1992, he was invited to be a resident artist at the Berlin Künstlerhaus Bethanien. His works are part of several prestigious collections, including the Centre Pompidou in Paris. He currently lives and works in Berlin and the Peloponnese.
Jean Y. Klein
Dragon walking around, 2023/24
oil on canvas
110 x 75 cm
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Souleymane Konate
Souleymane Konate, born in 1983 in Côte d'Ivoire, lives and works in Abidjan. Souleymane developed a love for painting from a young age. As a teenager, he often wandered through museums, galleries, and exhibition spaces in Abidjan, befriending artists and gradually immersing himself in the art world. In the early 2000s, he began studying and practicing art, painting in studios alongside other artists. Breaking free from classical traditions, he employs bright, contrasting colors and diverse techniques in his compositions, drawing inspiration from urban life around him.
Souleymane has exhibited in Abidjan, Dakar, Marrakech, Switzerland, London, Paris, and Washington, D.C. His work is part of the collection of King Mohammed VI of Morocco.
Souleymane Konate
les justiciers, 2023
acrylic on canvas
154 x 120 cm
Enrico Bach
Enrico Bach, born in 1980 in Leipzig, graduated in 2010 from the Karlsruhe Academy of Fine Arts. From 2010 to 2011, he studied in the postgraduate class of Professor Gustav Kruger. In 2010, he received the Stephen Balkenhol Residency Scholarship, and in 2012, he was awarded the Bonn Art Foundation Grant. In 2013, he won the Emerging Artist Award from the National Academy of Fine Arts. He also received the Karlsruhe Academy of Fine Arts Award in 2011 and 2017.
Bach’s works are held in many important art institutions and private collections across Europe and Asia, establishing him as one of the leading contemporary artists in Germany.
Enrico Bach
LRGR, 2022
oil on canvas
160 x 120 cm
Yan Lei
Yan Lei, born in Hebei, graduated from the Zhejiang Academy of Fine Arts in Hangzhou (now the China Academy of Art). He currently lives and works in China.
Yan Lei is a distinctive figure in the Chinese contemporary art scene. With an independent and critical perspective, he uses various mediums such as painting, sculpture, installation, video, and performance to explore and reveal issues within the art system, including power dynamics, competition, and the confusion of art prices and value. His works have an ambiguous tone, presenting multiple contradictions and conflicting values. On one hand, they reflect the artist's awareness and reflection on the problems existing in contemporary art creation, as well as his sense of isolation within this world and his complex emotions toward a vulgar reality.
Color Wheel
Yan Lei, 2012
acrylic on canvas
Diameter: 120cm
PLACID
Keep Away From Me, 2024
Acylic on canvas
88 x 68 cm
Placid
Placid is an artist duo composed of sculptor Chen Lok Yan and painter Louise Chow. Chen and Chow were born in 1989 in Hong Kong, and received their Masters of Architecture (MArch) from the University of Hong Kong (HKU). Their sculpture and paintings resonate with each other, jointly exploring the complexity of individual identity.
Individuals possess characters that define their unique identities. These elements - attitude, style, thoughts and memories, are expressed as dents of imperfection on the initial surfaces of the sculptures. They are then filled and polished until they become smooth and imperceptible by touch. In conventional processes of model making, these polished prototypes shall receive the final coating, to meet the universal expectations in real life. Placid's sculptures are like frozen prototypes that preserve the characters of these placid beings as bespoke textures, capturing the moment before they receive the final coating that conceals the truth and imperfections inside. They are intentionally grey, the default color of digital modeling, and the most appropriate color to receive light and shadow. The most neutral and peaceful color, buries the deepest fluctuations.
Placid’ s paintings depict the same subjects as the sculptures, imagining their heads as empty interiors that become scenes of introspection. Looking out from the inside of the heads of the placid beings, one sees different scenery as from the outside. Shifts in viewpoint accentuate changes in perception and trigger emotions, serving as the inspirations of the paintings, and providing glimpses into the unique characters hidden under their gentle faces. The organic enclosures become the exhaustive realm for each painting, distorted as they stretch across the entire length of the picture frame. Vibrant and
sometimes fluorescent colors inject life into the shades of grey throughout our paintings. The juxtapositions of fluidity and stillness, saturation and paleness, instill a suppressed atmosphere and give their paintings a calming presence.
