Beacon in the Storm: The Art of Pang Jiun 《決瀾之子》 — 龎均的藝術
Asia Society Hong Kong Center proudly presents Beacon in the Storm: The Art of Pang Jiun, a retrospective of master oil painter, Pang Jiun.
Chantal Miller Gallery
September 27, 2023 – February 18, 2024
Tuesday – Sunday
11:00am – 6:00pm
Pang Jiun was born in 1936 into an artistic family in Shanghai, with ancestral roots in Changshu, Jiangsu province. His father, Pang Xunqin, studied oil painting in France and upon returning to China, co-founded the modern art group "Storm Society" along with Ni Yide. He was a pioneer of modern Chinese art and dedicated his life to arts and crafts education. Pang Jiun’s mother, Qiu Ti, was also a talented artist who studied in Japan before returning home and becoming an important member of the "Storm Society".
The "Proclamations of the Storm Society" in 1932 was written by artists Pang Xunqin and Ni Yide, with a mission to spearhead the emerging art movement in China and an unwavering determination to turn the tide against the prevailing decline, they called for artists who had studied in Japan and France to boldly pose thought-provoking questions to the Chinese art scene, unleashing a resounding roar that reverberated throughout the world.
This proclamation sparked the first awakening in modern art development, stirring a renaissance in artistic ontology. It became a ray of hope, heralding a new dawn in the history of Chinese modern art.
Ninety years have passed, yet the resounding proclamation of the "Storm Society" still echoes in our ears. What brings joy is that the spirit of the Storm Society has not been drowned by the tides of time. Instead, it continues to shine brightly in the footsteps of successive artists, upholding the spirit of openness and inclusivity, radiating in the new era.
Pang Jiun, hailed as a master of "Eastern Expressionism," is now approaching his nineties, yet he continues to diligently create art. Throughout his consistent artistic journey, Pang Jiun has always harbored a sense of mission to create Chinese oil paintings. Through his keen and delicate sense of color and vivid, precise lines, he captures moments of enlightenment in life, expressing boundless passion for existence. No longer constrained by the shackles of traditional oil painting, his graceful and transcendental brushwork at times resembles an exuberant dance, at times an elegant and lyrical lament. The Eastern charm flows like a song within his artworks, presenting a unique and unmistakable "Pang Jiun style." It is instantly recognizable yet carries infinite depths of meaning.
The exhibition Beacon in the Storm: The Art of Pang Jiun showcases 48 artworks in total by the artist Pang Jiun, which includes nine precious sketches created in the 1970s and 39 paintings created in recent years. Through the juxtaposition of artworks from different eras, it is evident that Pang Jiun's exploration of color in his paintings has surpassed the realm of color achieved by Chinese predecessors. Furthermore, he continuously subverts his own artistic expressions in an evolutionary manner – from the discovery and completion of the "Grey Tone" to the current state of "Radiant Brilliance." This breakthrough signifies the personal development of Pang Jiun's oil paintings and adds a splendid chapter to the history of world oil painting.
When Wu Dayu served as the head of the Western Painting Department at Hangzhou School of Art (now China Academy of Art), he expressed his aspirations for artists, stating that they should be able to introduce Western art, organize Chinese art, reconcile Chinese and Western art, and create art for the times. Pang Jiun's lifelong artistic practice aligns with these ideals. He aims to construct a form of oil painting that is uniquely Chinese. In his exploration of the artistic expression of Eastern aesthetics, he embodies the profound essence of the "Storm Society spirit." With bold and unrestrained brushwork, and rich and vibrant colors, he fulfills his mission of dedicating his life to Chinese oil painting art and even to the cultural arts of the Chinese nation. He fearlessly carries the torch of the "Storm Society spirit" and perseveres in scaling the walls that define art, allowing ideals and passion to ignite in the vast sea and evoke enormous waves for the new era.
