展览 EXHIBITION | 鲁本·福恩特斯 Rubén FUENTES「时间简史」
Rubén FUENTES
鲁本·福恩特斯：时间简史
2023.09.22 - 2023.10.28
DUMONTEIL Shanghai is pleased to present "A Brief History of Time", the solo exhibition of Cuban artist Rubén Fuentes. The show features the artist’s recent pictorial creations inspired by Stephen Hawking's eponymous book. These works, combining acrylic, oil and traditional ink techniques, depict the origin of life through unique natural landscapes while demonstrating his long-term exploration and reflection as a defender of ecology.
No doubt, trees play a predominant part in Fuentes’s work, echoing his longstanding interest in Ecology. This passion even led him to the discovery of Daoism and Chinese landscape paintings, both of which convey deep reverence for nature — a distinguishing feature retained in his work. After six years of intensive training and numerous copies made from Chinese and Japanese traditional painting masterpieces, the artist managed to integrate the oriental painting techniques into his creativity.
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It would not be a surprise to find that we, humans, are reduced to our original state of insignificance — tiny and invisible among dense forests, high mountains and rolling hills. In his work "Polyptych of the Non-human Epic", the artist depicts a post-human landscape in the form of a long calligraphy scroll, with only a scattering of discarded machinery suggesting the presence of human beings in the past. When some figures can be spotted in the works, they are juxtaposed with animals and trees with no hierarchy. For example, in the “Assembly”, the artist fantasizes a congregation of different species summoned by Earth on a path in the form of neural networks to discuss the current environmental crisis.
With the frequent natural disasters and the dropping of biodiversity, we are more than ever aware of the artist’s concern about this planet. In "A Brief History of Time IV", Fuentes pointed out how human-related climate change has affected the regulation of the seasons and, ultimately, our own survival through his evocation of the summer season in Spain: large expanses of dry grasses moved by the wind. Among these plants are rice, oats, barley, rye and wheat. They support the continuation of many civilisations on earth. Currently, with the great drought that plagues many ecosystems due to the breakdown of the water cycle, crops are at high risk.
在揭露这些令人叹息的真相的同时，艺术家在《迸发》这一结合了细致笔触和泼墨技法的系列中为我们留下了一丝光明，通过这些作品，我们看到了孕育生命的巨大能量，正是这股力量最终形成了大自然奇妙的多样性。当墨迹随着我们的观感在空白的画布上延伸，希望和新的可能亦随之出现……
Beyond these gloomy facts about our planet, the artist also leaves a silver lining for us in the series of “Irruption”, which combines detailed brushwork with a splash of ink. Through these works of Zen moment rises the immense energy that nurtures life and eventually leads to the marvellous diversity of nature. As the ink marks stretch across the blank canvas with our perception, hope and new possibilities emerge.
Artwork Photo ©Alain Nahum, ©Rubén Fuentes
杜梦堂(上海)此次鲁本·福恩特斯个展「时间简史」的开幕酒会定于9月21日(周四)晚间5时至8时举办。欢迎大家关注这次展览。
The opening reception of Rubén Fuentes's solo exhibition A Brief History of Time at DUMONTEIL Shanghai is scheduled for Thursday, September 21st from 5 pm to 8 pm. You are more than welcome to visit this exhibition.
关于艺术家
鲁本·福恩特斯（Rubén FUENTES，1980年出生）是一位以绘画为主要创作媒介的古巴艺术家。他本科毕业于古巴哈瓦那高等艺术学院（Instituto Superior de Arte），后获得西班牙瓦伦西亚理工大学（Universitat Politècnica de València）的硕士与博士文凭。他曾在西班牙长居，现今在巴黎工作生活。
Rubén FUENTES (b.1980) is a Cuban artist who works primarily in the medium of painting. He now lives and works in Paris after his long residence in Spain. Before receiving his Master’s degree and Ph.D. from the Valencia Polytechnic University (UPV), Rubén FUENTES graduated from the Fine Arts Institute of Havana (ISA).
With his powerful and unique style recognized in France and abroad, Rubén FUENTES is an artist with glamorous talent. His works are featured in multiple public collections, such as the le Musée de la Chasse et de la Nature in Paris, the Confucius Institute as well as public institutions in the USA, Cuba, Switzerland, and Spain.
Since 2004, he has participated in numerous collective or solo exhibitions in France, Spain, Switzerland, Cuba, the UK, China and the USA. He has been collaborating with Galerie DUMONTEIL since 2016.
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