Chinese jeweler to exhibit at 5th CIIE
The brooch
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sculpture "Stilled Life"
Chinese artist Wallace Chan will participate in the 5th China International Import Expo in Shanghai with "EarthlyUnearthly," his largest solo exhibition on the Chinese mainland.
In 2010, he held a solo exhibition, "From Heaven Brought the Craftsmanship of a Soul," at the Capital Museum in Beijing.
More than 150 pieces of jewelry designed by Chan will be on display at the Shanghai exhibition. It will include the sculpture and brooch "Stilled Life," which wowed Paris in 2012, as well as a video art project made in partnership with multidisciplinary Spanish artist Javier Ideami.
The artist himself curated the exhibition, from the jewelry creations to the display installation and lighting, "employing earthy materials to express otherworldliness."
The 'Stilled Life'
The "Stilled Life" cicada brooch and sculpture, made of imperial jadeite, rubies and colored diamonds, is the main attraction. It will be displayed for the first time on the Chinese mainland and will be the exhibit with the highest declared value in the expo's history.
A luxurious green jade (15.5x17.10mm) is placed in the cicada's embrace, and a cabochon lavender jade (13.5x14.70mm) is the surprise. The cicada's body is made of exquisite jade of imperial grade, and its wings are crafted wafer-thin. The process of mortising and tenoning is used to implant jade beads.
Chan's patent in 2002 for an invention that thins jade and increases luminosity is responsible for the cicada's startling green color.
The butterfly serves as the inspiration for the Pupa ring, which is composed of titanium, Wallace Chan Porcelain, aquamarine, rubellite, sapphire, diamond and tsavorite garnet.
The ring Pupa
The ring's centerpiece is a massive aquamarine, which is surrounded by sapphires, rubellites, garnets and garnets with trillion cuts.
Wallace Chan Porcelain, which is extremely strong, is used to create the organically curved base. The layers of the various jewels combine to form a sloping curve. The ring's centerpiece is a massive aquamarine, which is surrounded by sapphires, rubellites, garnets and garnets with trillion cuts. All the gemstones are droplets, with delicate ropes of diamonds and titanium framing them.
More exhibitions and stages
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Symphony No. 10 "Of Peking and Opera"
The Shanghai Philharmonic Orchestra's resident composer Gong Tianpeng has integrated traditional Peking Opera with Western instruments, in his Symphony No. 10 "Of Peking and Opera," which will be performed in a multimedia concert at the Shanghai Oriental Art Center on Sunday.
Date: November 6, 7:30pm
Ticket: 80-480 yuan
Venue: Shanghai Oriental Art Center
Address: 425 Dingxiang Rd, Pudong
浦东丁香路425号
02
Hear The Colors
An exhibition promoting cultural and art exchanges between China and Hungary raised its curtain in Shanghai's Minhang District, featuring a combination of Chinese and Hungarian cultures.
Date: Through November 13, 10am-4pm,
Venue: Shanghai FangHeZi Art Center
Address: 788 Shenfu Rd
申富路788号
03
Nocturnes: Five Stories About Us
A group exhibition invited five contemporary Chinese artists, Zhou Xiaohu, Geng Yini, Zhao Bo, He Xun and Tan Bide, to reobserve the interconnections of our existence with the world.
Date: Through November 20, 10am-6:30pm
Venue: Space & Gallery Association (SGA) Shanghai
Address: 3/F, 3 Zhongshan Rd E1
中山东一路3号3楼
04
Giorgio Morandi's First Solo Exhibition
The exhibition, which is sponsored by the Italian Cultural Institute, is the first comprehensive examination of the Bolognese master in China.
Date: Through November 20, 10am-6pm
Venue: Shanghai Jiushi Art Museum
Address: 6/F, 27 Zhongshan Rd E1
中山东一路27号6楼
Appointment required. Make reservations on the museum's WeChat account.
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'Design for Fun' Exhibition
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Date: Through December 31, 10am-9pm
Venue: Museum of Art Pudong
Address: 2777 Binjiang Ave
滨江大道2777号
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"Harbour" Exhibition
For his debut exhibition at the Lisson Gallery Shanghai, influential British sculptor Richard Deacon is presenting a series of new work, demonstrating a mastery of the medium and extending the possibility of his chosen materials.
Date: Through January 14, Tuesdays-Saturdays, 11am-6pm
Venue: Lisson Gallery
Address: 2/F, 27 Huqiu Rd
虎丘路27号2楼
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