Jin Jie 金捷 was born in 1965 in Jiangsu province, China, he graduated from Oil painting studies in Nanjing University of Arts in 1991, and went on to achieve an M.A. in Western Arts and Lecture in 1997. In 2008, he obtained a Ph.D in Fine Art from his alma mater Nanjing University of Arts in Jiangsu province.
The lyrical nature of Jin Jie’s semi-abstract works is a testament of his mastery of western traditional of oil painting techniques. With over two decades of exploration and development within one of the most competitive art institutions in China, Jin Jie employs inviting colours, notably various shades of grey, black and white, with occasional strokes of colours, to portray the rural landscape of his beloved homeland.
Jin Jie feels a strong affinity to his homeland, a personal and familiar place deeply rooted where his spirit lifts when he encounters her beautiful landscape and scenery. This is evident in his work where we observe generous layers of oil streaked across the canvas, in quick and vigorous strokes, capturing not the minute details but the essence of the place, of the atmospheric qualities of the Jiangsu landscape and also the essence of the artist’s state of mind and his response to the place.
As such, Jin Jie instinctively captures the spirit of Jiangnan style – where the works are poetic rather than political in today’s contemporary art scene. Despite the weighty societal changes occurring in China, the artist has allowed viewers to adopt a unique perspective of his hometown, casting aside the stuffy, industrialized atmosphere that precedes economic development, and drawing attention to the presence of a poetic, tireless cultural code that binds a country with its people.
Jin Jie has exhibited extensively within Jiangsu province and is a member of the prestigious China Artists Association amongst many other notable appointments in China. He continues to live and work in Nanjing.
Education
- 2008 | Ph.D in Fine Art, Nanjing University of the Arts, Jiangsu, China
- 1997 | M.A. in Western Arts and Lecture, Nanjing University of the Arts, Jiangsu, China
- 1991 | B.A. in Oil Painting, Nanjing University of the Arts, Jiangsu, China
Selected Solo Exhibitions
Selected Group Exhibitions
- 2019 | iPreciation 20th Anniversary: Reverie Collection – 25 Years of Art Collecting Journey, iPreciation Gallery, Singapore
- 2018 | Unbounded – Nie Weigu Art Exhibition, National Art Museum of China, Beijing, China
- 2017 | iPreciation at Art New York 2017, New York, USA
- 2016 | Nanyi Art Exhibition, Chong Chuan Art Museum, Nantong China
- 2015 | Mind & Schema Painting Exhibition, National Art Museum of China, Beijing, China
- 2015 | Picturesque Jiangnan, Suzhou Municipal Center of Public Culture, Jiangsu, China
- 2014 | Mind & Schema Painting Exhibition, National Art Museum of China, Beijing, China
- 2014 | Integration – Academic and Contemporary Art Research and Exhibition, Suzhou Municipal Center of Public Culture, Jiangsu, China
- 2014 | Integration – Academic and Contemporary Art Research and Exhibition, Fangshan Art Camp, Nanjing, China
- 2014 | Memory of South China – The 3rd Selected Oil Painting Masters Exhibition, Jiangsu Art Museum, Jiangsu, China
- 2013 | Should live without it – Jiangsu Contemporary Art Research Exhibition
- 2012 | Thousand Mile Live Drawing Journey Art Exhibition
- 2012 | The 8th Jiangsu Province Oil Painting Exhibition
- 2011 | Zhuzi Gallery Prominent Artist Oil Painting Exhibition
- 2011 | Jiangnan Culture Native Country Oil Painting Exhibition
- 2011 | Noumenon Discussion Jiangsu Artist Oil Painting Exhibition
- 2010 | Jiangsu Province Research and Exhibition of Small Oil Paintings
- 2010 | “Reality and Exceed” Jinling Oil Painting Exhibition of One Hundred Artists
- 2008 | Jiangnan Culture Yangtze River Delta Oil Painting Exhibition, Shanghai Exhibition Center, Shanghai, China
- 2007 | Jiangsu Province Oil Painting Exhibition, Jiangsu, China
- 2005 | Jiangsu Province Oil Painting Exhibition, Jiangsu, China
- 2004 | Jiangsu Province Oil Painting Exhibition, Jiangsu, China
- 2003 | Winter Solstice, iPreciation Gallery, Singapore
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Images of artworks
