Abstract
Zhang Kechun was born in Sichuan, China in 1980 and is currently working in Chengdu. He learned painting and majored in design. He has engaging in photography for over 13 years and his iconic pieces include "The Yellow River", "Between Mountains and Water" and "China" series (2008-2021). He was awarded many prizes, such as the Discovery Award at the 2014 Rencontres d'Arles in France, Zhang Kechun uses large-scale painting to depict the relationship between the people and the nation, borrowing the artistic conception of ancient Chinese landscape ink paintings and employing contemporary techniques to visualize the metaphor of tension between nature and people.While existing studies overlooking Zhang and his work, this project focuses on the essential of his work, collates and analyses the relevant literature on Zhang Kechun's artistic creations, and reflects on the importance and influence of image aesthetics in the contemporary world by exploring the social implications of Zhang Kechun's work. It explores the aesthetic ideal of Zhang's works through literature collection, stylistic analysis, and image aesthetics. This project has two objectives. First, it aims to analyze the temporal and spatial dimensions of Zhang Kechun's photographic works and his artistic style. The second is the humanism in Zhang Kechun's work and the aesthetics associated with Chinese painting and the metaphors in his work. Finally, it examines the relationship between the photographer and the photographic field in Zhang's landscape works and their significance.
| Date of Award | 2022 |
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| Original language | Chinese (Traditional) |
| Supervisor | Ya-Lun Wang (Supervisor) |