Explore the mysteries of the universe to show the art itself - Zhang Fangcun "BZ Art" Interpretation

Explore the ontology of art, reveal the mysteries of the universe

- Zhang Fangcun interpretation "BZ Art"

Text / Wang Duanting(Well-known art critic)

In a sense，A modern Western art history is a history of art continue to search body、In-depth exploration of the historical nature of things。From the beginning of Impressionism，Art out of the shackles of religion and politics，Took to the road of independent self-reliance。As the saying goes, "What painting" unimportant、"How to draw" is the most important。So after the Impressionists、Neoimpressionism、fauvism、Expressionism、Cubism、Futuristic and abstract formalism and other kinds of schools have emerged。Advancing step by step through these schools，The significance of the subject matter is fully digested，Figurative elements are completely deprived，In the abstract works，Art becomes a self-contained world completely independent of the objective world。

Modern French poet Apollinaire (Guillaume Apollinaire) invented the "pure art" or "pure painting" (Pure art in 1913 / Peinture pure) concept，Pointed out that the common character of each of the above schools of art。He advocated the content of literature and painting is not practical，It should be like plants pure。

Actually，Although abandoned figurative art of formalism，Emphasize the independent value of "Point, Line," and other forms of language itself，But as the father of abstract art of Kandinsky (Vassily Kandinsky) said "the number of abstract expressionism is the end of everything."，Abstract art is still pure form content，This is the essence of life and the universe。That，Formalism both the body and the return of art to reveal the nature of the dual mission of the World。should say，Pure formalism of art is a glance，As with the formalism completely opposite ideas of Marxism turned out to be purely artistic allies，It may be difficult to understand people。Conceptualism will form a non-readymades、As an art installation and performance，It is based on the idea：Since art comes from people's minds，Then the idea itself is art。For the absolute idea activists concerned，Art is not like the minds of the invisible、Invisible ideas。It can be seen，Whether formalism or conceptualism，Explore the world including art, including the nature of the common direction of each genre of modern art and the ultimate goal。

Surrealist artist Alberto Giacometti (Alberto Giacometti) once said, "if true hiding behind a thin curtain，You thrown off the floor，But with a layer，Layer after layer，True forever hidden behind a thin curtain，But I seem to have a further day。It is for this reason，I act，Kept interest rates，Finally, I seem finally able to grasp the core of life。"His interpretation of this passage is not only a portrait of his sculptures like those of matchstick，Also nothing more than a summary of the entire development process of western modern art。

Zhang Fangcun artistic path is not Qijue，Like most of today's Chinese artists，He trained academic realist painting of basic skills，But when he started an independent art，Western modernist art direction of his quest to become the。Zhang Fangcun first mature works is a series of Pollock (Jackson Pollock) type of abstract expressionist painting，These works are mostly relatively large size，Kampf which one called "Genesis," the work is 312×3680cm，Giant system called macro web。2006year，He brought these works a solo exhibition at the National Museum，It followed in 2008 in Germany、France and Austria traveling exhibition。Although these abstract expressionist painting Zhang Fangcun won a certain reputation，But the real reason he was concerned about the academic world is "BZ art" and its creations of his invention。

Zhang Fangcun is an artist's passion for science，As early as 1997，He discovered the "BZ reaction" theory and the initiation of the idea for this chemical principle of artistic creation。The so-called "BZ reaction" Soviet scientists do not Rosoff (Boris Pavlovich Belousov) and Zhabao Ting Siji (Anatol M.Zhabotinsky), discovered in 1958 and is the first letter of the last name of their respective name of the chemical reaction principle。This reaction is presented for a "chemical oscillations" Form，Also known as "chemical clock"。The two scientists found by experiment，Citric acid solution under conditions of cerium metal as a catalyst may be present between the two colors of pale yellow and colorless when oxidized rule potassium bromate oscillation period，Like waves of ripples on the water。Then，It was discovered that chemical substances containing a large number of bromate oscillating chemical reaction may produce phenomena。Since "the BZ reaction" is the result of a change in color，The color is the medium of painting，So Zhang Fangcun think of it for artistic creation。After long-term exploration and testing，He eventually mastered the "BZ reaction" applied art technology，2015"BZ Art" in his invention of the State Intellectual Property Office People's Republic of China invention patent certificate。

