ZHAO DEWEI
is an artist.
| Date of Birth | 1960 |
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| Place of Birth | Shanghai, China |
| Gender | male |
| Living & Working Place(s) |
Beijing, China |
| Representing Gallery(ies) |
3+3 Art Space (Beijing, China) Courtyard Gallery (Beijing, China) Soemo Fine Arts (Beijing, China) TS1 Gallery (Beijing, China) |
Curriculum Vitae
| 1985-1989 | Qingdao as the Association of Young Artists |
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| 2004 | Moved to Beijing |
Zhao Dewei has played an important role in Qingdao’s art scene during the Chinese 85’ New Wave Movement. Leader of the local Young Artists Association, he organized outdoor exhibitions every Saturdays for over 3 years, giving Qingdaos’s artists a chance to showcase their works to the local audience.At that time, he focused his research on Chinese writing and calligraphy. Through this experience, Zhao Dewei developed his abstract style of painting. Zhao Dewei currently lives in Songzhuang, an artists’ village around Beijing. Inspired by Action Painting’s techniques, he has built up his own particular way of painting by squirting colours on the frame. This is why Zhao Dewei’s works are done on such a grand scale. Only by stepping back from the frame can the artist’s vision fully be appreciated.
Portrait (1)
Studio (1)
