Who is Pan Yuchuan?

Pan Yuchuan (Yuchuan) is one of the most famous photographic artists in Guangdong, and the first person in Guangdong to photograph the human body on Qingshan Road. Guangdong famous photographer, famous teacher and famous figure. Graduated from the Calligraphy Department of Guangzhou Academy of Fine Arts, once worked as a reporter for southern media and held a personal photography exhibition in France. I used to be a photography teacher in Guangdong Lingnan Vocational and Technical College. When I was a student, I created many excellent photographers.

Chinese name: Pan Yuchuan

Nationality: China.

Ethnic group: Han nationality

Place of birth: Kaiping, Guangdong

Occupation: photographer

Graduate school: Chinese Painting Department of Guangzhou Academy of Fine Arts.

Representative works: bottle series and Barbie series.

Personal profile

Biographical notes

Originally from Kaiping, Guangdong, now lives in the United States.

Pan Yuchuan, a famous photographer and artist, has held many art photography exhibitions at home and abroad. In March, 200 1 year, the behavior photography of "cat-like city" was planned to arouse people's awareness of keeping the city clean and protecting their homes. From June 5, 2003 to 10, we organized and planned "Lingnan Modern Art Exhibition" to contribute to the construction of Lingnan Contemporary Art Museum. His conceptual photographs (bottle series, Barbie series, etc.). ) Through mirrors, bottles, Barbie dolls and other props, the plain human body and scenery are filled with mysterious and broad imagination space, which is very experimental and shocking.

1988 graduated from the Chinese Painting Department of Guangzhou Academy of Fine Arts with a bachelor's degree in literature.

He is currently a member of Guangdong Artists Association, executive director of Guangdong Young Artists Association and director of Guangzhou Artists Association.

Pan Yuchuan puts Barbie, who represents the fashion changes of the times, in an environment far away from the context of the times, such as fishing ports and dilapidated streets, showing a alienation and absurd artistic conception of cultural choice. "A mental state of human beings, a subconscious mental fantasy, is just a feeling, a transmission of desire, an interaction between dreams and reality, because sometimes we hope that we are really confused and fall into a whirlpool of existence in reality. In fact, we long for a simple life, a simple world and peace, just like heaven. " From a personal point of view, Mr. Pan Yuchuan completely demonstrated his pure creative mental journey through visual research and artistic comprehensive performance. This time, I will present some photographic works with certain thinking depth and level, comprehensively sort out the significance of visual orientation and artistic expression reduction in the practical application of artistic creation, and add new connotations to the academic research of photography.

Cheng Weixin shoots the breath of urban lowlands, and his works reflect the extension and persistence of life, as well as human desire and the soul of desire. Show the complex relationship between people and reveal the facts covered by the world of appearances. Cheng Weixin's trace narration, looking for symbols and face &; Face series, the same sky series, the state of things series, the characters of Yue Opera, etc. He used photography to express his ideas and opinions.

The form of things still gives people a feeling of monologue, which is too entangled in the scrutiny of forms and the far-fetched connection between things, so it inevitably produces dramatic stage effects, and the masked expression and real trunk leave limited room for the viewer to think. Under the Same Sky has a different artistic vision. The virtual protagonist may be any sentient being or the artist himself. Why do people who are bound and floating have dancing postures? Why do children with bald heads show sweet expressions? In fact, this is an elaborate visual trap. When we are surprised by this endless thinking, we are undoubtedly paralyzed and attracted by this assumption. However, you can't help but revel in this fairy-tale world, with blue sky and elegant white clouds. At the same time, there will be a strong tension and anxiety. The sword-like building and the steel with the same tip stand in the picture, which is both a foil and a protagonist. In such an environment, the body may encounter a variety of conspiracies against it, which is both too busy to mourn for itself and inevitable. Is he implying that in the public environment of contemporary society, the exposed individual is full of him while he is free?

What are the multiple possibilities of injury? -Liu Yuan

Pan Yuchuan Concept Photography Exhibition

(A passage from the artist)

My concept photography is a very expressive way to explore all possible photography means. In addition, my keen understanding of schema and art history also influenced my photography practice. At present, this method can be said to be a creation with both conceptual behavior and installation art characteristics. I try to make a breakthrough in traditional photography creation and explore the possibility of abstract photography transforming from tradition to contemporary in the predicament. I not only have crazy ideas, but also find symbols to convey madness and surprise the audience through wonderful schemas. Simply put, you are taking pictures with your brain and thinking with photographic records.

From a series of my works, the ideas conveyed are distilled into three themes: the living conditions of individuals affected by cities, the conflict and integration of cultures, and the opposition, transformation and endless life between life and nature. In the processing of schema, human behavior intervenes, moves and rearranges the subject, which strengthens its symbolic meaning as a symbol, and at the same time separates or drifts the subject from the background, forming a space where life meets or collides, highlighting the visual tension, and later processing the visual effect of pursuing presentation, which implies the exuberance of vitality and the deviation of life will from the laws of the universe.

