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Li Rui 李瑞
b.1983, Yunnan, China (Hani Ethnic Group)
Li Rui is from Hani ethnic minority. He graduated from the art college of Yunnan University in 2008.
The images conveyed by Li Rui’s paintings are something caught between the natural cosmos and his own internalized universe. This is very close to the core concept of traditional Chinese art – in “Nature” he learns, “emulating” natural forms by heart, with an emphasis on painting with genuine sentiment that stems from the natural environment. The landscapes in Yunnan have always been the source of his meditation and contemplation, sawn deep in his memory. Li Rui uses his art to directly face nature and life. In his world geography is relative to nature, history is relative to life, all subsequent things are irrelevant details. Nature is Li Rui’s close confidant and guide, and has become a means of expression for his inner most feelings, the medium in which to channel his emotions.
I do not want to describe that kind of implicated meaning and domain by words, because the written language can hardly reach the depth of your mind. The lake is tranquil, the earth in the open valley is asleep, the autumn wind and leaves are rustling at my ears, I expose every inch of my skin to the air, to feel, my heart whispers happily, my heart is cool and reaches its home, I quietly enjoy this damp solitude.
—— Li Rui
1983 Born in Yunnan, China, Hani ethnic group
2008 Graduated from the art college of Yunnan University
currently lives in Kunming, Yunnan
COLLECTIONS
Today Art Museum, Beijing, China
Asian Art Museum, San Francisco, US
National Art Museum of China, Beijing, China
Jut Foundation for Arts and Architecture, Taipei, China
ART FAIRS
2017 Art Shenzhen, Art Depot, Shenzhen, China
2016 Time· Passing - Artron Art Centre Fair, Venue of the 12th ICIF, Shenzhen,
2016 China
2015 Art Beijing 2019, L-Art Gallery, Beijing, China
2014 L-ART Gallery@ART 021 Shanghai Contemporary Art Fair, Shanghai,
2014 China
2014 L-ART Gallery@Chengdu Art Fair, Chengdu, China
2013 Art Beijing 2013, Cheng Xindong Gallery, Beijing, China
2012 Art Beijing 2012, Cheng Xindong Gallery, Beijing, China
2012 China International Gallery Exposition, L-ART Gallery, Beijing, China
2011 Hongkong International Art Fair, Art Vacation, Hong Kong, China
2011 Taipei International Art Fair, MOT Gallery, Taipei, China
SELECTED SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2018 Purity Statement, L·AN Gallery, Shenzhen, China
2017 The Hidden, Art Depot, Being, China
2016 Dream trailing, Riverside Art Gallery, Beijing, China
2014 Poetry, L-Art Gallery, Chengdu, China
2012 Wholesome Landscape, MO/ARTS, Taibei, Taiwan, China
2011 Pure Moments, Today Art Museum, Beijing China
2008 Anxiety, Museum of Yunnan University, Yunnan, China
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2017 Polyphony: Ecological Survey of Chinse Art· Yunnan· Guizhou· Sichuan·
2017 Chongqing, Museum of Nanjing University of Art, Nanjing, China
2017 Young Chinese Artists, Museum JanVan Der Togt, Amstelveen,
2017 Netherlands
2016 Seed in Yunnan, Today Art Museum, Beijing, China
2016 Paintings: 20 x 20, Beijing/ Hongkong/ Macau, China
2015 Stride across, South-Western Invitational Exhibition of Contemporary
2015 Art, Tianhai Gallery, Guiyang, China
2014 New Vision of Chinese Contemporary Art, Dolors Junyent Gallery,
2014 Barcelona, Spain
2014 Forest talk, "Returning to Nature" Living-experience - La viola Fashion
2014 Launch Event Contemporary Art Exhibition, HOPSCA, China
2014 Pian Lu, Yunnan Provincial Museum, Kunming, China
2013 Beijing—Bucharest: New Sights in Chinese Contemporary Art, National
2013 Museum of Art, Bucharest, Romania
2013 Pure Views-New Paintings from China-Traditions Reactivated, Fukuoka
2013 Asian Art Museum, Fukuoka, Japan
2012 Modern Expedition - Modern and Contemporary Oil Painting, National 2012 Art Museum of China, Beijing, China
2012 Grand Views from Small Image, L-Art Gallery, Chengdu, China
2011 Pure Views - New Paintings from China, Chengdu Biennale, Chengdu,
2011 China
2011 Views at Heart - Youth Art Biennale, Sichuan Fine Arts Institute,
2011 Chongqing, China
2011 To be a Audience in Guishan - Yunnan Contemporary Art Special
2011 Exhibition, K Gallery, Chengdu, China
2010 Pure Views - New Paintings from China, Asian Art Museum, San
2010 Francisco, USA
2010 Seed in Yunnan - Yunnan Artists Group Exhibition, Soka Art, Taipei,
2010 China
2010 Wave Tide - Contemporary Art Exhibition, Yunnan, China
2010 Pure Views - New Paintings from China, Louis Blouin Foundation,
2010 London, UK
2010 Go! Yunnan Rice Noodles - Young Artists Group Exhibition, Amy Li
2010 Gallery, Beijing, China
2010 Reshaping History - China Youth new art Invitational Exhibition, Beijing,
2010 China
2010 My View, My Utopia - China International Gallery Exposition, Beijing,
2010 China
2009 Honghe QiYi - A exhibition of Taiwan, Kunming, Chongqing, Chengdu
2009 Contemporary art, Honghe, China
2009 Contemporary Art of Yunnan - Cultural& Arts Festival of Songzhuang
2009 China, Beijing, China
2009 Mao Xuhui, Tang Zhigang Nominates Yunnan Artist Art Show, Kunming,
2009 China
2009 Chattering Alone - Changan Contemporary Museum of Art, Chongqing,
2009 China
2009 Crafting Landscape - Dali Cultural Exchange Programme, Dali, China
2009 To Give a Very Vivid Description @Media Biennale, Kunming, China
2009 Harmony - Yunnan Young Artists Group Exhibition, Shenzhen, China
2009 Fantastical Sky - Yunnan Young Artists Group Exhibition, Hangzhou,
2009 China
2009 Young Artists Group Exhibition, Kunming, China
2008 Green Hope - Oil Painting Exhibition, Today Art Museum, Beijing, China
2007 Red Soil from Guishan - Still-Life Drawing Exhibition, Kunming, China
2007 Returning to Guishan - Still-Life Drawing Exhibition, Kunming, China
| RELATED EXHIBITIONS |
Purity Statement
Li Rui Solo Exhibition
2018.05.19 - 2018.06.30