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It was in the spring of 2004 that I first came to know Xie Aige.
I was then working at the organizing committee of Shanghai Spring Art Saloon when a large- scale art exhibition entitled “spring” was organized by the Fashion Saloon of
Ms. Xie arrived at the art exhibition on the date of the opening ceremony. To my surprise, with a long-stemmed Chinese pipe in her hand, she stepped into the exhibition hall hurriedly and put that pipe on the hand of her art works. It turned out that the long-stemmed Chinese pipe was an indispensable part of her works, which has left an unforgettable impression on my mind. Ms. Xie played an active role in almost all group exhibitions planned by me from 2004 to 2005. Her distinctive art works and remarkable style definitely enriched art materials and enhanced artistic appreciation of art shows. Her works on display include such works as a touching moment in early spring, spring tropic and waking up time, etc.
The art exhibition entitled I have a date with spring has been known as a benchmark in my career as an art show planner. The term “Contemporary art in
The years from 2006 to 2008 witnessed tremendous and turbulent changes in terms of artists and development of artistic community in
I am not aware when Ms. Xie started to create sculpture. But I am sure the works named “Taiji” are of significant importance in her works. I am of the view that there is much extensive knowledge and profound understanding behind her “Taiji” works. Known as a complicated, mysterious and everlasting subject evolving from the time immemorial, Taiji might represent the most essential and profound concept of ancient oriental culture, which interprets the eternal cycle of birth of all creatures and lives on the earth and has a direct bearing on the knowledge from the Book of Changes. According to YiJing Etymology, Yi consists of Taiji, which gives birth to the two appearances, and the two appearances give birth to the four images which in turn lead to development of the BaGua. What do two appearances mean? In a word, they are composed of Yin and Yang, two types of vital energy, which are used to explain the unfolding implications of the universe and all phenomena within, and they can hardly be changed by any human beings in the world.
How could we explain and interpret such in-depth and profound knowledge and principles? Profound as the knowledge sounds, we still have to impart and pass it on to future generations in a relatively simple and easy manner. Therefore, Taij