From the choice of materials to the choice of behavior, I aim to make conceptual photography have a strong impact, direct but not simple. (Source: Shi Yi. com)

Following the 2009 China Concept Photography Exhibition, the 20 10 Guangzhou Experimental Photography Exhibition and the 20 10 Guangzhou Taikoocang Contemporary Art Exhibition, Pan Yuchuan, a teacher from Guangdong Lingnan Vocational and Technical College, once again broke into the public eye. 20 10 On July 3rd, Pan Yuchuan hosted the "Experimental Photography Series Exhibition of Guangdong University Students" held at Guangzhou International Art Space Station in Zhou Xiao Village. This series of exhibitions is "specially made for students, not for profit." "Pan Yuchuan said that the first exhibition is the photography works of five students from Lingnan Vocational College. I hope more newcomers can communicate with each other and improve each other through our platform.

Looking back, Pan Yuchuan, who was in his prime, was very "shocked" in photography and shocked the world. 199865438+In February, Pan Yuchuan planned and held the first national experimental human photography exhibition in Guangzhou, and organized a group of photographers to take photos of human bodies among the green mountains and green waters. Public opinion has different opinions on this deviant art, and some people simply call Pan Yuchuan "the body photography artist".

Subsequently, the human photography exhibition broke the news again. A model cried to the media that the widespread publication of photos troubled her personal life, and questioned that photographers such as Pan Yuchuan broke the contract and used human body photos for commercial purposes. Next, naturally, Pan Yuchuan explained the relevant contract issues to the media. Amid all the confusion, Pan Yuchuan's identity as a photographer was gradually covered up and became a news figure.

200 1, he once again let the public know his madness directly, but this time, he rationally turned people's attention to his photographic works. First, the fourth virtual art exhibition of the new human cartoon generation was launched, then the performance art photography "Cat-like City", and then the climax: a series of photos of Barbie and bottles.

Among them, the composition of this photo of Barbie is actually very simple, with only two elements, Barbie and Lotus, which were originally very pure and beautiful things, but in Pan Yuchuan's photo, these two elements have produced enchanting and strange charm after meeting.

In the "Bottle" series, Pan Yuchuan put photos of beautiful women in bottles, suggesting that people are always bound by one bottle or another. As a result, the faces of bound beautiful women become ugly and unfamiliar. After reading this group of photos, the reporter has only one feeling: freedom, only freedom is the most beautiful. Pan Yuchuan always carries a backpack on his shoulder. He is thin and capable, and looks like a young man. It is said that the secret of a man's appearance is passion and fantastic imagination. Pan Yuchuan may confirm this statement.

Pan Yuchuan said that he liked taking pictures when he was in college. At that time, he studied Chinese painting, and the subtle spirit of ink and wash cultivated his unique aesthetic vision and enriched the details of his photographic works. From spontaneity to self-consciousness, Pan Yuchuan began to look for some commonality of artistic spirit between western photography and Chinese painting. After graduation, he didn't become a painter, but went to a newspaper as a photojournalist and took many news photos. He went to Australia and majored in photography. The purpose is not to earn money and get a degree, but to study abroad as a necessary cultural road. "In a foreign country, looking back at the China culture that I have been immersed in for many years, I have some clearer understanding." Moreover, it also made him realize a unique black and white creation method.

Pan Yuchuan said: "I don't know the true face of Lushan Mountain. I am only on this mountain. We all have this experience. Looking far away, there are only two kinds of conclusions, black and white, but when you get closer, you know that black and white are so complicated and there are many colors. Chinese painting is to express a colorful world in a very simple black and white way. " Pan Yuchuan said that for a long time, he only took pictures with a super wide-angle lens, and the visual effect was distorted. Pan Yuchuan pays more attention to the sense of distance from the subject. The existence of this sense of distance brings an observation angle close to the spirit of ink painting. From 65438 to 0993, Pan Yuchuan returned to Guangzhou and worked as a guest lecturer in the Fine Arts Department of South China University of Arts and Sciences, and at the same time entered a vigorous creative stage. Unfortunately, in Guangzhou in the 1990s, few people were in the mood to appreciate art, let alone understand the spirit of ink painting that Pan Yuchuan learned from Chinese painting. Although he was on the stage without applause for a long time, Pan Yuchuan still observed the wonderful contemporary world from behind the super wide-angle lens.

This state of the world is a state of the world under the condition of market economy that has never appeared in the history of China. The spirit of traditional ink painting is somewhat unable to express. In contrast, the western artistic style seems to be more manageable.

In the late 1990s, Pan Yuchuan found a new feeling in performance art, and he found that the essence of performance art was extreme symbolic consciousness. As a result, symbols and super wide-angle lenses have made Pan Yuchuan's conceptual photography.

