Linda Spåman and Her Art

Presentation: Linda Spåman and her ART!

Date: 29th of Aug, Monday
Entrance: 5 RMB
Place: TCG Nordica UP Gallery (Xiba Road No.101/Loft)
Tel: 0871-4114692

TCG Nordica residence artist Linda Spåman will host the English corner on Monday 20:00, 29th of August. We invite you come to share with Swedish illustrator Linda’s art together!

Artist summer in Kunming: Linda Spåman
Artist Linda Spåman is the Swedish Västra Götaland scholarhip holder of 2011, and is already in Kunming, working in the TCG Nordica guest studio…
In collaboration with Västra Götaland (VG), ArtsNordica has been running an Artist in Residence program since 2002. The 2011 VG scholarship holder, artist Linda Spåman, stays in Kunming from June 11 to September 1, and works in the guest studio.

During her time in Kunming, Linda Spåman has an exchange with Chinese female artist Bai Xuejuan, VG’s Chinese counterpart scholarship holder of 2011.

The annual Västra Götaland scholarship goes to an artist who is from or connected to the Västra Götaland region (Sweden). Read more about the Västra Götaland Scholarship Programme and previous scholarship holders here:
Västra Götaland Regionen AiR
…or go straight to Västra Götaland’s homepage to learn more and for contact information to Dan Fröberg, responsible for the programme:
Västra Götaland Region International AIR Programme

Bai Xuejuan to Sweden

AiR: Bai Xuejuan to Sweden

Bai Xuejuan, Yi People, China, works as an artist in residence in the Nordic Water Colour Museum’s studio from 1 Feb – 30 April, 2011.

The West Götaland Region Scholarship to invite a Chinese artist to the Nordic Water Colour Museum outside Göteborg, Sweden, has in 2010 been given to Ms. Bai Xuejuan. She will stay in Sweden from 1 February to 30 April, 2011.

Bai Xuejuan is a Yi people, she graduated from Yunnan Arts University, a member of Yunnan Artists Association. Her major is in oil painting, but she also works with watercolor, and she developed her watercolor project during she stayed in Sweden.

Bai Xuejuan’s studio in Nordic Watercolor Museum

Bai Xuejuan

Name: Bai Xuejuan. Yi People. Yunnan Institute of the Arts graduate. Yunnan Artists Association.

Blog:
http://blog.artintern.net/blogs/index/baixuejuan

Exhibition:
In 1997, oil painting, “Yi female triple” to participate in graduation exhibition in Kunming.
In 2003, the oil painting “roommate” was selected Third China Oil Painting Exhibition of Yunnan.
In 2005, the oil painting “pet series one two three” to participate in Yunnan Institute of the Arts Exhibition.
Writing a thesis “of Chinese contemporary oil painting of women.”
In 2005, the oil painting “floating fish” was chosen to build the water Yunnan Artists Association Art Exhibition and won the third prize. In 2006, the painting “Sunflowers” “Red Plant” State of the First Women’s Art Exhibition Red River.
In 2007, Art about Art District, Beijing Beijing 99 of 99 tents dream of arts activities.
In 2008, the Kunming Loft Nordica “consolidated” exhibition.
In 2008, the Beijing Art District, the second about 99 of 99 tents dream arts activities.
In 2009, the “plateau” campaign in Yunnan Province Art Exhibition.
February 2009 Chinese art in action. Our lives: 50 artists – Baixue Juan Solo Exhibition.
March 2009， “Flower Season” – Yunnan Art Museum Exhibition of Women Painters.
March 2009.，Kunming 99 Art Space, “we create” female contemporary art exhibition.
January 2010， Kunming Jinding “consolidated” 2009 exhibition.
March 2010， “Four Seasons * Spring” Art Exhibition of Female.
September 2010， TV Tower Art Exhibition – Exhibition of Young Artists Yunnan Songzhuang +

Collection:
2005 “floating fish people” section of Yunnan Artists Association exhibition collection of Confucius.
2008 “lotus position two” private collection of artists in Kunming.
2009 “in the upstream end of the fish series” Kunming collectors collection.
2009 “Landscape Series of fish fish” Yunnan Nationalities Museum.
2010 “lotus position three” Shandong collectors collection.
2010 “Landscape 16″ Shandong collectors collection.
2010 “Fish Series gaffe of the fish” Kunming collectors collection.
2010 “Old Lake”, “Yi women and three feeling” old collectors collection.

Michaela Peterson: “THE UNINTENTIONAL”

THE UNINTENTIONAL
Works in progress by Michaela Peterson(Swedish Artist)

Opening Time: 2010/Aug/21, 15：00
Exhibition Duration: 2010/Aug/21–Aug/28
Gallery Opening time: 11:00–22:00, Closed on Sunday
Tel: 0871-4114692
Website: www.tcgnordica.com

Texts from the artist:

Most of my works has its origin in the idea of “the unintentional”.
Things, that are meant to be something else, spaces left over , words, meant in one way, but saying something else as well, and so on.
Things that nobody pays attention to, fascinates me, and I like to use it in my works.

