The artistic production of Shen Fan consists primarily of two-dimensional abstract painting. His work can be regarded as fragmentary records of daily meditation: he repeats the same patterns and forms in order to remove any traces of individualism and eliminate the desire for artistic self-expression, aiming for transcendent spirituality. His images consist of monochromatic, mostly primary colours. The result is an ambiguous space in which shapes resembling geometric diagrams are then filled out (in?) with beautifully simple repeating ornamental figures. He emphasises the pure, clear expressive methodology of the production process and its serialisation. .
Shen Fan creates a self-referential, or perhaps 'pure' world that follows a distinct internal logic. Shen Fan was born in 1952 in Jiangyin / Jiangsu, China. He is one of China’s leading abstract artists and his works are exhibited at internationally-renowned institutions. Shen Fan lives and works in Shanghai and is presently a professor at the Shanghai Huashan Fine Arts School.
Works
Exhibitions
ShanghART, Shanghai, China
ShanghART, Beijing, China
ShanghART Gallery, Shanghai, China
Galerie Carol Johnssen, Munich, Germany
ShanghART Gallery, Shanghai, China
Galerie Carol Johnssen, Munich, Germany
Shanghai Duolun Museum of Modern Art, Shanghai, China
Galerie Jochen Höltje, Tübingen, Germany
Goedhuis Contemporary, New York, NY, USA
Chinese Contemporary, London, UK
ShanghART, Shanghai, China
Chinese Contemporary, London, UK
14-1 Gallery, Stuttgart, Germany
European Ceramics Work Center, S'-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands
Consulate General of Germany, Shanghai, China
Consulate General of France, Shanghai, China
Shanghai Art Museum, Shanghai, China
Max Planck Institute, Tübingen, Germany
Galerie Karsten Greve AG, St, Moritz, Switzerland
Osthaus Museum Hagen, Hagen, Germany (as part of the exhibition "China 8. Zeitgenössische Kunst an Rhein und Ruhr")
Galerie Karsten Greve, Cologne, Germany
Galerie Karsten Greve AG, St, Moritz, Switzerland
ShanghART Gallery, Shanghai, China
ShanghART Gallery, Shanghai, China
Galerie Carol Johnssen, Munich, Germany
Chambers Fine Art, Beijing, China
ShanghART Gallery, Shanghai, China
ShanghArt Gallery, Shanghai, China
Museum gegenstandsfreier Kunst, Otterndorf, Germany
Galerie Carol Johnssen, Munich, Germany
K. Gallery, Chengdu, China
Uwantart Gallery, Shanghai, China
Royal Ontario Museum, Toronto, Canada
ShanghART Gallery, Shanghai, China
ShanghART Gallery, Shanghai, China
Galerie Carol Johnssen, Munich, Germany
New Media Arts Exhibiotn Art Gallery chancellor´s office, Vienna, Austria
ShangArt Gallery, Shanghai, China
Ke Center for Contemporary Arts, Shanghai, China
Creek Art, Shanghai, China
Museum of Guangzhou Academy of Fine Art, Guangzhou, China
Shanghai Art Museum, Shanghai, China
Galerie Karsten Greve, Cologne, Germany
Millenium Art Museum, Beijing, China
Liu Haisu Art Museum, Shanghai, China
K/haus, Vienna, Austria
Sortierhalle, Hamburg, Germany
Galerie Joho, Tübingen, Germany
Bizart, Shanghai, China
Shanghai Art Museum, Shanghai, China
Consulate General of Switzerland, Shanghai, China
Carol Johnssen Gallery, Munich, Germany
Shanghai Art Museum, Shanghai, China
Chinese Contemporary Gallery, Miami, FL, USA
Brussels, Belgium
Goedhuis Contemporary, New York, NY, USA
Walsh Gallery, Chicago, IL, USA
Galerie 14-1, Stuttgart, Germany
Shanghai Museum, Shanghai, China
Guangdong Rd., Shanghai, China
room with a view, Shanghai, China
Walsh Gallery, Chicago, IL, USA
Walsh Gallery, Chicago, IL, USA