“Oil Paintings by Ming Jing”

12^th – 18^th July 2007

Special Exhibition at The Rotunda, Exchange Square, Central, Hong Kong

Yan Gallery is very pleased to announce its forthcoming exhibition of oil paintings by Mainland Chinese artist Ming Jing to be held at the Rotunda in Exchange Square.

Ming paints in a semi-abstract style and depicts the female form, indoor scenes and still lifes.  His paintings have a dream-like quality, reminiscent of Chagall, however, unlike Chagall, Ming restricts himself to a limited colour spectrum, painting predominantly in shades of grey, beige or brown, with only a few touches of bright colour.  Echoes of Picasso can be seen in his figurative work.  Picasso’s cubist figures are strong and powerful, Ming Jing’s figures, by contrast, are delicate and subtle. 

Ming Jing’s paintings are very calming to look at; they seem filled with a sense of weightlessness.  He beckons you to join him in his small, tranquil world, far away from the chaos of reality and his paintings leave you feeling both mentally and physically refreshed and relaxed.

Ming Jing was born in 1960 in Baoding, Hebei Province.  He graduated from the Tianjin Fine Art Academy in 1983.  He has held numerous exhibitions throughout China as well as in the United States.  He has won prizes in oil painting shows hosted by The China Oil Painting Institute successively in 1997 and 2001 and also won third prize in 1999 at the 9^th National Fine Art Exhibition, despite the fact that in the history of Chinese art exhibitions it has always been extremely hard to award abstract painting with any prizes.

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To view available paintings please click here.