​“洪波：行走在水墨与青绿之间-洛杉矶站” 将于2025年1月20日，在洛杉矶艺站美术馆开展。

该展览为“传统大师 当代视野 - 2025洛杉矶艺术季” 活动之一，由洛杉矶艺站美术馆、ACCA画廊、加利福尼亚艺术学院、湛庐、洪波艺术工作室联合主办，是继国内巡回展（桂林站、天津站、深圳站）后，国外巡回展的第一站（洛杉矶站）。

洪波，立足中国画传统，熔古出新，以“用中国画画美国山水”的成功实践蜚声艺坛，自创“积色法”，用色墨交融的抽象语言表现当代精神，近年开始探索立足中国元素和东方意境的装置和拼贴，着意拓展中国画的表现张力和审美空间，是国际艺坛上备受瞩目的当代艺术家。

本次展览共展出洪波早年代表作及近年新作，作品形式涵盖绘画、装置和拼贴，立体呈现了一个当代艺术家思考与创作的轨迹，体现一个行走世界的华人艺术家对中华传统文化的哲思。

展览四大单元分别为：洪波的山水世界、物有物无、又见青绿、波·维踪系列。

洪波的山水世界——展品时间跨度长达48年，通过早年习作、古意山水、域外写生和近年创作的抽象山水，呈现洪波艺术风格演变轨迹，揭示洪波艺术探索路向。从《芥子园画传》里走出来的传统山水画家，到了美国之后，用创新皴法表现异域山水获得成功。洪波没有就此止步，之后数年开展泼墨泼彩山水的尝试，从丈二巨幅到盈尺小品，都能轻松驾驭，开创了新的泼彩范式，收获赞誉无数。此单元虽为传统中国画作品，却采用了当代艺术一种别开生面的呈现方式，必将给观众带来耳目一新的全新观感。

物有物无——展出洪波先生近两年创作的现代水墨作品，画家大尺度突破传统山水画技法的限制，用色墨交织的艺术语言，将自然山水印象转化为当代视觉体验，用独具特色的艺术语言，挥洒浓墨激情，作品集中反映洪波山水画创作的最新面貌，在色墨交融中表现若有若无的山川意蕴，于万千气象中寄托艺术家的家国情怀。

又见青绿——青绿还是那个青绿，又见则不同于初见，它是旧有图式的再造和升华，它是将传统审美元素置于现代场域，用新的媒介实验来激活传统，直指当下。画家试图用新的媒介实验来探索传统艺术的多种可能性，以全球视野重新审视东方审美的当代价值，用突破视觉经验的全新呈现完成跨界互鉴。

波· 维踪系列——和以往巡回展不同的值得一提的一点是，此次展览首次展出洪波布面油画作品，这是洪波从艺生涯里油画作品的第一次公开展示，具有里程碑意义。这批新作为美术评论家妙胜先生称之为“心灵维度的画布呈现”，学者美术评论家刘军平先生评论“洪波利用书法艺术中的线性观念与抽象艺术的非具象表达产生了共鸣，体现了“虚实相生”的美学理念”。洪波不断突破自我，开辟新境界，新作品让人眼前一亮，也刷新着观众的认知。作品以《波·维踪系列》命名，在颜色与笔触的交响中，能感觉到有纠缠、有冲撞、有撕扯、有勃发。洪波自陈，在创作这批作品时，面对画布没有明确的预设，而是通过颜色和笔触纪录当下的心迹，“画看到的，也画看不到的。”

“波·维踪”系列将东方艺术的精神融入西方的艺术体系，创造出独特的文化对话形式。将传统的水墨技法与现代抽象艺术的表达形式结合，利用水墨的线性和偶然性创造了具有东方美感的抽象作品。

作为一个游走在东西方文化之间的使者，一个深入中华传统文化又了解西方当代艺术的画家，一个有着强烈使命感和创造力的艺术家，洪波对于当下的现实有着敏锐的感知和思考。他主动放弃自己驾轻就熟的技法手段，进入一个陌生领域。在看似无迹可循的大跨度新变背后，遵循着一条清晰的内在逻辑：不断寻找东西方之间“不需要翻译”都能读懂的艺术语言，寻找与当下以及未来对话的方式。

2023-2024年间，“洪波：行走在水墨与青绿之间”国内巡回展，展览热度持续高涨，众多官方媒体及自媒体平台争相报道。展览受到了社会各界的广泛关注和好评，更获得了学界的肯定。期间，大型装置作品“又见青绿6号”参展北京798爱马思艺术中心的“承古开今-大师名迹展”，装置作品“又见青绿10号”参展南京六朝博物馆的“只此中国色·青”年度特展。拼贴作品“五行易观图”参展第十四届全国美展并在中国美术馆展出。部分参展作品，“五行易观图”，“又见青绿5号”，“日出远岫”，“朝阳散彩”等等多件作品被各美术馆博物馆收藏。

2025年国外巡回展的开启，必将延续这波关注度和热度，带给公众全新的观展体验和更丰富的审美愉悦。

据悉，展览将持续至2月10日。

WALKING BETWEEN INK AND BLUE-GREEN(TRAVELING EXHIBITION)

- Hong Bo Art Exhibition is being held at LA Art Station

“Hong Bo: Walking Between Ink and Blue-Green - Los Angeles Stop” will open on January 20, 2025, at LA Art Station in Los Angeles.

