Artcart: Meet the Artist
Saturday 6 Nov, 2pm—3.30pm
Ages 3+
NGV International
The contemporary Chinese artist Zhang Xiaogang, who has a solo exhibition: Zhang Xiaogang: The Records at NGV from 1 November to 3 January, will come to spent sometime with our young audience.
Zhang was born in 1958 in China. When he was studying in Sichuan Institute of Fine Arts, he found inspiration in the works of Van Gogh and Millet. In 1995, Zhang Xiaogang’s representative work: Big Family series was exhibited in 46th Venice Biennale, which set a milestone in his career. Zhang’s work can be found in the famous Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York; National Gallery of Australia; Queensland Art Gallery; San Francisco Museum of Modern Art; etc.
Zhang’s paintings, many of which were drawn from formal family portraits, represent both the individual and the faceless masses of China at once. Meet Zhang Xiaogang, find out more about his thoughts in his art, and create unique, abstract art with him.
Cost Free
Venue Foyer, Level 3
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Workshop: Family Portrait
Sunday 7 Nov, 10.30am-3.30pm
Ages 5-15
NGV International
Spend a day of discovery and art making, inspired by the paintings of Zhang Xiaogang with NGV’s own artists. Enlightened by family photos from the Cultural Revolution period, as well as the European tradition of surrealism, Zhang Xiaogang’s paintings engage with the notion of identity within the Chinese culture of collectivism. Basing his work around the concept of “family”—- immediate, extended, and societal—- Xiaogang’s portraits depict an endless genealogy of imagined forebears, each similar and distinguished by a little difference.
Create drawings and paintings of your family members, express your understanding of bloodline, based on what ever material you may like, such as canvas, rice paper, ceramic board, plastic board. And you can choose whatever tools, even with pipes, spoons, etc. Fully supervised. Bring your own lunch.
Cost $50/$45 NGV Member
(includes exhibition entry)
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Film: Sunflower
(2005, 130min, G)
Saturday 21, Nov, 10.30am
NGV International
Directed by Chinese director Zhang Yang, with Zhang Xiaogang’s paintings on its posters and all through the movie, Sunflower is said to be a documentary of Zhang Yang, or Zhang Xiaogang.
Set in Mao’s China, Sunflower tells a unique, thoughtful and touching story happened between a father and his son during 1967 to 2000. It also shows, by the way, a multi-faced context of modern China.
Sunflower won the Best Director at Silver Shell and Best Photographer at Jury Award in 2006.
Cost Free
Venue Clemenger BBDO
Auditorium, NGV International
Art Classes
Ages 3+
NGV Australia
Soft Pottery & Perfumed Soap DIY
NGV aims to cultivate children’s creativity, imagination as well as hands-on ability. The NGV collection of pottery can be visited as inspiration. Over six sessions, NGV will offer lectures on art history for children while they visit select original works and exhibitions. During each session, children are fully under guidance of experienced art educators. Children in this program will respond by creating several pieces of soft pottery works or soaps. On completion, each young artist can take home a personalized folio of art works based on their works.
Soft Pottery DIY
Monday 30 Nov—Friday 4 Dec
10.30am-12noon
Cost $100/$90 NGV Member
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NGV Australia
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Perfumed Soap DIY
Monday 7 Dec—Friday 11 Dec
10.30am—12noon
Cost $110/$100 NGV Member
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NGV Australia
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