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龎均，1936年出生於上海文藝世家，祖籍江蘇常熟。其父龎薰琹早年赴法學習油畫，歸國後與倪貽德組織現代美術團體「決瀾社」，是中國現代藝術的啟蒙者，畢生致力於工藝美術教育；其母親丘堤才華橫溢，赴日留學後歸國，亦是「決瀾社」的重要成員。
1932年，藝術家龐薰琹、倪貽德以引領中國新興美術啟蒙運動為己任，以扭轉「中國藝術界精神之頹勢與中國文化之日趨墮落」的堅定決心撰寫了「決瀾社宣言」，號召曾留學日本、法國的藝術家大膽向中國美術界提出發人深省的問題，發出了響徹世界的轟鳴。
這一宣言激發了現代藝術發展的第一次覺醒，引領了藝術本身的複興。它昭示著中國現代藝術史的新曙光。九十年倏忽而过，振聾發聵的「決瀾社宣言」言猶在耳。令人欣喜的是，決瀾精神未曾隨著時代的洪流淹沒，而是在一代代藝術家的瑰意琦行之下，秉承開放與包容的精神理念，在新時代熠熠生輝。
被譽為「東方人文表現主義」大師的龎均，如今年近九旬，卻依舊筆耕不輟。在十年如一日地創作過程中，龎均始終心懷創造中國油畫的使命感，通過其敏銳而細膩的色彩感及生動而俐落的線條表現，捕捉生活中的瞬間感悟，揮灑對生命無限的激情。他不再拘泥於傳統油畫的束縛，瀟灑脫俗的筆韻時而似高昂振奮的舞曲，時而似優雅抒情的詠嘆調，東方氣韻在作品間流動如歌，呈現獨樹一幟的「龎均風格」。一目了然，又意蘊無窮。
《決瀾之子——龎均的藝術》油畫展，展出藝術家龎均的48件作品，其中包括9幅繪於七十年代的珍貴寫生作品和近年創作的39幅新作。在不同時代作品對比之中，我們不難感受到龎均在繪畫色彩上的呈現早已超越中國前輩畫家的色彩境界，且在循序漸進中不斷地顛覆自我藝術表達形式——從「灰調子」的發現與完成，到如今進入一個「日月光華」的境地，這是龎均個人油畫創作發展的突破，也是世界油畫史中絢爛的一筆。
吳大羽擔任杭州藝術學校（今中國美院）西畫部主任時曾對藝術人發出這樣的期盼：「要能介紹西洋藝術，整理中國藝術，調和中西藝術，創造時代藝術」，龎均畢生的藝術實踐亦是如此。他旨在構建屬於中國的油畫藝術，在其探索東方美學精神藝術表達的過程中，貫徹「決瀾社精神」的深刻內涵，以豪放恣肆的筆觸、醇厚絢麗的色彩，履行一生對中國油畫藝術、乃至中華民族文化藝術的使命。他不懼擎起「決瀾社精神」的火把、不屈攀登藝術被定義的高牆，令理想與激情燃於浩瀚之海、激盪起新時代的巨浪。
關於滿紙煙雲文化產業有限公司
「滿紙煙雲文化產業有限公司」是一所致力於文化跨界傳播的機構，鏈接藝術、設計、文化活動及品牌。並與頂級藝術家合作，為藝術家服務，共同探索其藝術及商業潛能。以多角度向社會傳達藝術的核心價值的同時，引領年輕一代更好地理解、傳承經典文化。
萬分感激香港亞洲美術學會香港中心，Asia Society Hong Kong ，在我八十七歲時，舉辦了我的畫展。這是人生中的一次不可多得的美好機會。回首往事的七十六個春秋，我除了生病，沒有停過畫筆。這只是為了在藝術中不斷追求萬物美的感覺。
在我的視角中，大自然與萬物原本就存在無窮的詩意和如歌的旋律、動人的色彩，我只不過是去吸收、享受萬物美的元素，我終於悟到了藝術表達的技能來源於心靈的感動，沒有其他。
色彩的感覺與語言也就成了藝術表達的唯一靈魂。
龎均
2023年8月8日
The Pursuit of Beauty
I am very grateful to Asia Society Hong Kong for organizing an exhibition for me at the age of 87. This is a rare and wonderful opportunity in my life. Looking back on my 76-year artistic journey, I have never stopped creating except for times of illness. This is my dedication to pursuing beauty in all things in life through my art.
From my perspective, everything in life inherently possesses infinite poeticism, melodic rhythm, and captivating colors. I am merely absorbing and enjoying the elements of beauty in all things, and I have finally come to realize that the artistic expression originates from the emotional depths of ones’ soul, and nothing more.
The sensation and the language of color are the only essences of artistic expression.
Pang Jiun
August 8, 2023
In 1932, a group of young Chinese artists declared to the world that the Chinese people must embrace their own modern art, which led to the emergence of the Storm Society. Pang Xunqin, together with Ni Yide, wrote the Proclamations of the Storm Society, with the aim of pursuing freedom in the art of the new generation. They refused to be slaves to religion or mere illustrations of literature. Their only goal was to express the bold spirit and vitality of China's new generation of art, constructing an artistic world of pure form.
However, nearly a century has passed and this rebellious ideal has long been submerged by the unforgiving flood of time.
