Luo Jie
Lezhi, China, 1968

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‘In his work , the concept of home is a kind of nostalgia that entangled with life of modern metropolis. The profiles and lines of his works demonstrate the simplest way of feelings and experiences that have no beginning, nor end.’
Wu Hong, art critic, 2006

‘Beuys once said that art was therapeutic. In this respect, I’ve almost drawn close to this master. We have similarly painful memories, though his were caused by war and mine were caused by this rapidly transforming society.
It’s not important to me what my paintings have expressed. What is important is that through this work I have entered a peaceful, simple world. I have gotten myself through much of the time in this clamorous, chaotic world with this method. This process will not cease until my life does, just like in my youth when I would hide in the silkworm hut watching those spring worms spitting out silk.’
Luo Jie, 2006

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Education
Sichuan Academy of Fine Arts,
Chongqing (1991)

Solo exhibitions (selection)
2009 Samsara: One's Memorial Ceremony" Du Jiang Yan, China
2009 Luo Jie: Paintings, Lococo Fine Art, St. Louis, United States
2008 Imprisoned, Canvas International art, the Netherlands
2008 Imprisoned-Cross the border, Pata Gallery, Taibei
2008 Imprisoned, Pata Gallery, Beijing
2007 Prison Series, Pata Gallery, Beijing
2007 Prison Series, Singapore
2006 Prison Series, Vanessa Art Link, Beijing

Group exhibitions (selection)
2010 Research Representational Painting, Times Art Museum, Beijing
2009 Experience/Gorgeous, Chinese Contemporary Art Exhibition, Feng Feng Art, Beijing
2009 Near History, Contemporary Art Exhibition of China, Chateau de Tours, Tours, France
2009 To Find the Border, Contemporary Art Exhibition, Airport 10th Gallery, Chengdu, China
2009 60 70 80 China Contemporary Art Exhibition, Tours Castle Museum of Art, Tours, France
2008 China Now Now 2, Canvas International Art,Amstelveen, The Netherlands
2008 Internal Injury, Xiang Shang Space, Beijing
2007 China feeling - Chengdu Contemporary Art Exhibition, New York
2007 Shanghai MOCA, Shanghai Museum of Modern Arts, Shanghai
2006 Changed Pictures, Shanghai Art Museum, Shanghai
2006 Drip/Prison/Touch, Shengman Gallery, Beijing
2006 New Power Biennale of Shanghai, Yuangong Art Museum, Shanghai