In the year or 2023, Placid has held their first solo exhibition “the Witnesses” at Gallery Jo Yana in Marseille, France. They have also participated in group exhibitions and art fairs include “Nyctophilia”, Gallery Nowhy, Seoul, South Korea (2023); Art Amoy International Art Fair, Gallery Nowhy, Xiamen, China (2023); “Blue Blue Bl(ue)m”, IM Gallery, Guangzhou, China (2023); Moordn Art Fair, Guangzhou, China(2023); Beijing Art Fair, Beijing, China(2024); Ningbo Art Fair, Ningbo, China（2024）.
Chen Zhiguang
Chen Zhiguang, born in 1963 in Xiamen, Fujian, graduated in 1988 from the Department of Fine Arts at Fujian Normal University. He is currently an executive director of the China Sculpture Society, a member of the China Artists Association, a member of the U.S. Department of State's International Visitor Leadership Program, a researcher at the School of Urban Design at the Central Academy of Fine Arts, and a guest professor at the School of Modern Art at Tianjin Academy of Fine Arts.
Chen Zhiguang
Chinese Bonsai Trees, 2019-2022
stainless steel
90 x 70 x 100 cm
Yang Shen
Yang Shen, born in 1973 in Beijing, graduated from the Mural Department of the Central Academy of Fine Arts and currently lives and works in Beijing. Yang Shen's paintings focus on the connection between personal memory, experience, imagination, and the vast historical eras. Through years of painting practice and exploration of painting language, he has developed a unique personal style.
Yang Shen
M, 2023
mixed media on canvas
120 x 150 cm
Wu Ivy
Wu Ivy, born in 1981 in Shanghai, immigrated to the United States in 2013. She graduated with a Master of Fine Arts (MFA) in Painting from the Savannah College of Art and Design (SCAD). She received the SCAD Honor Scholarship for two consecutive years, as well as the Helen Seydel Memorial Scholarship (ACA). In 2016, she won the Spirit Award, the highest honor at the 39th SCAD Sidewalk Arts Festival.
Wu is a professional painter and an Assistant Professor at the Kennesaw State University, College of Art, teaching painting, color theory, and 2D art. She is a member of the National Association of Women Artists (NAWA). Her works have been exhibited at Hollis Taggart Gallery in Chelsea, New York, and Gallery 100 in Atlanta, where she held a solo exhibition. She also participated in a duo exhibition at FreeMarket Gallery.
In 2023, Wu was selected for the "AAPI Talents, Rise and Thrive" exhibition at Coca-Cola Headquarters and was chosen for the 6th Biennial at the Museum of Contemporary Art Georgia (MOCA GA). She currently lives and works in Atlanta, Georgia.
Wu Ivy
We could be the one when mums are in blooming, 2023
acrylic on canvas
152 x 121 cm
Li Jiaqing
Li Jiaqing, born in 1995 in Shenzhen, graduated in 2024 from the Gambaroff class at the Mainz Academy of Fine Arts, where he studied under Jochen Stenschke, Winfried Virnich, and Matthias Schaufler. In the same year, he continued his studies in the master class under Nikolas Gambaroff. He graduated from the Affiliated High School of Guangzhou Academy of Fine Arts in 2014 and currently lives and works in Frankfurt and Shenzhen.
Li Jiaqing
No.12412, 2024
PLA and Steel
45 x 25 x 35 cm
Meng Donglai
Meng Donglai holds a Master's degree from the AKV St. Joost Academy of Visual Culture in Den Bosch, Netherlands, and a Bachelor's degree from the Academy of Fine Arts in Rome, Italy. In 2020, she was awarded the Emerging Artist Award by the Mondriaan Fund, and in 2021, she received the Artist Special Award from the Mondriaan Fund.
Meng Donglai
(36.8139759,10.1801852), 2024
acrylic on linen
100 x 120 cm
