Cao Dan

Dan Cao (曹 丹) (* 1960 in Wuhan, Hubei province ) is a contemporary Chinese painter.

Life

Cao Dan completed his art studies in 1982 at the Academy of Arts in Hubei Wuhan. Besides his work as a freelance artist, he is now working at his former training facility as an art professor. For some time, Cao Dan is working on a series called The Butterfly Effect. This title refers to the short story A Sound of Thunder ( 1952) by Ray Bradbury. The story is the fact that a butterfly flapping its wings, causes a number of major changes. Cao Dan projected this idea to the CONTEMPORARY change in the world economy and the sudden encountered resistance to the titling Made in China and the associations that cause this titling. In Chinese culture, the butterfly is seen as an analogy of the female consciousness. The series of Cao Dan Butterfly Effect shows women who are entering the male range of products. The artworks are painted in Cao Dan typical style for the flashy colors are characteristic.

Solo exhibitions (selection )

2008

  • "Butterfly File", University of the Arts Hubei, Wuhan, China
  • "Stroke! " Edward Pranger Oriental Art Gallery, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

Group exhibitions ( selection)

2008

  • " Contemporary Art Invitational Exhibition Wuhan 2008 ", University of the Arts Hubei, Wuhan, China

2007

  • " Forms of Concepts: The Reform of Concepts of Chinese Contemporary Art 1987-2007 - The New Generation and Bad Art ," 2007 " Wuhan 2nd Documentary Exhibition of Fine Arts", Wuhan, China
  • "The 8th China Art Festival. Fifty Anniversaries of Art Exhibition of Hubei Artists Association ", Wuhan, China
  • "3rd Academic Art Exhibition ", University of the Arts Hubei, Wuhan, China

1995

  • "Twenty Anniversaries ", International Art Exhibition, Nanjing, China

1994

  • "8th Hubei Art Exhibition ", Wuhan, China

1993

  • " 93 Chinese Oil Painting Biennial Exhibition", China Art Gallery, Beijing, China

1991

  • " Oil Painting Exhibition ", Wuhan, China

1989

  • ' China / Avant -garde Art Exhibition ", National Art Museum of China, Beijing
  • "Contemporary Art Exhibition of Five Chinese Artists", USA

1988

  • "Stroke Oil Painting Exhibition ", Wuhan, China

1987

  • " Hubei Youth Art Festival Exhibition", Beijing, China

1986

  • " Tribe. Tribe First Round Exhibition ", Wuhan, China

1985

  • " 6th China National Art Exhibition", Beijing, China
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