My material is often things in our surroundings used every day.
During my stay in China I have looked for material I normally don’t use in Sweden. So for example ricepaper, Chinese ink and everyday things.
The beauty in every day life. A tribute to weekday things.

One part of the exhibition is titled ”Phrasebook”
It contents six works made by waterprint on paper.
The texts comes from a phrasebook. the kind of dictionary with short phrases you need as a help on a journey in a foreign country.
I find the texts beautiful in a common and poetic way
The texts are in English and Chinese as I would need them here in China.

Thanks to the staff of Nordica for all your help and kind patience when answering my many questions

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Artist Michaela Peterson is the Swedish Västra Götaland scholarhip holder of 2010, and is already in Kunming, working in the TCG Nordica guest studio…
In collaboration with Västra Götaland (VG), ArtsNordica has been running an Artist in Residence program since 2002. The 2010 VG scholarship holder, artist Michaela Peterson, stays in Kunming from June 2 to August 31, and works in the guest studio. Read more…

AiR: Michaela Peterson

Artist summer in Kunming: Michaela Peterson

Artist Michaela Peterson is the Swedish Västra Götaland scholarhip holder of 2010, and is already in Kunming, working in the TCG Nordica guest studio…

In collaboration with Västra Götaland (VG), ArtsNordica has been running an Artist in Residence program since 2002. The 2010 VG scholarship holder, artist Michaela Peterson, stays in Kunming from June 2 to August 31, and works in the guest studio.

During her time in Kunming, Michaela Peterson has an exchange with Chinese female artist Xu Yun, VG’s Chinese counterpart scholarship holder of 2010. Click here to read more about Xu Yun.

Michaela Peterson will also hold a workshop at TCG Nordica, where she will present her artworks as well as teach art students the technique of making watermark on paper.

The annual Västra Götaland scholarship goes to an artist who is from or connected to the Västra Götaland region (Sweden). Read more about the Västra Götaland Scholarship Programme and previous scholarship holders here:
Västra Götaland Regionen AiR

…or go straight to Västra Götaland’s homepage to learn more and for contact information to Dan Fröberg, responsible for the programme:
Västra Götaland Region International AIR Programme

Photos from TCG Nordica’s guest studio, of Michaela Peterson and her work, summer 2010.

Workshop:

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Congratulations, TCG Nordica!

TCG Nordica celebrated it’s 10th anniversary with a large party on April 3, 2010, at 20:00.

250 old an new friends were invited, and they enjoyed a rich program, with stage performances, speeches, an anniversary exhibition and lots of snacks and drinks to go with it.

The party was though only the start of a year of celebration, where many 10-years anniversary events are planned. To close the celebrations, there will be an extended memory exhibition in December, with posters and photos from all of the 10 years.

Congratulations, TCG Nordica!

April 3, Saturday. 250 friends gathered to celebrate TCG Nordica’s 10th anniversary with an unforgettable evening of speeches, stage performances and a special memory exhibition.

People started arrive at 19:30 and at 20:00 TCG Nordica was filled with the chatting of 250 close friends who anticipatively mingled around looking at the 10 years anniversary exhibition on the gallery walls: posters from all sorts of events during the years occupied one wall, and beside it art pieces donated for the evening. In the corner gallery, a photo collage exhibition, and TCG Nordica’s history written out in Chinese and English mainly on the wall beside the stage.

When TCG Nordica’s general manager Wu Yuerong , popularly called XR, and her co-founder and best friend Anna Mellergård entered the stage everyone listened up, and many came to sit on some of the numerous chairs earlier put out by TCG Nordica staff and the Scandinavian Culture Student group .

It was the beginning of an unforgettable evening walking down the memory lane. Since all of us 250 guests have different stories connected to TCG Nordica, one can imagine Anna and XR must have had a hard job choosing the five speakers finally presented on stage.

We got to share the story of artists Sun Guojuan , the first to go to Sweden through the TCG Nordica-Västra Götaland Region Artist in Residence Program, and Mao Xuhui , famous for his well-known scissors-paintings and neighbor to TCG Nordica since both moved into the LOFT area in 2002.

The principal of Yunnan Arts Institute (YAI) Wu Weimin talked about his and the school’s long lasting friendship to TCG Nordica; the first exchange project was arranged by Hyllie Park folkhögskola and YAI, year 2000. Jin Feibao , investor, told about how he found the deserted factory which now is TCG Nordica’s premises and rented it out of sheer inspiration all those years ago.

Final speaker, the internationally well-known poet Yu Jian , suggested that TCG Nordica is a ”democratic project” not only reaching out to established artists, and he appreciated that one of its purposes is to encourage and support young people. TCG Nordica is a unique project in all of China , Yu Jian continued and expressed how happy he is that the founders choose Kunming and not Beijing or Shanghai for this cultural meeting place. He closed with making us all laugh at his memories of going swimming in a Swedish lake during his visit to Småland for the 2003 Nässjö Poetry Festival.

