The 9th Shanghai AArt exhibition

From November 21st to November 22nd, the 9th Shanghai AArt hotel art fair was held in the HuaYi hotel at XuHui district. This year, tickets were provided to SMIC-I students for free if they were enrolled in any of Ms. Edward’s course.

Compared to other art fairs or exhibitions in Shanghai, the AArt exhibition was quite unique. Instead of displaying artworks in a big hall, they have used the whole floor of the hotel. In each of the hundreds of different hotel rooms, there were various themes and artworks from different artists. Not only Chinese, but artists from Japan, Korea, Austrailia, and America were involved in this art fair.

Artworks on bed – Photo courtesy of Jessica Jeong

Since the exhibition was held in a hotel, all artworkswere placed on the bed or window edges, hanged on walls, and were also placed in places such as as toilets and tables. These type of placements inspired the viewers a lot. By placing the artworks on tables and beds, the visitors were able to have a closer view of the artwork, understanding the texture of the painting.

Realism paintings – Photo courtesy of Jessica Jeong

Among the students who visited the exhibition, many of them were suprised at the room full of realism paintings. If one did not focus much to the painting, he or she would have mistakened the painting as a photography. This photo shows two examples of the realism painting. Drawn by a Korean artist, these two pieces of artworks displayed food, potatoes and corns, being very realistic.

Sailor moon and Doraemon – Photo courtesy of Jessica Jeong

Many students’ childhood, Sailor Moon and Doraemon paintings were also displayed in this exhibition. “KaiKaiKiKi”, a famous art production found in Japan, collaborated with the famous Japanese animation “Doraemon”. Several of the collaborated paintings were shown in this exhibiton, surprising the viewers. Moreover, several photos of Sailor Moon, another famous Japanese flim which were a part of everyone’s childhood, were displayed in this exhibition. Styles of these drawing were all different. Within the same Sailor Moon and Doraemon, some were designed as pop art and some used poster paints for the drawings.

This AArt exhibition is a huge art fair, which many people have been coming over to shanghair for the displays. Since it is being held every year, students should definitely visit the art fair next year, celebrating its 10th year.

Featured Image – Entrance of the AArt hotel art fair – Photo courtesy of weibo account 章回演义

By Jessica Jeong