Chinese Contemporary Arts

SIGGRAPH 2008

Art Gallery: Aug.11-15

Theme: Slow Art- Traversal

right:
animators:
Lily & Honglei;
left:
musicians:
David Williams, Nick Thibault

Recent project on view:

Land of Illusion

(virtual reality installation since 2006)

Grand View Garden in Land of Illusion

Red Chambers Courtyard in Land of Illusion

Underwater Hall in Land of Illusion

09.17.07 ~10.04.07
Forbidden City
Two-person show in Main Gallery, UMass Dartmouth

Featured work:

At the Gate of Heavenly Peace (below)

Ash (above)

Forbidden City

Ash

Peacock Flies to Southeast

2007/10
A Chapter in Time - "Media Convergence" Exhibition
CVPA Gallery 244, UMass Dartmouth

Exhibition Description
"As we progress ever-deeper into the information era, the field of art and design
continues to change. The convergence of the broadcast, publishing and computing
industries has transformed the practice of design. No longer limited to the produc
-tion of a tangible, physical object, the work of design is frequently realized as an
experience, performance or interactive virtual space. As audiences become more
sophisticated, they demand more from their experience of works of design; more
flexibility, more participation, more customization, more immersion. To communi
-cate effectively with this convergence of media requires a cross-disciplinary pers
-pective that spans many facets of art and design."
- Prof. Scott Ahrens

The work of eight graduate students from Digital Media, Typography, Graphic
Design, Photography and Sculpture converges to explore different ways of seeing
time. Working within the constraints of incorporating typographic imagery into
their primary medium, each artist has interpreted a single chapter chosen from
Einstein’s Dreams by Alan Lightman, a collection of essays describing dreams
Einstein might have dreamt about the nature and mechanics of time. These
works about dreams of time — sometimes fantastic,sometimes non-sensical,
even disturbing — defy traditional logic and provoke us to consider new ways
to “tell” time.

"A World Without Future"
- Lily's interactive reading in Einstein's Dreams

View other experimental project for Media Convergence:

"Time is a line that terminates at the present." - rethinking the way of reading

2007/03
Prosperity
Two-person video exhibition in Artworks! Gallery

Seeing the World

- Avant-garde film screening series in CVPA, UMass Dartmouth

1st Screening: Overview
A series of screenings for avant-garde films and video art are taking place in
CVPA Star Store Campus. The first screening will be in Lecture Hall.
When? Tuesday 7:30- 9:00PM, Feb.13th, 2007.
Featured film: Japanese, America & Europe experimental short films.
Sponsored by Art History & Design Department, discussion with faculty
from all departments will be followed.
Refreshments will be served.
Anyone interested in experimental films is welcome to join.

2nd Screening: Contemporary Asian Video Art
When? Feb. 27th, Tuesday 7:30PM
Where? CVPA Star Store Lecture Hall.
Featured films include video work selected from E-flux, the internationally influential
video rental project, which was recently installed in Harvard University as the final
stop. Short films from China, Japan & Korea will be presented & discussed by Art
History faculty and grad students. Welcome to join us.

3rd Screening: Russian/German Avant-garde
When? Mar.14th, Wednesday 6:30PM
Where? Gallery 154 Group VI, CVPA UMass Dartmouth Campus.
Sponsored by Art History & Design Department
Discussion with faculty from Art History, Fine Arts & Design Department will be
followed.
The screening is open to public.

4th Screening: Free Speech, War & Film
When? Apr.10th, Tuesday 6:00PM,
Where? Gallery 154 on 1st floor, Group VI, CVPA Dartmouth Campus.
Sponsored by Design Department & Social Change Society in UMass Dartmouth
Featured Movies:
1. Why We Fight, by Eugene Jarecki
2. Forbidden City, by Xiying Yang,
3. Ash, by Honglei Li
Discussion with CVPA faculty will be followed.
The show is open to public.