Pang Jiun is the son of Pang Xunqin and Qiu Ti, the main founders of the Storm Society. He has inherited his parents' unique artistic talent. At the young age of 13, he was admitted to the National Hangzhou School of Art, becoming the youngest university student at that time. Hailing from an intellectual family, Pang Jiun is cultured, humble, and polite. His works not only display delicate lines and genuine emotions but also perfectly combine the vibrant colors of Western art with the subtle philosophical thoughts of Eastern art. This is the DNA of the Storm Society, which has further evolved in the hands of Master Pang.
This exhibition is held at the Asia Society Hong Kong Center. It showcases 48 important works by Pang Jiun, including 9 valuable sketches created in the 70s and 39 pieces of new artwork created after his large-scale retrospective exhibition in Hong Kong in 2018. Even at the age of 87, Pang Jiun insists on creating art every day. With the spirit of tirelessly challenging oneself and surpassing oneself, he embodies the spirit of the Storm Society and has achieved an extraordinary and transcendent artistic temperament. Asia Society has always been dedicated to promoting Asian culture to the world, and we hope that this exhibition will not only promote Pang Jiun's art, but also showcase his indomitable spirit of Chinese literati to the world.
When I visited Master Pang earlier this year, he expressed his hope to giving all he has left to his art with the aim of reaching new heights. I wish him good health and hope that he continues to shine for arts and culture of China and the world.
Time flies over us but leaves its shadow behind — I sincerely hope that his indomitable spirit will ignite a ray of hope in our journey through the storms of life, once again leading us to experience the interplay of colors, lines, and forms in this world.
History, has gone with the wind, but we must continue to press on in this solo journey of life.
Curator
William Fong
《決瀾之子——龎均的藝術》
1932年，一群年輕的中國藝術家向世界宣告中國人必須走向自己的現代藝術。「決瀾社」橫空出世。龎薰琹聯同倪貽德，寫下了波瀾壯闊的《決瀾宣言》，旨在追求新世代藝術的自由，不做宗教的奴隸，亦不為文學作說明，只為赤裸裸地表現中國新世代藝術的潑辣精神與生命力，建構一個純造型的藝術世界。
然而，似此星辰非昨夜，將近一個世紀過去了，這桀驁不馴的理想，早就被無情的時代洪水所淹沒了。
龎均老師，是「決瀾社」主要創辦人龎薰琹和丘堤的兒子。他遺傳了其父母獨特的藝術天賦，年僅13歲，便考入了國立杭州藝術專科學校，成為當時最年輕的大學生。出身書香門第的龎均老師，為人文質彬彬，謙遜有禮，作品不但線條細膩，情感真摯，更完美結合了西洋藝術斑斕奔放的色彩與東方藝術含蓄內斂的哲思。這是「決瀾精神」的基因，但在老師的筆下，卻更顯成熟。
是次展覽於亞洲協會香港中心舉行。展出龎均老師48件重要作品，除了9件七十年代的珍貴寫生作品外，其餘39件更是2018年其香港大型回顧展後創作的新作。現年87歲的龎均老師，年屆耄耋之年，依然堅持每天創作。盡一生之力，以而今邁步從頭越的氣魄，承擔了延續勇於不斷挑戰自我、超越自我的「決瀾精神」，亦成就了老師超群脫俗的藝術氣質。亞洲協會向來以向世界推廣亞洲文化為宗旨，我們期盼是次展覽不單能推廣龎均老師的藝術，更能向世界展現其中國文人堅毅不屈的風骨。
年初探望龎均老師時，他說希望放手一搏，期望再創高峰。我祝願老師身體健康，為中國的藝術、世界的藝術，繼續發光發亮。
青山依舊在，幾度夕陽紅 — 但願這堅毅不屈的風骨，能在人生驚濤駭浪的旅途上，為我們燃點起一縷希望之光，再次引領我們去感受這色、線、形交錯的世界。
古今多少事，都付笑談中。千山我獨行，不必相送。
策展人
方圓明
In the early 19th century, China grappled with internal turmoil and external challenges, as waves of Western cultural and artistic innovation surged forth. This transformative period left an indelible imprint on Chinese society and its artistic landscape. In response to these far-reaching changes, a cohort of visionary artists embarked on journeys abroad, immersing themselves in Western artistic techniques and ideas. Inspired by the call of Mr. Cai Yuanpei, the esteemed president of Peking University, who championed art education as an embodiment of spiritual enlightenment, these artists hastened to pioneer the development of modern Chinese art, laying a solid foundation for subsequent artistic movements.
In that era, in that land, the passionate and spirited youth of China, their wrists held high, wielded the pen as their sword – amidst the flames of the Republic and the groans of despair, a new wave of thought ignited and burst forth.
