"Love is Color - Marc Chagall Exhibition" opened in Shanghai displaying the Russian-French artist's creative career spanning almost 60 years.
On July 31, the exhibition opened at Shanghai Jiushi Art Museum and will last until October 8.
This exhibition is by far the largest tour exhibition of Chagall's works in China. It features six themes - "Hometown and Childhood, the Inspiration of Jumping", "Love! Eternal Love", "Fables of La Fontaine ", "Paris, Another Hometown of Dreams ", and "Life, Blooming in Spring". A total of 154 original works of Chagall are in the exhibition, including 27 paintings created by different techniques and materials, such as oil painting, watercolor painting, gouache painting and Tampere painting, and 127 etched (stone) prints in three series, namely The Bible, La Fontaine's Fable and Paris.
Marc Chagall, a Russian-French Jewish artist, is not widely known in China, and not many people have heard his name in Chinese churches. But in fact, as an important figure in the history of modern art, his works are loved by people in different periods because of their rich and pleasing colors, unconstrained imagination, and unique painting style. He was thought by many to be "the only artist who truly understands colors other than Matisse". Born in the cold Belarusian city of Vitebsk, Chagall died in the warm south of France. He lived through many wars and drifted from place to place during which his beloved wife died.
Chagall was also a Christian. Although his life had been weather-beaten, he always conveyed the message of love to the world in his own way, eulogized the beauty of life, and finally became the "only Chagall" which occupied an important position in the history of modern painting.
Chagall had a great influence on the artistic creation of colored windows in churches, especially appreciated and commemorated by Catholics.
In February 2020, "Holy Love" magazine published by Guangqi Process of Catholic Diocese in Shanghai issued an introduction and comment on Chagall's art of colorful windows. It read, "Marc Chagall (1887-1985), a Russian-French Jewish artist, was one of the most successful artists with comprehensive artistic creation and professional development in the 20th century. Under the background of the convergence of various art schools in the 20th century, Chagall, as the leader of modernist art, developed his unique personal style which took inspiration from his Jewish tradition. He is widely quoted in creative media, including oil on canvas, etching prints, books and illustrations, ceramics, tapestries, architectural decoration, or stage art. Among them, Chagall's creation with colored window glass as the medium is extremely impressive. These works coexist in the sacred church building space and secular public buildings at the same time, and through the ancient handicraft art of color window glass, the historic church district presents a new look in the new century."
Among the colorful window arts of Chagall, the most classic one is the colorful window on the north side of the Anglican Chichester Cathedral, which was designed and produced by Chagall at the age of 90. It was also his last work, and his creative inspiration came from Psalms 150: "Let everything that has breath praise the Lord".
- Translated by Charlie Li
“爱即色彩——马克·夏加尔展”在上海进行展览，记录并展示马克·夏加尔跨越60年精彩纷呈的创作生涯。
2021年7月31日，此次展览在上海久事美术馆开幕，将持续到10月8日。
此次展览是迄今为止中国最大规模的夏加尔作品巡展，将以“故乡与童年，跃动的灵感”、“爱！永恒的爱”、“拉.封丹寓言”、“巴黎，另一个梦境之乡”、“生命，春暖花开”等6大主题版块。展出共计154幅夏加尔真迹，其中包括27件油画、水彩画、水粉画、坦培拉等采用不同技法及材料创作的绘画作品，以及《圣经》、《拉.封丹寓言》、《巴黎》3个系列127件蚀刻（石）版画作品。
马克·夏加尔（Marc chagall）是一位俄裔法籍犹太艺术家，在国内并不是广为人知，在中国教会里面也是没有太多人听过他的名字。但其实，他是一位作为现代艺术史上举足轻重的人物，他的作品因丰富悦目的色彩，天马行空的想象力与独具一格的绘画表现风格而受到不同时期人们的喜爱，被誉为“马蒂斯之后，唯一理解色彩的艺术家”。他出生于寒冷的维捷布斯克，终老于温暖的法国南部，夏加尔的一生饱经战火纷乱，颠沛流离，挚爱离世。
夏加尔是一位基督徒，虽然他的一生饱经风霜，他却始终用自己的方式向世界传递着爱的信息，歌颂着生命的美好，最终成为在现代绘画史上占有重要地位的“唯一的夏加尔”。
