OUYANG JIANGHE 欧阳江河
BIOGRAPHY OUYANG JIANGHE 欧阳江河
b. 1956 in Luzhou, China; Lives and works in Beijing, China
Ouyang Jianghe, a nationally renowned poet and culture critic who lives in Beijing, was born in 1956 in Luzhou, Sichuan Province. His ancestral hometown is Hebei, China.
His works include over 200 poems, as well as articles on poetry and reviews of contemporary fine art, music, film, and drama. His published books include the poem collection Through the Glass of Words, the collection of poems and criticism Who Leave, Who Stay, the collection of reviews and essays Standing on the Side of Fiction, and the poem collection Tears of Things.
Ouyang’s poetry accentuates originality of thought and hybridity of language, emphasizing the connection between personal experience and public realities.
Ouyang has made broad and lasting influence among his peers, whereby he is recognized as one of the most important poets of China since the 1980s.
Form and Emptiness, 2025
Ink on xuan paper
13.5 x 50 in | 34.3 x 127 cm
Framed: 19.25 x 58 in | 48.9 x 147.3 cm
色空
13.5 x 53.25 in | 34.3 x 135.3 cm
Framed: 19.25 x 61.5 in | 48.9 x 156.2 cm
本我 The Original Self, 2025
Ink on xuan paper
古人秉燭夜遊
The ancients carried candles wandering by night, 2025
Ink on xuan paper
13.5 x 50 in | 34.29 x 127 cm
Framed: 19.25 x 58 in | 48.9 x 147.3 cm
Heaven holds its Grand Mandate, and man holds his Grand Mandate, 2025 Ink on xuan paper
16.5 x 15.5 in | 41.9 x 39.4 cm
Framed: 22.5 x 21.5 in | 57.2 x 54.6 cm