Ma Dong Min
Chinese, b. 1968
A modern and contemporary Chinese artist who graduated from Central Art College and is famous for his landscape based themes; combining human lust with fog, mountain and water to present a nation of “the union of human and nature”. This gives view a special realisation derived from mountains with thousands of years of traditional Chinese culture. Ma Dong Ming’s theme is a free mentality outside of painting and a yearning for freedom offer touring everywhere. Yet, the artist also had a period which non-figure-shape was the style of his landscape paintings; it is closer to abstract expressionism in its form.
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It is in recent years that he developed figure-shapes in tones of grey and blue. They are more and more strengthened and co-operated with the landscapes; from obscure indication to clear expression; from whole figures to portraits of human faces. He discovered human's exact shapes when depicting landscapes. Contrary to ancient arts which hide figures, Mo Dong-Min's exploration of figures in landscape paintings demonstrates on influence by contemporary society and his individual experience.
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In the modern world of painting, it is rare to combine expressive, conceptual figurative and surrealistic painting styles into one. Ma Dong Min is the artist who combines all three into one which made his paintings surge in popularity.
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Ma Dong Min's highest auction record was TWD8,024,000 (HKD2,000,286) and latest auction records in 2017 was RMB920.000 (HKD1,150,000).
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He is one of the top 10 most collectible living Chinese contemporary artists recommended by the China Association of Collectors (Award Ceremony, 25 March 2018, Beijing National Stadium).
His works were exhibited widely in China and overseas, included Solo Exhibitions in Today Art Museum China in 2013, Italy in 2011, New York in 2008, Hong Kong in 1994.
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Education and Background
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1968
Born in Daqing, Heilongjiang Province
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1990
Graduated from Central College of Fine Arts in 1990
Currently works and lives in Beijing
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Solo Exhibitions
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2013
Spirit Moment - Ma Dong Min Solo Exhibition, Today Art Museum, Beijing, China
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2011
Ma Dong Min's Works Exhibition, New Art Gallery, Italy
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2008
Artistic conception of Spirit - Ma Dong Min Solo Exhibitions, Avant Gallery New York, USA
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2006
Artistic Conception of Spirit - Ma Dong Min Solo Exhibitions, First Sound Gallery, Beijing, China
First Sound Gallery
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1994
Ma Dong Min Solo Exhibition, Hong Kong
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Group Exhibitions
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2018
Tramp Over The Mountains & Rivers - Zhangzhou Invitational
Exhibition Contemporary Painting: Chinese Screen - The Progress of Contemporary Chinese Painting, Art Museum of Zhangzhou,
Zhangzhou, China
2018 Art Fiesta, Goyang Oulim Nuri Arts Centre, Goyang,
South Korea
Cross-Border - Chinese and Portuguese Contemporary Art
Invitational Exhibition, Espaço Arte Livre, Lisbon, Portugal
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2017
The 1st Chinese Overseas Artists Association Art Exhibition,
Beijing, China
The Third Aestithetics - Lotus Chen International Art Museum
Grand Opening Group Exhibition, 798 Art Zone, Beijing, China
Distinction - The International Artists Invitational Exhibition,
Guo Zhong Art Museum, Songzhuang, Beijing, China
2017 Hainan Expo Hainan International Contemporary Art
Exhibition, Hainan, China
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2016
2016 Exhibition of International Representational and Abstract Art, Jiujiang Art Museum, Jiangxi Province, China
Now - Contemporary Painting Exhibition, 798 Art Zone,
Beijing, China
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2013
Miao - Reconstruction - Suzhou Contemporary Art Exhibition 2013, Suzhou, China
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2012
Art-Frontier - Contemporary Art Invited Exhibition, Beijing, China
Announcement - Contemporary Art Group Exhibition, Beijing, China
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2011
Mountains Beyond Mountains, Beijing, China
Unexpected Issues, Beijing, China
Left is Right - Contemporary Art invited Exhibition, Beijing, China
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2010
Project infrasound Round II - Two Sides of the Same Coin,
Beijing, China
Group Exhibitions
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2009
Oriental Light - Korea Contemporary Art Interchange
Exhibition, Beijing, China, Seoul, Korea
Take One Only - Contemporary Group Art Exhibition, Beijing, China
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2008
Deep Respiration- Chinese Contemporary Art Group
Exhibition, Berlin, Germany
Peculiar - Contemporary Art Invited Exhibition, Beijing, China
Proceeding- Contemporary Group Art Exhibition, Beijing, China
Contemporary Art - Multiplex Illustration, Beijing, China
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2007
Chinese Contemporary Art 2007, Munich, Germany
Critical Line - Contemporary Art Group Exhibition, Beijing, China
Chinese Contemporary Art Circuit Exhibition, Beijing, China,
Singapore, Indonesia
Golden Avenue - Socialism Reform Associated Exhibition,
Beijing, China
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2006
Chinese Contemporary Art Document Exhibition, Beijing, China
Made in China Nikolaus Sonne Fine Arts, London, UK
The Twelve - The Avant Garde Tailoo Palace, Singapore
First Exhibition of Professional Artists, Hong Kong
Chinese Contemporary Art Painting Exhibition, New York, USA
"Sheng Sheng Man" Contemporary Art Associated Exhibition,
Beijing, China
Beijing Space Gallery Painting Associated Exhibition, Beijing, China
The First Contemporary Professional Art Painting
Associated Exhibition, Beijing, China
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2005
Chinese Pacific Oil Painting Auction in Fall, Beijing, China
You Ju Art Center Exhibition, Taiwan
"Cabinet" Contemporary Art Invited Exhibition, Beijing, China
Contemporary Art Exhibition of Asia, Korea
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2004
Intercourse Exhibition Between France and China, France
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2003
Chinese Contemporary Art Hundred Exhibition, Beijing, China
Chinese Vanguard Art Circuit Exhibition, Germany,
Switzerland, Spain
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2002
Invited Exhibition of Radisson Sashotel, Beijing, China
Invited Exhibition of Chinese Contemporary Art, Beijing, China
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1995
Art Fair of China, Beijing, China
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1990
Associated Exhibition in the Exhibit Bureau of Central College of Fine Arts, Beijing, China
