Jiang Weitao 蒋巍涛

Too close and you get lost; too far away and you dry up.

Tradition doesn’t have to mean old-fashioned and rigid; it can be full of vitality and inspiration…we’re fascinated by it, but also careful to keep our distance.Life is always bewildering: every day someone cheers, while someone else is dejected… while I’m watching, I’m recording the moment my heart is shaking!

Tradition and life give birth to self.

Trancelike fragments, intermittent lines, can form ordered or disordered spaces in my consciousness; shapes and colors, all can be illusory… Extract the fragmented surface, let go of so-called truth and accuracy, no need to care about the difference between abstract and concrete!

Persevere in your own intuitions and fully enjoy the pleasures of free expression in painting!

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In the face of great traditions and real life: too close and you get lost; too far away and you dry up!

太近让你迷失！太远让你枯竭！

 传统，并非陈旧僵化；他充满了生机……给人以启迪……

一边着迷，一边亦小心的与他保持距离！

生活，总是扑朔迷离！每天有人欢呼……每天有人沮丧……

一边静观，一边记录着心头一颤的时刻！

传统与生活孕育了自我，

恍惚迷乱的碎片，时断时续的线条，可以构建起我意识中有序或无序的空间！

形状和色彩，可以都是虚幻；

拨开支离破碎的表面，抛开所谓的真实准确，不用在乎抽象具象之分！

执着于内心直觉，充分享受绘画自由表达的愉悦！

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面对伟大传统与现实生活，——太近让你迷失！太远让你枯竭！

——蒋巍涛

English

1975	Born in Shanghai
2001	Graduated from the Department of Oil Painting, College of Fine Arts, Shanghai University
2006	Red Gate Gallery Residency Program
Present	Lives and works in Shanghai
Solo Exhibitions
2019	Clue, Red Gate Gallery
2012	Gap, Red Gate Gallery
2011	New Haven, Studio Rouge, Shanghai
2007	Vortex, Studio Rouge, Shanghai
	Art Document, 798 / Red Gate Gallery
2006	Shanghai Rhapsody, Studio Rouge, Shanghai
2005	Subconsciously, Studio Rouge, Shanghai
2004	Subconsciousness, Dianbo Gallery, Shanghai
Group Exhibitions
2025	1989 2025 Autumn Auction Preview Collection of Brian Wallace, Red Gate Gallery
2024	Abstract Intentions – Abstract Art in the Brian Wallace Collection, Red Gate Gallery
2023	Red Hot Red Gate Collecting from 2000 to 2009, Red Gate Gallery
2022	Countdown Series 3, Red Gate Gallery Future?, Red Gate Gallery
	Memory Wall – Red Gate Gallery 30th Anniversary, Red Gate Gallery
2020	Backlighting, Red Gate Gallery
2018	Time Line, Abstract Art From China, 10 Chancery Lane Gallery, Hong Kong
2017	Red Gate on the Move, Red Gate Gallery
2016	At Sea 70 – Young Artists, China Art Museum, Shanghai
	My Living Room – Red Gate Gallery 25th Anniversary, Red Gate Gallery
2012	Two Generations – 20 Years of Chinese Contemporary Art Australian Tour: City of Sydney Chinese New Year; Manning Regional Gallery; Damien Minton Gallery; University of Newcastle Gallery; Melbourne International Fine Arts (MiFA); Linton & Kay, Perth
2011	20 Years – Two Generations of Artists at Red Gate, island6 Art Center, Shanghai
	20 Years – Two Generations of Artists at Red Gate, Red Gate Gallery, Beijing Red Gate Launch Pad – Celebrating 10 Years of Artists in Residence, Red Gate Gallery, Beijing
2009	China Form, Red Gate Gallery
2008	Red Gate Stars, Red Gate Gallery
	Different Perspectives, 798 / Red Gate Gallery
2007	Asian Contemporary Art Fair, Pier 92, New York
	Altered States, Red Gate Gallery
	Young Artists of Excellence, Xu Hui Art Museum, Shanghai
2006	2006 New Shanghai: Young Artists, Duolun Museum of Modern Art, Shanghai Color Your Life, Six Artists, Tolman Collection, Tokyo
2005	ROUGE, Studio Rouge
	Shanghai Shanghai, Studio Rouge
	Black on White, Studio Rouge
	8 Faces, Zhu Qizhan Art Museum, Shanghai
2004	China’s New Vision: Young Chinese Contemporary Artists’ Showcase, Shanghai CITIC Pacific Arts Plaza
	Shanghai Spring Art Salon, Shanghaimart
	Shanghai CITIC Pacific Arts Plaza
	Shanghai Abstract Art, Mingyuan Art Center
2003	Shanghai Spring Art Salon, Shanghai Everbright Convention & Exhibition Center
2002	Celebrating the 80th Anniversary of the Foundation of the Chinese
	Communist Party, Shanghai Art Museum
2001	Shanghai Art Exhibition, Shanghai Art Museum
	Shanghai Fine Art Exhibition 2001, Shanghai Art Museum
Collections
Ford Foundation, The Queen of Norway, The Tolman Collection, Harbour City Estates Ltd., China Resources (Holdings) Co., Ltd., Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer, Swire Group, Shinsei Bank, Swiss Re-insurance Company, USC Pacific Asia Museum, and private collections.