Bai Ming is a famous contemporary ceramic artist and painter born in September 1965 in Yugan, Jiangxi Province of China. He was the Director of the Department of Ceramic Art in the Academy of Arts & Design of Tsinghua University, Executive Vice Director of the Art Museum in the Academy of Arts & Design in Tsinghua University, Member of the International Academy of Ceramics (IAC) of UNESCO, Secretary-General of the Ceramic Art Council of China Artists Association (CAA), Deputy Director of Ceramic Art Institute_China National Academy of Painting, Member of China Oil Painting Society (COPS), Art Director of China Ceramic Art-Net, Executive Editor of Chinese Ceramist magazine and Director of Shangyu Celadon Contemporary International Ceramic Art Center. In 1998, the organizers of the Taipei International Art Fair held the joint exhibition of Bai Ming’s and Picasso’s ceramic works named Vallauris in France & Jingdezhen in China. In 2000, he was honored with the gold prize of The Invitational Exhibition of China Young Ceramic Artists. In 2004, he was awarded for Contribution to Promotion of the Contemporary Ceramic Art of China in the Great Hall of the People. Also in 2004, the book Jingdezhen Traditional Ceramic-Making Techniques which was written by Bai Ming received the “National Book Award.” In 2010, at the invitation of IAC, Chinese Cultural Center in Paris and Confucius Institute of Poitiers University, he held the “Oriental Ceramic Story—Bai Ming Ceramic Art Works Exhibition” curated by YIN Jinan in Paris. Since 1996, 17 solo exhibitions of Bai Ming have been held in China and overseas. In recent years, several exhibitions of Bai Ming that were held in France had a great international influence. Bai Ming has published 14 books regarding his work and collections. He also published 11 series of books for a total of 28 volumes.
Bring audacious experiments with color and textures to your living room, dining room or home office. Abstract paintings, large or small, will stand out in your space, encouraging conversation and introducing a museum-like atmosphere that’s welcoming and conducive to creating memorable gatherings.
Abstract art has origins in 19th-century Europe, but it came into its own as a significant movement during the 20th century. Early practitioners of abstraction included Wassily Kandinsky, although painters were exploring nonfigurative art prior to the influential Russian artist’s efforts, which were inspired by music and religion. Abstract painters endeavored to create works that didn’t focus on the outside world’s conventional subjects, and even when artists depicted realistic subjects, they worked in an abstract mode to do so.
In 1940s-era New York City, a group of painters working in the abstract mode created radical work that looked to European avant-garde artists as well as to the art of ancient cultures, prioritizing improvisation, immediacy and direct personal expression. While they were never formally affiliated with one another, we know them today as Abstract Expressionists.
The male contingent of the Abstract Expressionists, which includes Jackson Pollock, Willem de Kooning and Robert Motherwell, is frequently cited in discussing leading figures of this internationally influential postwar art movement. However, the women of Abstract Expressionism, such as Helen Frankenthaler, Lee Krasner, Joan Mitchell and others, were equally involved in the art world of the time. Sexism, family obligations and societal pressures contributed to a long history of their being overlooked, but the female Abstract Expressionists experimented vigorously, developed their own style and produced significant bodies of work.
Draw your guests into abstract oil paintings across different eras and countries of origin. On 1stDibs, you’ll find an expansive range of abstract paintings along with a guide on how to arrange your wonderful new wall art.
If you’re working with a small living space, a colorful, oversize work can create depth in a given room, but there isn’t any need to overwhelm your interior with a sprawling pièce de résistance. Colorful abstractions of any size can pop against a white wall in your living room, but if you’re working with a colored backdrop, you may wish to stick to colors that complement the decor that is already in the space. Alternatively, let your painting make a statement on its own, regardless of its surroundings, or group it, gallery-style, with other works.