马克·夏加尔在教堂彩窗创作艺术方面有很大的影响，尤其受到天主教人士的赞赏和纪念。
2020年2月份由天主教上海教区光启社出版的《圣爱》杂志刊登一篇介绍夏加尔其人其彩窗艺术的介绍评论，其中写到：“俄裔法籍犹太艺术家马克·夏加尔（Marc Chagall，1887-1985）是20世纪中，艺术创作和职业发展十分全面的成功艺术家之一。在20世纪各艺术流派交融汇聚的大背景下，夏加尔作为现代主义艺术的引领者，在其犹太教传统的根基上发展出极具特色的个人风格。 而他在创作媒介上的运用十分广泛，无论是布面油画、蚀刻版画、书籍插画、陶瓷、挂毯、建筑装饰或舞台艺术均有诸多涉猎。其中，夏加尔以彩窗玻璃为媒介的创作极其惊艳。这些作品在神圣教堂建筑空间和世俗公共建筑中同时并存，而他通过彩窗玻璃这项古老的手工艺术，让历史悠久的堂区在新世纪中呈现出全新面貌。”
在众多夏加尔美丽的彩窗艺术中，其中最经典的是英国圣公会奇切斯特主教座堂的北侧彩窗，这是由夏加尔在90岁高龄时设计和制作，也是他一生最后的作品，创作灵感来自于圣经诗篇150篇——“一切有气息的，都当赞美耶和华”。
“爱即色彩——马克·夏加尔展”在上海开幕：向世界传递着爱的信息
"Love is Color - Marc Chagall Exhibition" opened in Shanghai displaying the Russian-French artist's creative career spanning almost 60 years.
On July 31, the exhibition opened at Shanghai Jiushi Art Museum and will last until October 8.
This exhibition is by far the largest tour exhibition of Chagall's works in China. It features six themes - "Hometown and Childhood, the Inspiration of Jumping", "Love! Eternal Love", "Fables of La Fontaine ", "Paris, Another Hometown of Dreams ", and "Life, Blooming in Spring". A total of 154 original works of Chagall are in the exhibition, including 27 paintings created by different techniques and materials, such as oil painting, watercolor painting, gouache painting and Tampere painting, and 127 etched (stone) prints in three series, namely The Bible, La Fontaine's Fable and Paris.
Marc Chagall, a Russian-French Jewish artist, is not widely known in China, and not many people have heard his name in Chinese churches. But in fact, as an important figure in the history of modern art, his works are loved by people in different periods because of their rich and pleasing colors, unconstrained imagination, and unique painting style. He was thought by many to be "the only artist who truly understands colors other than Matisse". Born in the cold Belarusian city of Vitebsk, Chagall died in the warm south of France. He lived through many wars and drifted from place to place during which his beloved wife died.
Chagall was also a Christian. Although his life had been weather-beaten, he always conveyed the message of love to the world in his own way, eulogized the beauty of life, and finally became the "only Chagall" which occupied an important position in the history of modern painting.
Chagall had a great influence on the artistic creation of colored windows in churches, especially appreciated and commemorated by Catholics.
In February 2020, "Holy Love" magazine published by Guangqi Process of Catholic Diocese in Shanghai issued an introduction and comment on Chagall's art of colorful windows. It read, "Marc Chagall (1887-1985), a Russian-French Jewish artist, was one of the most successful artists with comprehensive artistic creation and professional development in the 20th century. Under the background of the convergence of various art schools in the 20th century, Chagall, as the leader of modernist art, developed his unique personal style which took inspiration from his Jewish tradition. He is widely quoted in creative media, including oil on canvas, etching prints, books and illustrations, ceramics, tapestries, architectural decoration, or stage art. Among them, Chagall's creation with colored window glass as the medium is extremely impressive. These works coexist in the sacred church building space and secular public buildings at the same time, and through the ancient handicraft art of color window glass, the historic church district presents a new look in the new century."
Among the colorful window arts of Chagall, the most classic one is the colorful window on the north side of the Anglican Chichester Cathedral, which was designed and produced by Chagall at the age of 90. It was also his last work, and his creative inspiration came from Psalms 150: "Let everything that has breath praise the Lord".
- Translated by Charlie Li
Marc Chagall Exhibition Opens in Shanghai: 'Conveying Love to the World'
