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 "春纪事 (Spring story), 2008")
.jpg "朋友篇 (Friends series no.2), 1996")
.jpg "黑灰色的石头 (Gray stone), 1994")
.jpg "绿狗 (Green dog)")
.jpg "艳阳天 (A sunny day), 2005")
.jpg "山水精神 (Landscape), 1998")
.jpg "绿狗 (Green Dog), 2007")
.jpg "绿狗 (Green dog), 2005")
.jpg "海螺沟植物二号 (Hailuogou plant number two), 1994")
.jpg "山石 (Landscape), 1995")
.jpg "黄黑色的山石 (Yellow and black rocks), 1995")
.jpg "红山石 (Red landscape), 1998")
.jpg "桃花红人 (Peach reds)")
.jpg "桃园三结义 (Taoyuan three sworn brothers), 2006")
.jpg "绿狗 (Green dog), 2002")
.jpg "阴影里的羊和阳光下的狗 (The shadows of sheep and dog..., 1985")
Zhou Chunya
阴影里的羊和阳光下的狗 (The shadows of sheep and dog..., 1985
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.jpg "桃树下的思情 (Love under the peach tree), 2006")
.jpg "绿狗 (Green dog), 2002")
.jpg "山水系列之五 (Landscape no.5), 2001")
.jpg "藏女 (Tibet girl), 1990")
.jpg "绿狗 (Green dog), 2008")
.jpg "一公一母 (Male / female), 2008")
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