This exhibition is part of the “Traditional Masters Contemporary Visions in LA 2025” and is jointly hosted by the LA Art Station, ACCA Gallery, California Institute of the Arts, Zhanlu, and the Hong Bo Art Studio. It marks the first stop of the international tour following the tours at Guilin, Tianjin, Shenzhen in China.

Hong Bo, rooted in traditional Chinese painting, has gained fame in the art world with his innovative practice of “painting American landscapes with Chinese painting techniques.” He created the “Cumulative Color Technique,” using a fusion of color and ink to express contemporary spirit in abstract language. In recent years, he has explored installations and collages rooted in Chinese elements and Oriental aesthetics, aiming to expand the expressive tension and aesthetic space of Chinese painting. He is a contemporary artist of great international acclaim.

This exhibition showcases Hong Bo’s representative works from his early years and his recent creations, encompassing paintings, installations, and collages. It provides a comprehensive view of his artistic journey, reflecting a global Chinese artist’s philosophical reflections on traditional Chinese culture.

The exhibition is divided into four sections: Hong Bo’s World of Landscapes, Being and Non-being, Seeing Blue-Green Again, and Wave: Traces of Vibration Series.

Hong Bo’s World of Landscapes

Spanning 48 years, this section presents early studies, traditional landscapes, foreign sketches, and recent abstract landscapes, showcasing the evolution of Hong Bo’s artistic style and his exploratory path. From mastering traditional Chinese landscape painting to developing innovative texture strokes in depicting foreign landscapes, Hong Bo achieved remarkable success. His experiments with splashed-ink and splashed-color landscapes, from large-scale works to small pieces, established a new paradigm that won widespread acclaim. Although rooted in traditional Chinese painting, this section employs a contemporary presentation style, offering a refreshing new perspective for viewers.

Being and Non-Being

This section displays Hong Bo’s modern ink works from the past two years, where he boldly transcends traditional landscape painting techniques. Using a blend of ink and color, he transforms impressions of natural landscapes into contemporary visual experiences. The works vividly reflect the latest developments in his landscape painting, portraying the subtle essence of mountains and rivers through a unique artistic language that carries a deep sense of cultural nostalgia.

Seeing Blue-Green Again

“Verdant green remains verdant green, yet to revisit it is to experience it anew.” This section reimagines and elevates traditional aesthetic elements, situating them in a modern context through experimental media. Hong Bo seeks to explore the diverse possibilities of traditional art, re-examining the contemporary value of Eastern aesthetics with a global perspective. Through groundbreaking visual presentations, this section fosters cross-cultural dialogue and mutual inspiration.

Wave: Traces of Vibration Series

A highlight of this exhibition is the first-ever public display of Hong Bo’s oil paintings, a milestone in his career. Art critic Miao Sheng describes these works as “canvas manifestations of the soul’s dimensions,” while art scholar Liu Junping praises the resonance between Hong Bo’s calligraphic linearity and the abstract language of non-figurative art, reflecting the aesthetic concept of “interdependence of void and solid.” The “Wave & Trace” series integrates the spirit of Eastern art into Western artistic frameworks, creating a unique form of cultural dialogue.

Hong Bo describes his creative process as an uncharted exploration, using colors and brushstrokes to record his state of mind: “Painting what is seen and unseen.” This series combines traditional ink techniques with modern abstract art, merging linearity and spontaneity to create abstract works imbued with Eastern aesthetics.

Significance and Impact

As a cultural ambassador navigating between Eastern and Western traditions, Hong Bo is deeply rooted in Chinese culture while adeptly engaging with contemporary Western art. With a keen awareness of present realities, he continuously challenges himself, seeking to discover an artistic language that transcends cultural barriers and resonates universally.

From 2023 to 2024, the domestic tour of “Hong Bo: Walking Between Ink and Blue-Green” garnered widespread attention and praise. Major media outlets reported extensively on the exhibition, and the art world recognized its significance. Notable installations like Seeing Blue-Green Again No. 6 were featured in the “Inheriting the Past and Innovating the Future - Masterpieces Exhibition” at the 798 Arts Center in Beijing, while Seeing Blue-Green Again No. 10 was included in the annual special exhibition “Only This China Green” at the Six Dynasties Museum in Nanjing. Collage works like Five Elements Diagram were showcased at the 14th National Art Exhibition and displayed in the National Art Museum of China, with several works acquired by museums.

The international tour in 2025 is set to continue this momentum, offering audiences a fresh viewing experience and richer aesthetic enjoyment.

The exhibition will run until February 10, 2025.