Ren han the definition of art
Ren han said: “the definition of art has been changing, such as the one of painting. The interpretation of Mona Lisa in different eras and topics, is different”
He graduated from the National Institute of Fine Arts of Vera Arson, France in 2011. As an artist, he has participated in exhibitions around the world, including the Paris 104 Art Center, the Moscow Museum of Modern Art, the Berlin Chinese Cultural Center, the Nice Asian Art Museum, the Beijing Today Art Museum, the Times Art Museum, and Taikang Space. He has also held solo exhibitions at the Less Is More Projects Gallery in Paris, C-Space, LAB47 and Qimu Space in Beijing. He is also the co-founder of the Renewable Space Program, which asks artists to organise and to expose in non-display spaces such as ruins.
he ambiguous nature of human nature
Ren han used pencil as the main material to carry out an orderly study in the field of plastic arts. Using graphite’s essence to present reflection and texture, and through the outline of his painting, we see a two-dimensional plane, but the artist’s special treatment of the picture makes us feel a sense of volume, as it happens with sculptures. His works often use mirrors, labyrinths, water, and virtual landscapes to reveal the ambiguous nature of human nature, explore the boundaries of sketches and sculptures, and the possibilities.
The power of art is to wake up the soul. The reason why art can support us to seek truth is that art can play down the self-center. It requires us to observe and understand, and to do our best to express and gain valuable experience.
In “Mirror” series, he said that he chose it because the mirror will have a reflection when it is photographed, it is visually similar to the graphite texture. With white as the base, the relationship between black and white is more confusing in the Mirror.The line gathered in the center is like a road to the exotic world. Infiltrating, hitting the wall, and reflecting, lead the viewer into a spiritual space of meditation.
“I don’t have rules in the form of works. I set myself the rule of not creating new images, but reducing, reorganizing, and copying ready-made images and ready-made products. Because it is realistic or abstract, as long as it is hand-made.. I choose to be a developer and implementer of ideas.” He said
In the world we live in, every item is unique. They have different self-expressions and they hold different emotions and hopes. Only by doing everything possible to faithfully restore every seemingly ordinary item will people see the purest beauty in the world. That kind of beauty will lead people and be brave in themselves.