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An Australia-China Contemporary Arts Exchange
nu yishu series v: viriditas
“Imagine Australia” – The Year of Australian Culture in China 2010 – 2011 ”
The Artists 2000 Foundation Incorporated is proud to introduce a fresh, approach to Contemporary female artists engaging with each other. As an ‘Imagine Australia’ event the Nu Yishu Art Exchange Project focuses on untangling misconceptions about the ‘other culture’ regarding Contemporary Art practise, broadening and opening opportunities for discussion on individual, cultural and social perspectives.
Nu Yishu Series V: Viriditas engages six Chinese and six Australian female artists partnership and collaboration with each artist responding to an artist partner; their art practice, philosophy, theories, techniques and influences, and creating new, fresh, invigorating artworks.
The twelve artists, whose art practices span installation, painting, photography, ceramics, assemblage and performance, from vastly different heritages and language base, are partnered to form six pairs. Each pair, whose art practice consists of different disciplines, for example a Chinese painter and Australian ceramic artist, interact and communicate. The artists are meeting for the first time via catalogues, Cd, website, and translated text. During 2010 they have taken up the challenge to participate in the Nu Yishu Art Exchange Project that culminates in the 2011 Touring Exhibition and Public Program starting in Melbourne and travelling to Tianjin and Beijing.
Australia is a multi-cultural country and Nu Yishu Series V: Viriditas showcases female artists who are rich in cultural diversity, with heritages from Italy, Hungary, France, England and Indigenous Australia.
Shanghai International Fashion Week 2010
lady and the world, the colourful art exhibition
This exhibition was part of Shanghai International Fashion Week, World Expo 2010. A selection of Shanghai’s top designers, Pan Hong, Liangzi, Qi Gang, Ji Cheng, Wu Xuekai, Frankie. Xie, Zhang Zhaoda, Guo Pei, Li Xiaooyan designed garments in response to the works of international female artists: Karin Hanssen – Belgium, Gill Bailey – USA, Denise Keele-bedford – Australia, Qingqing – China, Sarah Corynen – Belgium, Christina Ohlmer – Germany, Christine Clinckx – Belgium, Lin Xin – China and Dawn Csutoros – Australia. Well known Italian collector, Jaccassi, also exhibited in the show.
The event explored the relationship between women, the environment, fashion and the city. It was hosted and curated by Shanghai International Fashion Week steering committee, Netease media and Huitai Art Centre, Tianjin.
Black Diamonds 145.5 x 75.0 cm – ink, coal particles on mulberry paper
Pan Hong, whom the Chinese media refers to as “the legendary woman like Coco Chanel” created beautiful garments in response to my two paintings, Black Diamonds. Her design works are widely sought after by celebrities and entertainment stars alike and her tailoring brand PANS is synonymous with a classical elegance of style.
Raf de Smedt, former director of the Royal Academy of Fine Arts, Antwerp, Belgium delivered the closing address on the opening night, 8th April, 2010 following a fabulous runway show, complete with music, video projections of artists’ works and stunning garments.
Imagine Gallery, Beijing: Black Diamonds
Dawn will be exhibiting her new body of work Black Diamonds in Beijing at Imagine Gallery, from November 2009 to January 2010. Opening on November 15th. This new work is inspired by her travels through China and along the East Silk Road. This show explores ink, silk thread and coal particles on handmade mulberry paper.
Australian Embassy, Beijing
In October 08, Dawn’s solo exhibition “Ink,Tea and Coal” was held at the Australian Embassy in Beijing. The show was opened by the Australian Ambassador, Dr Geoff Raby and MP Bill Shorten.
In the following 3 weeks Dawn travelled along the Silk Road from Beijing to Xian the original capital, onto Hua Shan, one of the 5 sacred Taoist mountain, through the Gobi Desert to Dunhuang an oasis town where she viewed one of the worlds largest collections of sacred Buddhist cave paintings and ancient manuscripts, finally ending Tain Chi Lake in the very north west of China.
Her travels are part of an ongoing project exploring links between Europe and Asia interfacing these influences along the Silk Road.
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