Between the speakers, we enjoyed a variating program of music and dance, from some of the many talented young people connected to TCG Nordica. Most know to the ArtsNordica network might be Huang Shan who treated us some ”erhu” (Chinese two-stringed violin) music and Zhang Yu who played ”guzhen” (table harp) to Chen Jia ‘s dance, and the Hyllie Park Folkhögskola students Frida Adolfsson, Helena Larsson and John Fhager who sung and played.

At the very end of the evening, all Scandinavians in the room joined forces on stage, as Anders Gustafsson and Maria Mörnerud held a surprise speech with accompanying flowers to XR and the TCG Nordica staff on behalf of ArtsNordica (Hyllie Park Folkhögskola and Areopagos). The organizations will send a donation to the TCG Nordica 10 Years Anniversary Fund as well as to a fund for Yunnan draft victims as a birthday gift to their Chinese partner organization.

Though Swedes and Norwegians filled up the stage at this moment, it was obvious that the large part of all TCG Nordica’s Scandinavian friends naturally had not been able to come, and it was in a feeling of both joy and sadness we rounded up the celebration this Saturday April the 3rd, 2010.

Maria Mörnerud

writing for ArtsNordica
Kunming, 2010.04.03

Photo by Gao Yunfei, Luo Fei, Anders Gustafsson and Josef Mörnerud.

more about “10th Anniversary of TCG Nordica”

AiR: Xu Yun to Sweden

AiR: Xu Yun to Sweden

Xu Yun, China, works as an artist in residence in the Nordic Water Colour Museum’s studio from 1 Feb – 30 April, 2010.

The West Götaland Region Scholarship to invite a Chinese artist to the Nordic Water Colour Museum outside Göteborg, Sweden, has in 2010 been given to Ms. Xu Yun. She will stay in Sweden from 1 February to 30 April, 2009.

Xu Yun was born in the sixites in China. Her major is in oil painting, but she also works with porcelain sculptures.

She speaks English fluently.

Contact the museum for details about meeting her:
Nordiska Akvarellmuseet
Södra Hamnen 6, Skärhamn
Tel. 0304 – 60 00 80

Västra Götaland Region International AIR Program(coming soon…)

Lina Persson – From Mount Huan to Sheshan Mountain Part-1

TCG Nordica had some years cooperation with Västra Götaland Regionen in this Artist-In-Residence program, we had an artist exchange project with Nordic Watercolor Museum. In this summer, we invited Swedish artist Lina Persson come to China, living and working here, she is one of the Västra Götaland’s grantees, she stayed in China for 3 months, from 2009/6/3-8/30. And then she had her installation exhibtion at TCG Nordica Gallery space.

Lina Persson – From Mount Huan to Sheshan Mountain

Lina Persson is a residence artist from Sweden invited by TCG Nordica, she lived and worked in Kunming for three months since June, she is very interested in space and astronomy, before she leaves, she presented an exhibition of her recently works made in Kunming, and many local audience were interested in, and really enjoined it.
Here are the informations about her exhibition and idea.

Lina Persson – From Mount Huan to Sheshan Mountain, part I

2009, 26 Aug 16:00 – 18:00
TCG Nordica Gallery

Exhibition opening and book release of A Taikonauts Journey, and have your portrait taken as a taikonaut (pick up your photograph during September).

Of tales told
I have made a book
With time
And my love of hoarding
The matter sent me by friends
From the four corners
Has grown into a pile

-Pu Songling, Strange Tales from a Chinese studio

I traveled to Yuan Yang expecting the astonishing scenery of the Hani rice terraces. But wherever I went, fog and mist surrounded me. But when standing, staring into the whiteness sometimes suddenly a wind created an opening and landscape and distant villages suddenly pop up around me. I recalled the story of Mountain City by Pu Songling in which suddenly one day a whole city appear on the distant top of mount Huan, where there shouldn’t be a single house. But just as it appeared it suddenly shrinks and disappears. Songling wrote his tales in the transition between the Ming and Qing dynasty, In such chaotic times with many changes, fast development and break with traditions points of references are lost. In such mental weightlessness the rhetoric of journalism, storytelling, science and the fantastical, intertwine and the stories of contemporary life sometimes seems strange. The science fiction genre was also born out of such a time, in the British industrialization of big changes, belief in progress and future values. Now, the economy of the future is often believed to be tourism. And Yuan Yuang is also no longer only a rice farming community, the terraces has become big works of land art, monuments that thousands of tourists visit every year. Together with thousands of tourists I also went to Sheshan mountain to have the longest possible experience of a total solar eclipse. Ten minutes of total blackness. When I came back to Kunming a couple of weeks later the city had transformed; new buildings, trees and streets, where before there had only been holes in the ground.