Zhou Chunya
(Chinese, born 1955)
Biography
Zhou Chunya is a Chinese painter best known for his Green Dog series of paintings. In this wide-ranging body of work, Zhou depicts a bright green German Shepard in a variety of poses and environments. These paintings are often interpreted as a metaphorical self-portrait of Zhou, as well as a literal transcription of the love the artist had for his real pet, which had died shortly before he started the series. Born in 1955 in Chongqing, China, Zhou first studied at the Sichuan Academy of Fine Art in 1982 and went on to receive his MFA from the Kassel Academy of Fine Art in Germany in 1988. During his time abroad, he embraced Western techniques of painting and was inspired by German Expressionism in particular, employing it alongside techniques influenced by traditional Chinese calligraphy. His Landscape Series No.5 appears almost abstract with brushstrokes reminiscent of ancient Chinese landscapes. He was the subject of a retrospective at the Shanghai Art Museum in 2010, and today his work can be found in the collections of the All Show Art Center and the Tang Contemporary Art Center in Beijing, among others. Zhou lives and works in Chengdu, China.
Zhou Chunya Artworks
Zhou Chunya
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.jpg "绿狗 (Green dog)")
.jpg "桃树成林 (Plum blossoms), 2006")
.jpg "红褐色的石头头 (Rufous stone), 1995")
).jpg "闭着眼睛的头像（自画像） (A man closing his..., 1993")
.jpg "搔痒的黑根 (Scratching dog), 2005")
.jpg "鹦鹉 (Parrot), 1997")
.jpg "巴郎山石 (Stones of balang mountain), 1994")
.jpg "敦煌写生之一 (Dun huang sketch no.1), 1979")
.jpg "双狗 (Two dogs), 2008")
.jpg "花 (Flower), 1998")
.jpg "浴室 (Bathroom), 1998")
.jpg "老农像 (The Portrait of An Old Farmer), 1978")
.jpg "花事记 丝网 版画 版数62/69 (Green dog), 2008")
.jpg "绿狗 丝网 版画 版数66/99 (Green dog), 2008")
.jpg "绿狗 (Green dog), 2005")
.jpg "等待中的绿狗 (The green dog waiting for), 2002")
.jpg "雅安 (Elegant & quiet), 1994")
.jpg "红石 (Red stone), 1994")
.jpg "龙泉湖印象 (Longquan lake impression), 1994")
.jpg "忽逢桃花林 (Peach Blossoms Series), 2010")
.jpg "石頭 (The Stone), 1993")
.jpg "坐在沙發上的人體 (The Human Sitting on the Sofa), 1990")
Zhou Chunya
坐在沙發上的人體 (The Human Sitting on the Sofa), 1990
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