"Proclamations of the Storm Society" in 1932 was written by artists Pang Xunqin and Ni Yide, with a mission to spearhead the emerging art movement in China and an unwavering determination to turn the tide against the prevailing decline, they called for artists who had studied in Japan and France to boldly pose thought-provoking questions to the Chinese art scene, unleashing a resounding roar that reverberated throughout the world.
This proclamation sparked the first awakening in modern art development, stirring a renaissance in artistic ontology. It became a ray of hope, heralding a new dawn in the history of Chinese modern art.
Ninety years have passed, and today we find ourselves in awe as Pang Jiun, the son of Pang Xunqin and Qiu Ti, the founders of the Storm Society, skillfully employs the brushwork of Western oil painting to present the expressive lyricism of the East. In this reflection, we cannot help but be swept back to that extraordinary four-year period in the annals of Chinese art history, and we cannot help but sigh in admiration for the vibrant vitality of contemporary Chinese art today.
The spirit of the Storm Society is like a bold stroke of ink in the vast scroll of history. It portrays the grandeur and magnitude of historical events, depicting the indomitable power within the ups and downs of life. It embodies the essence of Chinese culture and art, as well as the cutting-edge trends of the new era.
Through rise and fall, the melody plays on;
Beacon in the Storm, his brushstrokes carry on
關於決瀾社
十九世紀初，中華民族深陷內憂外患的困境，西方文化藝術新潮湧動，對中國社會及藝壇的發展產生了深遠影響。一批傑出的藝術家遠渡重洋，在西方習得新的藝術技法與理念後，響應時任北京大學校長蔡元培先生「美育代宗教」之說紛紛急先鋒於故土，奠定了現代中國美術學派的基礎。
斯時斯地，慷慨激昂的華夏青年，腕骨當空，執筆為刃；新思潮熾然生於民國烽火之中、哀鴻之地，迸裂而出。
「決瀾社宣言」，是一九三二年龎薰琹與倪貽德號召留學日法的藝術家，心懷開創中國新興藝術的使命與力挽狂瀾於既倒的決心、向中國藝壇拋出振聾發聵的問題，以決堤狂瀾之勢向世界發出怒號。它喚起了現代美術發展中首次對藝術本體論產生的覺醒，成為中國現代藝術史上第一道充滿希望的曙光。
九十年後的今天，當「決瀾社」創辦人龎薰琹與丘堤之子，龎均，以西方油畫的筆觸呈現東方式的抒情寫意時，我們不禁憶起中國美術史上那史詩般卓絕的四年，並為如今中國現代藝術蓬勃向上的生命力而喟嘆。
「決瀾精神」，猶如歷史長卷中一筆濃墨重彩——它勾勒波瀾壯闊的歷史風貌，寫盡跌宕人生中不屈的力量；它承載中華文化藝術的精髓，亦閃爍著新時代思潮的鋒芒。
興衰往復，弦歌不輟；
決瀾之子，筆墨傳薪。
The Public Exhibition Tours are free of charge and walk-in friendly. They are led by ASHK docents, who are trained and knowledgeable in the content of the show to ensure a fruitful experience for visitors.
The tours are held every Saturday and Sunday for the duration of the exhibition at the below times:
2:30 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. English
3:30 p.m. – 4:30 p.m. Cantonese
An additional tour is held on the last Thursday of each month:
7:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. English/Cantonese
Please arrive at the Gallery reception before the tour is scheduled to begin.
Please note:
The exhibition tour on Thursday October 26 has been cancelled.
Due to a private event, the tours on Saturday 18 Nov 2023 and Saturday 2 Dec 2023 will be cancelled.
展覽公眾導賞團免費對參觀者開放，無需提前預約。該導賞由亞洲協會香港中心專業的講解員帶領，他們對展覽的內容有充分的了解，以確保參觀者有滿意的體驗。
展覽公眾導賞團在展覽期間的每個星期六和星期日舉行，時間如下：
下午2時30分 – 下午3時30 分 英語
下午3時30分 – 下午4時30分 粵語
每個月的最後一個星期四有額外的展覽公眾導賞團：
下午7時00分 – 晚上8時00分 英語/粵語
請於導賞開始前到達藝術館接待處。
10月26日（星期四）的展覽導賞團將被取消。
由於私人活動關係，2023 年 11 月 18 日星期六和 2023 年 12 月 2 日星期六的參觀活動將被取消。
The Art of Pang Jiun: Live Painting Lecture
On Wednesday, 4 October 2023, Master oil painter Pang Jiun hosted a live painting demonstration and painting lecture for students and ASHK members.
Stay tuned for more upcoming exhibition programs!
更多展覽相關活動即將推出，敬請期待
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