Birth "BZ art" means art of Zhang Fangcun to achieve a form of conversion and leap from exploration to research materials，This is after the development of the arts to the formalism of minimalism modern art logical development，Further exploration of the human body to a new era of art。

we know，After a hundred years of modern art pursuit of art itself，All forms of problems have been solved。Far as abstract art，All colors are exhausted，All geometric shape (square、rectangle、triangle、diamond、Trapezoidal, circular, etc.) are exhausted Videos，Even all the colors (the three primary colors from gray to black and white，From the color spectrum to a variety of complex color) are drawn into monochrome。Due to hard innovation，Later, the abstract expressionist painting becomes a connotation empty、Identical to each other decorations，So that American art critic Walter·Robinson (Walter Robinson) this type of work called "zombie formalism" (Zombie Formalism)。

After Minimalism，Material and physical properties into a new exploration areas for further development of the arts。Actually，20The early 1970s was named in France produced a "stent - face" (Support-Surface) of conceptualism art schools，The genre artists motivated by anti-painting，Decomposition of the constituent elements of painting，The Frame、Painting materials such as canvas and rope works displayed in the museum as，表达了“绘画的物体即绘画本身”（L'object de la peinture est la peinture elle-même）这一观念。

Zhang Fangcun "BZ Art" will be spun off as an original color painting materials from the service in the form of function，From the image-building、Draw use even "point line" in the independent，It presents its own physical and chemical properties，Let us appreciate the color mystery itself、Strange and wonderful。This is a unique but unprecedented artistic creation。

Zhang Fangcun creation reminds me of a well-known history of western modern art color Case invention：French New Realist artists Klein (Yves Klein) had in 1956 a man named Edward·Synthesis of a unique Celestine blue help Adam (Edouard Adam) chemist，1960He applied for a patent for the invention of this color，It is known as the "International Klein Blue" (International Klein Blu，Referred to IKB)。He created a lot of "monochrome" (monochrome) with this blue。These "monochrome" is not only one of Klein's signature works，Also minimalist painting representative works。If the "International Klein Blue" and "BZ Art" Zhang Fangcun Compare，We will find，Klein blue is still in the form of media，In his eyes，Blue for the sky、Water and air，He even gave this blue with spiritual meaning；And Zhang Fangcun "BZ Art" purer，Color is the color itself，All colors that work。In other words，In the "BZ art" works，Color is both a form of content，Color is the subject of both a language。

should say，Zhang Fangcun "BZ Art" is the result of cooperation between human and Heavenly，His work in those wonderful color rendering half comes from the artist's selection and matching，Half from the Creator of magic and magic。If you say that abstract art is to reveal the intrinsic human nature of the universe，So "BZ Art" is to allow the intrinsic nature of the universe to a certain extent automatically presented。Theoretically，The universe is infinite，The nature and the mysteries of the universe is not exhaustive，therefore，To reveal the nature of the universe and the mystery in terms of direction and goals，"BZ Art" is only just beginning，But this is a starting point for unlimited future。we believe，Zhang Fangcun will achieve more fruitful results in the exploration of "BZ Art" in。

Wang Duanting Researcher, Institute of Fine Arts, Chinese Academy of Art

2017On September 29 in Beijing

Wang Duanting：Well-known art critic、Curator。Contemporary Chinese art critic，History of Western Art Research Scholar。China Academy of Fine Arts Institute of Research Director for Foreign Art，researcher。Professor, Graduate School of Fine Arts Department of the Chinese Academy of Arts，Tutor。