Radiant Blue: Hu Jiawen's Solo Exhibition｜Macau Youth Art Association

鎏藍灼彩：胡嘉雯個人作品展

Radiant Blue: Hu Jiawen's Solo Exhibition

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Exhibition Dates：Oct. 28, 2025 – Nov. 8, 2025

Opening Hours : 10am-7pm(Weekdays),

3pm-7pm(Sat), closed on Sundays & Public Holidays)

Opening Ceremony: October,28 2025 ;18:30

Location: AV. DA PRAIA GRANDE, N.749, MACAU. Rui Cunha Foundation

Organizers: Rui Cunha Foundation, Macau Youth Art Association, Macau Artist Society

Curator：CHANG KUOK MENG

Artist:：HU JIA WEN

Please explain the exhibition title

“Gilded Blue, Searing Radiance”: “Gilded Blue” echoes the tranquil depth of blue printing, while “Searing Radiance” alludes to the resplendent traces left by scorched gold leaf.

Concept conveyed by the exhibition theme

Hu Jiawen's solo exhibition is a visual art exploration rooted in traditional meticulous figure painting, integrating experimental ink techniques, blue printing, and gold leaf burning. The artist reconstructs Eastern aesthetics from both traditional and contemporary perspectives, building a painting environment on silk and rice paper that embodies both classical significance and modern consciousness.

The delicate rendering of meticulous brushwork, the transformative quality of experimental ink, and the profound layers of blue printing are further enhanced by the intervention of burnt gold leaf—its cracks and imperfections do not signify damage, but rather imbue the figures with character and a sense of temporal texture. This “destructive creation” not only continues the aesthetic of traditional gold leaf craftsmanship but also transforms into a profound metaphor for the modern condition of existence.

The female figures in the works often exist in a space-time interwoven with reality and illusion. The experimental ink lays out a shifting space, while blue printing delineates the forms and atmospheres of objects. The light and mottling created by the burnt gold leaf suggest the remelting of emotions and the imprint of memories. Through the dialogue between the tranquil lines of meticulous brushwork and the intense metallic burns, the artist invites viewers to immerse themselves in a world where traditional and contemporary coexist, interwoven with ink, blue, and gold.

This exhibition is not only a clever fusion of four techniques but also a sincere tribute to traditional aesthetics and an innovative continuation. Hu Jiawen, with the subtle elegance of meticulous brushwork as her foundation and contemporary artistic expression as her wings, embarks on an Eastern narrative concerning time, memory, and existence.

Resume of Hu Jiawen

Hu Jiawen, Master of Education from Universidade De Macau , Bachelor of Visual Arts Education from Universidade Politécnica de Macau. Specializing in fine brushwork, with a preference for fine brushwork figure painting and contemporary ink. She is a student of Professor Li Zhiyue from Macau and Professor Li Zhenqiu from Central Academy of Fine Arts. Currently living in Macau, engaged in art education and artistic creation. She has held personal art exhibitions and participated in exhibitions multiple times over the years, receiving multiple awards in Macau and China. Her outstanding works have been collected by exhibition organizers. For example, the online art exhibition "Dream Fly" - Hu Jiawen's Artworks in 2022; the exhibition "Blooming Youth" - Hu Jiawen's Fine Brushwork Figure Paintings in 2023; Chinese painting "Surrounding the Dragon to Welcome the Wedding " , selected for the "100th Anniversary of the Revolution of 1911 National Chinese Painting Exhibition" in 2011; Chinese painting "Laoyu" , awarded the "Top Ten Works Prize" at the Macao Visual Arts Exhibition in 2012; Chinese paintings "Fendai" and "Huimou" ,selected for the "Macao Calligraphy and Painting Exhibition" in 2019 and 2021.

Present incumbency,

Macao Youth Art Association,President

Macao Chinese Figure Painting Research Association,council member

Macao Youth Artists Association,council member

Macao Artists Association,member

Macao Yiyuan Painting and Calligraphy Association, member

Macao Visual Arts Association,member

Macao Visual Arts Education Association, member

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