Bell Prize for Literature will be awarded on October 10 after the suspension of the award for one year. Two writers will win this year. In the past few days, the first visual art exhibition of the musician Bob Dylan who won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 2016-"Light/Spectrum Bob Dylan Art Exhibition" opened at the Yicang Art Museum.
One Nobel Prize for Literature, ten Grammy Awards, one Oscar Award, one Golden Globe... witness the versatility of Bob Dylan. This exhibition is not only the first appearance of his visual art works in China, but also the most comprehensive comprehensive exhibition so far. It gathers 7 series of works from Dylan’s 50-year creative career, showing his music, poetry, painting and many other artistic fields. The results.
Bob Dylan has always maintained awe of life and respect for art. In his autobiography "Like a Rolling Stone", he commented on his art like this: "It's not because I consider myself a great painter, but I feel When painting, I can give order to the chaos around me."
"Light/Spectrum Bob Dylan Art Exhibition" includes oil painting, acrylic, watercolor, ink, pastel, charcoal sketch and unique metal sculptures, etc. There are more than 250 works created by the media, including collections loaned by private collectors around the world. Bob Dylan's early ink sketches include his poetry and painting anthology "Writing, Writing, and Painting" published in 1973, including his lyrics and illustrations. In "Writing the World" released last year, Dylan once again reviewed his most popular lyrics and music, with new handwritten lyrics and very personal style illustrations.
, the iconic work "Railway" in the series of "painting and leaving blanks" also appeared on the exhibition site. For the first time, this group of works made Bob Dylan's visual art works well received by critics and the public. In 2007, Bob Dylan exhibited 140 works for the first time in Chemnitz, Germany, making him famous as a visual artist, and let the world-renowned gallery Gagosian hold a solo exhibition of Bob Dylan's works.
In addition, the exhibition will also bring the "New Orleans Series" and "Asia Series" inspired by his personal travel experience, as well as the popular "Ordinary Road" series. It is worth mentioning that Bob Dylan's monumental landscape painting "Endless Highway III" also appeared in the exhibition. This work shows Dylan's nostalgia for American scenery and expresses his infinite yearning for the future. Like the earlier "filling and drawing and leaving blank", the "Ordinary Road" series emphasizes travel and transformation, reflecting the artist's "on the road" state.
Industrial metal sculptures created from scrap objects also appeared in the exhibition, like an ammunition storehouse dedicated to Bob, an art star. Dylan transformed industrial products into iron doors and other artworks, telling the mark of the American industrialization era. These metal sculptures with American Western style were first exhibited in London in 2013, revealing the artist's little-known obsession with welding and metalwork.
Bob is no stranger to Shanghai. In 2011, he came to Shanghai to hold a concert. Bob Dylan also has a deep relationship with China. Regarding this exhibition of paintings, manuscripts and installations in Shanghai, Bob Dylan said: “It is fascinating to see so many years of creation gathered together. I don’t want to distinguish them by time, region or mood. I would rather Think of them as points on a long arc. Shanghai is a city with a rich cultural and historical heritage. I am delighted to be able to hold this art exhibition in Shanghai." (Xinmin Evening News reporter Le Mengrong)
