'Notre Dame 5' 2010, Edition of 10 plus 2 Artist Proofs, archival Pigment Print, based on a Polaroid 810 transfer process, 27.3x20cm, not mounted, Signed, embossed stamp and artist certificate.
Xulong Zhang
Short Bio:
He has been engaged in fashion portrait photography for 30 years and loves Polaroid photography. In 2000, he began to develop Polaroid photography and traveled to 34 countries for photography.
Vita:
1999 Has won the title “Ten Elites” in the 3rd China Portrait Photography.
2000 Named the World Chinese Artist, known as “The Prince of Album”
2001 September, CCTV special report on “Zhang Xulong’s Body Art Photography” gained strong feedback from the community.
2002 January, published “Strategies for Commercial Portrait Photograph” by Zhejiang Photography Publishing.
2002 February, launched the concept of “Tang Yun” and greatly accepted by the market. His idea has spread across whole China’s photography industry.
2002 July, launched the concept of “Picasso’s scene backdrop” for kids photography and shocking the whole industry.
2002 August, published “Ms.Tang’s Body Art Portrait Album”, the first female body photography in China, by People’s Arts Publishing
2002 September, a personal exhibition entitled “seeing memory” in the ancient city of Shanxi Province, the 2nd session of the Pingyao International Photography Festival.
In December of 2002, he was invited to give lectures in Malaysia and auction off the “Fruitful Achievements” exhibition in Kuala Lumpur, donating all money to the Kuala Lumpur Charitable aid for nursing homes and orphanages, won the "goodwill ambassador" title of honor in Kuala Lumpur.
2003 February-March, held the exhibition of “White Valentines” at Beijing International Trade and Exhibition Centre.
December 2003, pioneered the new concept of "Royal Wedding", and completed the album of “Invasion 2004” wedding photography books published by Jilin art press.
In December 2003 was awarded the 2003 annual contribution of the Chinese human body photography.
2003 Published “China Portrait Culture”.
2004 January, published Body Art & Portrait album “Chun Hua Qiu Shi”.
2004 March, held the exhibition of “Body Art & Portrait photography” in Chengdu.
2004 May, featured on a special report of “Match En China” in Paris.
2004 September, Pingyao international photography festival held entitled "the ambiguity of ancient legacy" xu-long Zhang body art exhibition 2005 August.
2005 August, accept the German star weekly "Der Stern" special report of “China nude” photography.
2005 November, held "the charm of ancient legacy" exhibition of the human body photography on the second quarter China "golden lens" photography exhibition in Shanxi Jin City.
2007 September, held solo exhibition "the charm of ancient legacy" on the international photography festival in Perpignan France.
2007, served as Art Director of CCTV digital channel.
2007 October, he held "naked" solo exhibition in Chengdu.
Since 2009, began to work a collection of "global luxurious wedding trip” in Dubai, England, Paris, and finished in 2011 in Italy, entitled “red star over China”. From 2012 to 2013, "red star over China" luxury wedding trip continued to Germany, Switzerland, Austria, Prague and other 36 countries more than 195000 kilometers and lasted 255 days in 72 cities.
In 2012, he started to develop the “Polaroid portrait project”.
2013, RIMOWA Germany collected 67 suitcases with his painting works of 67 cities that he was created during “red star over China”, and RIMOWA exhibiting around the world till now.
2014 March, shoot the Polaroid album of “Nara Nara” in Japan.
2014 May, accomplished the biggest Polaroid 20x24 art work in New York.
2014 September, moved back one of three 20x24 Polaroid cameras in the world and settled in China, established “2024 Pola China”.
2015 Sponsored by German IMPOSSIBLE to use Polaroid 680 on Venice aerial photos. 2015 pieces of photos been combined to form the world’s biggest Polaroid puzzle.
2015 November 19 held “Ka Cha Talks”——Polaroid 8x10 photo exhibition at ART Stalker in Berlin,Germany.
2015 November 30 to December 25, “Ka Cha Talks”——Polaroid 8x10 photo exhibition at Cité Administrative France.
2015 March 14, Tokyo, Japan Place M Gallery "White Valentine's Day" Polaroid exhibition.
2016 August 24, "lust for painting", Zhang Xulong and Bao Li Lai, 798 exhibitions in Beijing, China.
2017 August , Beijing, China, the Art Museum of life, POLAROID, the art of life.