"Augustina Droze：异兽灵囿·遊园戏梦"即将亮相京一原绘画廊

Augustina Droze

艺术家

Augustina Droze （奥古斯蒂娜·德罗泽）是一位现居北京的美国艺术家与学者，拥有着深厚的艺术学术背景。她的创作将西方的洛可可美学与东方的传统图案（如中国十二生肖、热带生物等）巧妙结合。常以昆虫、鸟类等自然元素为主角，探讨生命轮回与生态环境的脆弱平衡。同时作为知名的公共艺术专家，她的壁画作品遍布在全球多地（如美国、印度）留下了地标性的大型公共壁画作品。且近年来深耕于家庭艺术共创研究，是一位在国际当代艺术、公共空间创作及艺术教育领域均有卓越建树的女性跨文化创作者。

Augustina Droze is a senior American artist and scholar currently residing in Beijing, with a profound academic background in art. Her artistic creations ingeniously combine Western Rococo aesthetics with traditional Eastern patterns, such as the Chinese zodiac and tropical creatures. She often takes natural elements including insects and birds as the protagonists in her works, exploring the cycle of life and the fragile balance of the ecological environment. As a renowned expert in public art, her mural works can be found across the globe, including in the United States and India, where she has created landmark large-scale public murals. In recent years, she has also devoted herself to research on family art co-creation, establishing herself as an outstanding female cross-cultural creator with remarkable achievements in the fields of international contemporary art, public space creation, and art education.

最新展览： 异兽灵囿·遊园戏梦

开幕时间：2026年4月18日14：00

当异乡的目光邂逅东方的烟火，当微观的生灵跃入奇幻的梦境，一场跨越文化、穿透时光的艺术漫游，在⌈Menagerie 异兽灵囿·遊园戏梦⌉下悄然启幕。这里是艺术家Augustina Droze的精神花园，她以画笔为钥匙，为我们打开了一个兼具东西方诗意与个人哲思的奇幻世界——既有西方魔幻现实主义的浪漫，又有东方美学的温润内敛；既有异兽灵禽的灵动鲜活，又有生命成长的厚重沉淀。

Augustina Droze的作品，总会让人想起《少年派的奇幻漂流》，同样以生灵为舟、以梦境为海，却少了几分漂泊的孤寂，多了一抹东方的温柔与绚烂，像是一场不必历经风浪，只管沉醉其中的奇幻游园。

When the gaze of a stranger meets the warmth of Eastern daily life, and tiny creatures leap into a fantasy dreamscape, an artistic journey spanning cultures and time quietly unfolds under the theme of "Menagerie: A Dreamy Wander in the Garden of Mythical Beasts". This is the spiritual garden of artist Augustina Droze, who uses her paintbrush as a key to unlock a magical world that blends Eastern and Western poetry with personal philosophy — a world that embodies the romance of Western magical realism, the warmth and restraint of Eastern aesthetics, the vitality of mythical beasts and spiritual birds, and the profound weight of life's growth.

The works of Augustina Droze always remind people of *Life of Pi*. Like the film, they take living creatures as a boat and dreams as the sea, yet with less loneliness of wandering and more touch of Oriental tenderness and splendor, as if it were a fantastical garden tour where one need not brave storms but simply indulge in the enchantment.

“Menagerie”，意为兽群、奇珍异兽的聚集地，而“异兽灵囿·遊园戏梦”，则为这份西方语境注入了东方的诗意与禅意。“灵囿”自古便是华夏大地上供生灵栖息、充满灵气的苑囿，是自然与灵性的共生之地；“遊园”是姿态，是艺术家以松弛的心境，在现实与梦境中穿梭，在文化与自然中徜徉；“戏梦”是内核，是艺术创作中那份不受束缚的想象力，是将生活的细碎与生命的思考，化作一场浪漫而深刻的梦境推演。这场展览，便是Augustina Droze为我们打造的一座专属灵囿，邀请每一位观者，一同踏入她的艺术之梦，与异兽为友，与草木共生，与时光对话。

"Menagerie" refers to a collection of exotic or mythical beasts, while the Chinese title "A Dreamy Wander in the Garden of Mythical Beasts" infuses this Western concept with Eastern poetry and zen. Since ancient times, "Ling You" (the Garden of Mythical Beasts) has been a spiritual sanctuary on Chinese soil, a place where all living creatures dwell in harmony with nature and spirituality. "You Yuan" (Wandering the Garden) is an attitude — the artist moves freely between reality and dreams, wandering through culture and nature with a relaxed mind. "Xi Meng" (Playing in Dreams) is the core — the unrestrained imagination in artistic creation, transforming the trivialities of life and reflections on existence into a romantic and profound dream narrative. This exhibition is a private "Ling You" crafted by Augustina, inviting every viewer to step into her artistic dream, befriend mythical beasts, coexist with plants, and converse with time.

在这里，没有边界，没有隔阂——东方与西方在此相遇，现实与幻想在此交织，生命与艺术在此共生。每一幅作品，都是Augustina Droze的一场心灵独白；每一次凝视，都是观者与艺术家的一次灵魂对话。当你踏入这片“异兽灵囿”，便会发现，这场“遊园戏梦”，不仅是一场艺术的视觉盛宴，更是一次关于热爱、关于成长、关于文化交融的心灵漫游。

Here, there are no boundaries or barriers — East and West converge, reality and fantasy interweave, and life and art coexist. Every painting is a soulful monologue by Augustina; every gaze is a spiritual dialogue between the viewer and the artist. When you step into this "Garden of Mythical Beasts", you will discover that this "dreamy wander" is not only a visual feast of art but also a spiritual journey about love, growth, and cultural integration.

Gilded
Oil on Canvas
80×80cm
2025

我们邀请您，放下喧嚣，褪去浮躁，走进Augustina Droze的艺术世界，在异兽灵禽的陪伴下，在色彩与光影的交织中，遊走于梦境与现实之间，感受艺术的魔力，读懂每一笔色彩背后的深情。

We invite you to let go of the hustle and bustle, shed your restlessness, and step into Augustina Droze's artistic world. Accompanied by mythical beasts and spiritual birds, amidst the interplay of colors and light, wander between dreams and reality, feel the magic of art, and understand the deep affection behind every brushstroke.

展览时间：2026年4月18日-2026年6月14日

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