展览|重生《生命的循环与意义》中外艺术家联展

Exhibition |《Rebirth: The Cycle and Meaning of Life》Joint Exhibition of Chinese and Foreign Artists

2025年4月20日下午2：00，“重生《生命的循环与意义》”将于北京傲云·渐空间盛大开幕。本次展览以“重生”为主题，邀请来自苏格兰的艺术家Joseph Stewart及夫人艺术家罗涛女士和中国青年艺术家张琳通过水彩、水墨、雕塑和艺术装置等不同的表达形式，共同探讨生命循环的奥秘，以及人类与自然、思想与文化的深层链接。

On April 20, 2025, at 2:00 PM, exhibition《Rebirth: The Cycle and Meaning of Life》will be grandly unveiled at Aoyun Jian Space, Beijing. Centered on the theme of "Rebirth", this exhibition brings together Scottish artist Joseph Stewart, his wife and artist Ms. Luo Tao, and emerging Chinese artist Zhang Lin. Through diverse mediums—including watercolor, ink painting, sculpture, and art installations—their works collectively explore the mysteries of life’s cyclical nature and delve into the profound connections between humanity and nature, as well as the interplay of thought and culture.

Joseph Stewart

戟龙墙绘（Stryracosaurus Wall），水彩(Watercolor on paper)

73 x 108 cm，2023

Joseph Stewart

画一条眼镜蛇（To Paint a Cobra），水彩（Watercolor on Paper）

73 x 55 cm，2023

Joseph Stewart

鳄鱼（Crocodilians），水彩（Watercolor on Paper）

73 x 55 cm，2023

水彩

罗涛 (luo tao)

丹尼与蛇（Danny and snake），雕塑（Sculpture）

2025

张琳（字明理）【Zhanglin （Mingli）】

福运蛇年，好事连连（The Year of the Snake brings many good fortunes）

国画（Chinese painting），33*66cm，2025

张琳（字明理）【Zhanglin （Mingli）】

故人来（An old friend is coming over）

国画（Chinese painting），33*66cm，2025

张琳（字明理）【Zhanglin （Mingli）】

问禅（Zen in Cicada's Chanting）

国画（Chinese painting），33*66cm，2025

《重生：生命的循环与意义》序言

生命，是一场永恒的循环，也是一次次重生的旅程。从恐龙时代的远古回响，蜥蜴皮肤再生的生命蜕变，到壁虎断尾求生的决绝，青蛙冬眠苏醒的焕然新生；从破茧成蝶的刹那绚烂，到夏蝉蛰伏十七载的执着鸣唱——生命的韧性在时间长河中不断显现。本次展览以“重生”为主题，邀请来自苏格兰和中国的艺术家们，以及一位充满想象力的孩子，通过水彩、水墨、雕塑和艺术装置，共同探讨生命循环的奥秘，以及人类与自然、思想与文化的深层链接。

在这场艺术与哲思交织的展览中，艺术家们以多元的创作语言，诠释着生命的双重维度：既有血肉之躯的顽强再生，亦有精神世界的涅槃重塑。他们以文化基因中的独特智慧，构建起跨越时空的对话。苏格兰创作者擅长以理性解剖重生：用细致的显微镜下的真实的皮肤展现其强有力的修复生命力，以及通过画笔或雕塑表达人类与万物生灵的关系，世间万物皆有灵，敬畏自然，共筑和谐的心声。

而中国艺术家则从“天人合一”的古老哲思出发，在她笔下，蛇不再是冰冷的自然生灵，而是被赋予了人类的思想与情感，成为传递人生哲理的载体。水墨的浓淡干湿之间，一条灵蛇或挥毫泼墨，或举杯畅饮，象征着智慧与文化的传承，演绎着洒脱与豁达的人生；壁虎、蝉、蝴蝶、青蛙等各种生灵在她的笔下都赋予更多的生活禅，通过拟人化的手法，映射人类的社会、思想与情感，表达了生命意义的多元与深邃。

所谓“重生”，既是生命个体的宿命轮回，更是文明在碰撞中孕育的崭新可能。当水墨的“留白”遇见水彩的“叠染”，当雕塑的冷峻拥抱玻璃的晶莹，我们得以窥见：个体生命的创伤愈合与文明脉络的延续传承，本质上皆是向死而生的艺术。展览中的每件作品都是一面棱镜，将“重生”这一永恒命题折射出万千光华。

此刻，请允许这些作品成为渡你过河的舟楫。在恐龙的骨骼与数码像素的交响中，在宣纸纤维与笔触摩擦的共振里，你会发现：重生从来不是简单的重复，而是生命以更丰饶的姿态，在毁灭的灰烬中，完成对永恒的深情注释。

《Rebirth: The Cycle and Meaning of Life》Preface

Life is a cycle—a journey of constant rebirth. From dinosaurs roaming ancient lands to lizards regrowing their skin, from geckos losing tails to survive to frogs waking from winter sleep, from butterflies breaking free from cocoons to cicadas singing after seventeen years underground, life finds a way. This exhibition, centered on the theme of Rebirth, brings together artists from Scotland and China to explore how life renews itself. Through watercolors, ink paintings, sculptures, and installations, they reveal the deep ties between humans, nature, and culture.

Here, art meets philosophy. The artists show two sides of rebirth: the body’s power to heal and the mind’s power to grow. Their dialogues transcend time and space with unique wisdom. Scottish artists focus on science and detail. They zoom in on skin’s healing magic and sculpt connections between people and nature, whispering, "Everything has a soul—respect the nature."

Chinese artists paint with ancient philosophy of "harmony between heaven and humanity." Snakes are not merely animals; they are symbols of human wisdom and emotion. In ink washes, a snake might dance with a brush or toast with a wine cup, celebrating life’s freedom. Geckos, cicadas, butterflies, and frogs teach Zen in life, mirroring human joys and struggles, showing how complex yet beautiful life is.

Rebirth is to live again, for cultures to learn from each other. When Chinese ink’s empty spaces blend with watercolor’s layers, when stone sculptures meet glass’s glow, we see that life forces and cultural succession are both acts of rebirth. Every artwork here is a window into rebirth’s many colors.

Let these pieces guide you. Between dinosaur bones and digital glows, in the whisper of rice paper and brushstrokes, you may feel that rebirth is not repeating the past. It is life rising from ashes, stronger and more radiant than before.