Introduction
The Private Museum is proud to present Hong Zhu An: Pure Heart – A Bali Purnati Foundation Artist Residency by internationally-renowned Singaporean artist, Hong Zhu An. The exhibition features a selection of 15 new works from a series inspired by Hong’s recent Artist Residency in Bali at the Yayasan Bali Purnati | The Bali Purnati Centre For The Arts. This residency marks his second and most significant visit to Bali since his first trip more than 10 years ago. Through this residency, Hong immersed in the tranquil nature and travelled through the rich textures of landscapes with road trips and site visits around the Northern, Southern and Eastern Bali.
Hong’s stay at the Bali Purnati – translated as Pure Heart, was a journey of self-awareness and introspection that led him to create this new series of inward and outward journey of Bali. The highlights of this exhibition are inspired by site visits to see Kokokan birds (herons) at Petulu Village, water palace at Taman Tirta Gangga, lotus ponds at Taman Saraswati Temple, cliffs at Uluwatu, walls on rock-cut shrines at Gunang Kawi, historical villages at Tenganan Village and temples such as Pura Besakih. This new body of works give insights to Hong’s experience in Bali that left an impact on him.
Artist
Artist Bio
Hong Zhu An (b. 1955, Shanghai, China)
Hong Zhu An is a Singapore-based artist originally from Shanghai, China. Hong has a background in both traditional Chinese and Western art forms. Having begun his artistic endeavours in Shanghai, China, Hong went on to further pursue his profession as a full time artist in Sydney, Australia (1989-1993) and then Singapore (1993-present). His accolades include the ‘UOB Painting of the Year Award’ (1994) and ‘The Best 100, The National Ink Painting Competition, China’ (1988). Hong’s works are also part of collections of major institutions such as the Asian Art Museum of San Francisco, Princeton University Art Museum, and Singapore Art Museum.
| EDUCATION | |
| 1998-2001 | Ph.D. in Research Fine Art, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore |
| 1997 | Master of Arts, Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology, Australia. At LaSalle-SIA College of the Arts, Singapore |
| 1989-1993 | Full-time Artist in Sydney, Australia |
| 1982-1983 | Studied under Professor Huang Wei Yi in the Sichuan Art Academy, China |
| 1976-1989 | Assistant Lecturer at the Shanghai Art & Craft Institute, China |
| 1973-1976 | Trained at the Shanghai Art & Craft Institute, China. Studied under famous art scholar Wang Zidou |
| SOLO | EXHIBITIONS |
| 2015 | Hong Zhu An: Pure Heart – A Bali Purnati Foundation Artist Residency |
| 2014 | Line: 1994 – 2014, Singapore Art Fair, Ode To Art |
| 2013 | The Limitless Void, The Private Museum, Singapore |
| 2012 | Hong Zhu An: Ascetic Serenity, Singapore Tyler Print Institute, Singapore |
| 2011 | Hong Zhu An, Ode To Art, Singapore |
| 2009 | Hong Zhu An: Intrepid Heart, Naked Soul, Valentine Willie Fine Art, Singapore |
| 2008 | Reflections on a Long Journey, Plum Blossoms Gallery, Hong Kong |
| 2006 | A Deep Breath of Life, Art 2 Gallery, Singapore |
| New Exuberance, Plum Blossoms Gallery, Hong Kong | |
| Ten Years of Painting (1996 – 2006), Paintings for Sale by Silent Auction,
YADDO Art, Windsor Ballroom, The Goodwood Park Hotel, Singapore |
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| 2005 | New Directions, Plum Blossoms Gallery, Hong Kong |
| Bali Escapade –Recent Paintings by Hong Zhu An, iPreciation Pte Ltd, Singapore | |
| 2004 | Going Forward, Plum Blossoms Gallery, New York, USA |
| 2003 | A Long Journey, Plum Blossoms Gallery, Hong Kong |
| Fluid Transitions, The Esplanade, Singapore | |
| 2002 | Ancient Hues, Plum Blossoms Gallery, New York, USA |
| Ancient Hues, Featherstone Center for the Arts, Massachusetts, USA | |
| 2001 | The Color of Memory, Plum Blossoms Gallery, New York, USA |
| Field of Virtue, Plum Blossoms Gallery, Singapore | |
| Field of Virtue, Plum Blossoms Gallery, Hong Kong | |
| 1997 | RMIT Master of Arts Graduate Exhibition, LaSalle Gallery, LaSalle-SIA College of The Arts, Singapore |
| 1996 | The Essence of Art, Art Forum, Singapore |
| UOB The Painting of the Year Winners Exhibition, UOB Plaza, Singapore | |
| East – West: Abstraction Meets Calligraphy, The Substation, Singapore | |
| 1987 | Hong Zhu An – Exhibition, National Art Museum Shanghai, China |
| SELECTED | GROUP EXHIBITIONS |
| 2006 | The 5th International Ink Painting Biennial of Shenzhen, Shenzhen, China |
| 2005 | The Second Beijing International Art Biennale, Beijing, China |
| 2004 | Do a Book: Asian Artists Summer Project, Plum Blossoms Gallery, New York, USA |
| Double Surface – Hong Zhu An & Takayo Seto, Plum Blossom Gallery, New York, USA | |
| The International Asian Art Fair, New York, USA, organized by Plum Blossoms Gallery, New York, USA | |
| 2003 | The International Asian Art Fair, New York, USA, organized by Plum Blossoms Gallery, New York, USA |
| 2002 | The Singapore Art, Plum Blossoms Gallery, New York, USA |
| The International Asian Art Fair, New York, USA, organized by Plum Blossoms Gallery, Hong Kong | |
| 2000 | The International Asian Art Fair, New York, USA, organized by Plum Blossoms Gallery, Hong Kong |
| Melbourne Art Fair 2000, Australia, organized by Art Forum, Singapore | |
| 1999 | The International Asian Art Fair, New York, USA, organized by Art Forum, Singapore |
| Beyond Tradition – Art of the New Migrant Chinese, Earl Lu Gallery, LaSalle-SIA College of the Arts, Singapore |
| AWARDS | |
| 1994 | UOB Painting of the Year Grand Award, Singapore |
| 1988 | The Best 100, The National Ink Painting Competition, China |
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