Drunk in Dreams 醉與夢: Lin Jinfu Solo Exhibition 林金福個展

Yan Gallery is thrilled to announce its forthcoming exhibition, entitled ‘Drunk in Dreams’, a collection of around some 30 delicate nude paintings by the Chinese artist Lin Jinfu (Jeff Lin).

Lin Jinfu was born in Longyan of Fujian Province in 1978. He graduated from Department of Sculpture of Fujian School of Fine Arts in 1999 and was admitted into Department of Sculpture of Academy of Arts, Tsinghua University in 2002 with the second highest scores for the major. In 2003, he transferred to Department of Oil Painting with the highest scores in the major in his class, following renowned artists Mr. Chen Danqing and Mr. Xin Dongwang. He has received scholarship of Friend of Tsinghua University for three consecutive years. He graduated from Department of Oil Painting, Tsinghua University in 2006. 

After four years of exploration, Lin eventually found the most suitable approaches

for him to express himself. He has started to take up the realistic and classical style in his drawings since 2010. With influence from his sculpture studies in his early years, Lin’s works are solid in structure with complete and rigorous composition.

Lin has long been interested in human bodies and facial expression. He believes human is the most beautiful image in nature and an everlasting theme for art creation. His works present pure beauty that combines features of both males and females, surpassing differences between the sexes, while it is also a breakthrough of Chinese tradition. Lin shows his special fondness for male bodies and often chooses strong and handsome models as his drawing subjects. In his drawings, their gesture languages seem to be telling you something and simultaneously suppressing some other things. Behind the movements of flesh bodies, gloomy vitality is slightly demonstrated.

The artist will be present at the opening on 30 August, 2018.

一畫廊即將舉行「醉與夢」林金福香港一畫廊展，屆時將展出約30多幅精美的人體油畫作品。

林金福1978年出生於福建龍巖。1999年畢業於福建工藝美術學校雕塑系。2002年以本專業第二考入清華大學美術學院雕塑系。2003年以全班專業第一的專業成績轉到油畫系，師從著名藝術家陳丹青和忻東旺等，期間連續三年獲得清華之友獎學金。2006年年畢業於清華大學油畫系。

在摸索了四年之後，林金福找到了最適合自己的表達方式，從2010年開始嘗試古典寫實油畫的風格。由於受早期雕塑學習的影響，他的作品結構扎實，構圖完整嚴謹。

林金福一直對人體及人物表情深感興趣，認為人類是自然界最美麗的形象，更是藝術表現永恆的主題。其作品所展現的純粹之美既結合了男性和女性的特點，超越了男女性別的差異，同時也是對中國傳統的一種突破。林金福尤其屬意於男性身體，每取強健俊美的模特入畫，畫中的肢體語言似有所訴，亦有所抑，在肉身的博動中，隱隱見鬱勃之氣。

林金福將出席2018年8月30日舉行的畫展開幕。