MALEONN 马良
Maleonn (Ma Liang) Lives and works in Shanghai, China 1972 Born in Shanghai 1984-1995 Shanghai Huashan Art School Attached High School to Fine Art College of Shanghai University Graduated from Fine Art College of Shanghai University, Major in Graphic Design
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Selected Institutional Exhibitions: 2015 “Grain to Pixel-A Story of Photography in China”, Shanghai Center of Photography, Shanghai 2015 Changjiang International Photography & Video Biennale, Changjiang Museum Chongqin 2015 “Harmony and Transition-Reflecting Chinese landscapes”, Museum Marta Herford, Bielefeld, Germany 2015 Fotografica Bogota, National Museum of Photography of Colombia, Bogota, Colombia 2013 “The birdy”, GuoJi Dan Wei Art Center, Guangzhou, China 2015 “Impermanence is often”, Museum Angerlehner, Wels, Austria 2014 “Contemporary photography in China 2009-2014”, Minsheng Art Museum, Shanghai, China
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“Portrait of the times- 30 years of Chinese Contemporary Art”, Power station of Art Museum, Shanghai, “Rising Dragon: Contemporary Chinese Photography”, San Jose Museum of Art, California, USA “White on white”, Museum of Fine Arts, Valencia University, Spain “Mechanism of forgetting”, Huelva Museum, Spain The 4th Duolun Young Artists Exhibition, Shanghai Duolun MOMA, China “Rehearsal”, Shanghai Biennale, Shanghai, China “Nature of China – Contemporary Art Documenta”, True Color Musuem, Suzhou, China “Reshaping History : China from 2000 to 2009”, Today Museum, Beijing, China “Chinese Contemporary Photography”, Fremantle Arts Centre, Australia “Reversed Images”, Museum of Contemporary Photography, Chicago, USA “Theatre – Shanghai Metropolitan Photography”, Liu Hai Su Museum, Shanghai, China
Maleonn was born in Shanghai in1972. He graduated from the Fine Art College of Shanghai University with a major in graphic design. He currently lives in Shanghai. Maleonn creates spectacular staged works that delve into the surreal. His work encompasses many themes but in all his work there is the feeling that Maleonn is a magician conjuring up visions of his imagination. Some works reference childhood memory, lost hopes and dreams and the symbolism of traditional Chinese arts. Maleonn has been influenced by his family’s background in traditional performing arts. His father is the director of Beijing Opera and his mother an actress. All areas of the arts were considered important in Maleonn’s education and he
was interested in painting at an early age. After completing his training in design at university, Maleonn worked as a director of video clips. During this time he perfected his stagecraft and dreamed of becoming a film director. Even though his dream has never been realised, Maleonn’s work has cinematographic qualities. His works are narrative and require some form of staged setting with props, actors and costumes. Unlike film, the audience is invited to view each frame at their own pace in order to fathom the complexity of the scene. Maleonn uses detail and layering of imagery to construct meaning. Maleonn states: “Art is mirrors and windows: you see yourself in it, and you see yourself in relation to the outside world.”
LAST TANGO IN SHANGHAI NO.4 90cmX60cm 2009 Ed. / 8
LAST TANGO IN SHANGHAI NO.9 90cmX60cm 2009 Ed. / 8
AMBER NO.5 90cmX60cm 2008 Ed. / 15
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POSTMAN NO.1 90cmX60cm 2008 Ed. / 15
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DAYS ON THE COTTON CANDY NO.1 90cmX60cm 2006 Ed. / 15
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BOOK OF TABOO NO.10 90cmX60cm 2006 Ed. / 15
BOOK OF TABOO NO.1 90cmX60cm 2006 Ed. / 15
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MY CIRCUS NO.10 90cmX60cm 2006 Ed. / 10
BOOK OF TABOO NO.8 90cmX60cm 2006 Ed. / 15
DÉJÀ VU NO.2 90cmX60cm 2005 Ed. / 15
SHANGHAI BOYS NO.10 90cmX60cm 2005 Ed. / 15
UNFORGIVABLE CHILDREN NO.5 90cmX60cm 2005 Ed. / 15
DÉJÀ VU NO.9 90cmX60cm 2005 Ed. / 15
FANTASY OF IMPROBABLE NO.1 40x26cm 2011 Ed. / 8
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MALEONN 马良