Ding Fang
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Ding Fang is a well-known Chinese painter. He graduated from the Nanjing Fine Arts Academy in 1986, where he later taught for several years. After working both as a professional artist and on the editorial staff of Fine Arts in China Magazine, he moved in 2000 to the Institute of Fine Arts at Nanjing University
, where he currently teaches. His work appeared in several prominent shows in China in the early 1980s. When political circumstances made it difficult for him to continue working as an independent artist, he began to exhibit in galleries in Sweden
, Vienna
, Los Angeles
, London
, Oxford
, Sydney
, and Rotterdam
. In recent years his work has featured in many major Chinese exhibitions, including the Beijing Biennale in 2003 and The Wall: Reshaping Contemporary Chinese Art. He was the subject of a retrospective at the National Art Museum of China
in 2002. The Yuan Center
gallery in Beijing included several of his paintings in their recent exhibition, After Culture.
Ding Fang is known primarily for his bold, richly colored landscape paintings, which attempt to represent China's mountains and plains as imbued with deep historical and cultural meaning. His depictions of urban life, by contrast, are dark and dystopian.
Nanjing University
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, where he currently teaches. His work appeared in several prominent shows in China in the early 1980s. When political circumstances made it difficult for him to continue working as an independent artist, he began to exhibit in galleries in Sweden
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
, Vienna
Vienna
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, Los Angeles
Los Ángeles
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, London
London
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, Oxford
Oxford
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, Sydney
Sydney
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, and Rotterdam
Rotterdam
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. In recent years his work has featured in many major Chinese exhibitions, including the Beijing Biennale in 2003 and The Wall: Reshaping Contemporary Chinese Art. He was the subject of a retrospective at the National Art Museum of China
National Art Museum of China
The National Art Museum of China, or NAMOC is located at 1 Wusi Ave, Dongcheng District of Beijing, People's Republic of China. It is one of the largest art museums in China. The construction of the museum started in 1958, and concluded in 1962. It has a total land area of 30,000 square meters...
in 2002. The Yuan Center
Yuan Center
The Yuan Center of Art is a multifunctional arts center and gallery located in the Haidian district of Beijing, China. The center houses four large exhibition halls for visual art, an experimental theatre, conference and symposia spaces, and a restaurant...
gallery in Beijing included several of his paintings in their recent exhibition, After Culture.
Ding Fang is known primarily for his bold, richly colored landscape paintings, which attempt to represent China's mountains and plains as imbued with deep historical and cultural meaning. His depictions of urban life, by contrast, are dark and dystopian.