Title: Boundless Realm—Cross-Disciplinary Art Dialogue

Speaker: Kang Lei

Time: Thursday, October 23, 14:00–16:00 (Entry at 13:30, half an hour in advance)

Venue: Lecture Hall 1, Library of Shahe Campus

Hosted by: Beihang University

Organized by:

Publicity Department of the CPC Beihang University Committee

School of New Media Art and Design

Aesthetic Education Center

Registration: Students may register via the Boya platform.

Abstract:

Is a boundary the beginning of creation, or its end? When artists step into realms such as technology, philosophy, and society with their unique sensibilities and ways of thinking, what sparks will fly?

This lecture will explore the cross-disciplinary works of several artists, aiming to uncover the roots of their creative thinking. It will investigate how crossing boundaries enriches their artistic language in turn and even reshapes the dimensions through which they perceive the world. This is not merely a sharing of methods, but a dialogue about how art and other disciplines challenge and nourish one another.

About the Speaker:

Kang Lei, Deputy Director of the Creation and Research Planning Division, China National Academy of Painting; National First-Class Artist; Member of the Printmaking Art Committee, China National Academy of Painting; Deputy Secretary-General of the Chinese Painting Art Committee, Beijing Artists Association.

Her main awards include:

Bronze Award, The 14th National Exhibition of Fine Arts;

Outstanding Award, The 4th and 5th National Youth Fine Arts Works Exhibition;

Collection Award, 2023 Art Exhibition in Nanjing China.

Her works have been featured in the 13th and 14th National Exhibitions of Fine Arts, and the 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, and 7th National Youth Fine Arts Works Exhibition.

She has held solo exhibitions include Toddling: A Three-Year-Old's Diary and The Boundless City. Her works are collected by the National Art Museum of China, Zhejiang Art Museum, Jiangsu Art Museum, Anhui Art Museum, Sichuan Art Museum, and among others.