Regarding conceptual photography, Pan Yuchuan said: "It is a very extreme expression to explore various possible means of photography. I used to paint, and my keen understanding of schema and art history influenced my photography practice. At present, this method can be said to be a creation with both conceptual behavior and installation art characteristics. I tried to make a breakthrough in traditional photography creation, and I also wanted to explore the possibility of abstract photography transforming from tradition to contemporary in a difficult situation. "

Pan Yuchuan's photography is not random, but premeditated. He proudly said, "I took it after I planned it." (Hu Shengchun)

1988 graduated from the Chinese Painting Department of Guangzhou Academy of Fine Arts with a bachelor's degree in literature.

He is currently a member of Guangdong Artists Association, executive director of Guangdong Young Artists Association and director of Guangzhou Artists Association.

Exhibition of works

Pan Yuchuan's black and white photography exhibition was held in Zhongshan Library, Guangzhou from 65438 to 0994.

Pan Yuchuan's photography exhibition was held in Zhongshan Museum from 65438 to 0996.

1996 "Life Series-Pan Yuchuan Photography Exhibition" was held in Zhongshan Library, Guangzhou.

1997 The video photography exhibition of three people's hearts was held in Zhongshan Library, Guangzhou.

1997 held a one-year academic exchange at the invitation of Asian Artists Association of America.

1998 "Experiment ● Human Photography Exhibition" was held in Zhongshan Library, Guangzhou.

1999-2000, the second experiment ● The exhibition of human photography was planned and held in the Guangdong Provincial Museum in Guangzhou.

65438-0999, planning the first Guangzhou photographer's self-selected works invitation exhibition.

In April, 20001,the art planning of behavioral photography of Cat City was held in Tianhe District, Guangzhou.

200 1 1 1 The first Guangdong Modern Art Photo Exhibition was planned and held at the Guangdong Provincial Museum in Guangzhou.

The Third Experiment ● Human Photography Exhibition

In April, 2002, Pan Yuchuan's photography exhibition was held in Guangzhou Guangdong Art Museum.

In May 2002, Pan Yuchuan's black and white photography exhibition was held in Guangzhou Academy of Fine Arts.

In September 2002, Pan Yuchuan's photography exhibition was held at Pingyao International Photography Festival in China.

June, 2002 165438+ 10 participated in the external exhibition of modern art "See Art Exhibition" in Guangzhou Painting Academy.

In February 2003, Pan Yuchuan Waterfront Photography Exhibition was held in Guangzhou Red and Green Persimmon Gallery.

In April 2003, I played with you in Guangzhou and planned the "2003 Guangzhou New Photography Invitational Exhibition".

In June, 2003, 165438+ 10, planned Lingnan Modern Art Exhibition in Tianhe District, Guangzhou.

In March 2004, he was invited to participate in the China Modern Art Exhibition held in Marseille, southern France.

In September 2004, he planned the 2004 South China Postmodern Photography Exhibition at Pingyao International Photography Festival.

From June 2004 to February 2004, he planned "Non-sponsored Zero Time Performance Art" in Guangzhou.

In September, 2005, the 5th China New Human Cartoon Generation Exhibition was planned at Pingyao International Photography Festival.

From June 5 to February 2005, Pan Yuchuan's photographic art exhibition was held in Guangdong Provincial Museum.

In August 2005, Pan Yuchuan's photography exhibition was held in the Times Branch of Guangdong Art Museum.

In March 2006, he planned violence and the charm of video games in Wen Jun Gallery in Shamian, Guangzhou.

In May 2006, Pan Yuchuan's photography exhibition was held in Guangzhou 345 Art Space.

In September, 2006, he planned the 7th China New Generation Comic Exhibition at Pingyao International Photography Festival in China.

In September 2006, China held the "National-Pan Yuchuan Photography Exhibition" at Pingyao International Photography Festival.

In June, 2006, he participated in China Beijing 798 Art Space 3+3 Gallery.

China cartoon Generation Photography Exhibition

June, 2006 165438+ 10 participated in the exhibition of LOFT345 artists' studio of Guangzhou Academy of Fine Arts.

From June 5, 2006 to February 2006, he participated in the China Contemporary Art Exhibition held in Tallinn Art Museum, Estonia.

From June 5th, 2006 to February, 2006, he participated in the "Photographic Exhibition after Comic Generation" held at Beijing Wall Art Museum in China.

On June 5438- 10, 2007, he planned and participated in the large-scale performance art of Guanzhou Island wedding in Guangzhou.

June 5438- 10, 2007 Planned and participated in the "spoof photo exhibition" in Guangzhou.

In March 2007, Pan Yuchuan's photography exhibition was held on the top floor of Shanghai.

In April, 2007, a three-person photography exhibition of "City of Dreams" was held in Shenzhen Artist Chuangku Gallery.

In July 2007, he participated in the "China: Fragments" double photography exhibition held in tuya Art Space.

In July 2007, I participated in Under the Dust: Music &; Visual art exhibition "