Rubén Fuentes: The Souffle, 27 Sep 2016 — 21 Nov 2016
Exhibitions

Rubén Fuentes: The Souffle

The Souffle, the first solo exhibition in Asia of the Cuban artist Rubén Fuentes, intends to bring the audience into a meditative and serene space, which is full of mystery and fantasy, through the mixed techniques of ink, acrylic and oil. Born and raised in the nature environment, Fuentes believes that Zen Buddhism concepts of being quiet, spiritual concentrated, free from internal and external distraction and temptation are crucial to open the gate to inspirations. As he said, the act of art is a means of self reflection. Through his research and presentation of the splashed ink techniques from China and Japan, Fuentes demonstrates the balance between inter strength and material spirit of the nature. His sophisticated works depict the ecosystem of our planet from the perspective of aesthetics, philosophy and theology.
The french word “souffle”, in English “breath”, was chosen as an equivalent of the Chinese concept of “Chi” or “Qì” ( ). To a landscape painter, this power likes the spring of inspiration. The very sound of the character ch’i is like a breath. Truly, everything in the world has “Qi”, such us the sun, the earth, time and so on. Therefore, in some extinct, “ Qi” is “souffle”,or “air”. In painting, “Qi” not only is the origin of creating, but also makes the viewers to feel the vigour and creation thought the painting brushes.

The exhibition shows the series works of Rubén Fuentes painted from 2012 to 2016, which is inspired by the souffles (breath) of nature. While feeling the inner strong power and surpassing material and sprit of cosmos, he had a sincere conversation with himself.

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