Juewen Zhang’s large-scale charcoal paintings, drawings and paintings are characterized by a special form of naturalistic precision. By intensively observing the world around him, Zhang creates a depth in his works that not only depicts reality, but also reveals the material and the working process. In his drawings of hair and hands, he creates intimate and equally anonymous portraits of people who surround him. Moreover, the artist has a great passion for Vans. To him, Vans are “the most beautiful shoes in the world,” which he demonstrates in a unique artistic form: his paper-crafted Vans models, reaching up to eight meters in length, quite literally confront the viewer. Born in Berlin in 1995, he lives and works in Langen and Frankfurt am Main. Since 2019, he has been studying at the Hochschule für Gestaltung in Offenbach.
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Juewen Zhang’s large-scale charcoal paintings, drawings and paintings are characterized by a special form of naturalistic precision. By intensively observing the world around him, Zhang creates a depth in his works that not only depicts reality, but also reveals the material and the working process. In his drawings of hair and hands, he creates intimate and equally anonymous portraits of people who surround him. Moreover, the artist has a great passion for Vans. To him, Vans are “the most beautiful shoes in the world,” which he demonstrates in a unique artistic form: his paper-crafted Vans models, reaching up to eight meters in length, quite literally confront the viewer. Born in Berlin in 1995, he lives and works in Langen and Frankfurt am Main. Since 2019, he has been studying at the Hochschule für Gestaltung in Offenbach.
Nature Morte, Studierende der HfG Offenbach , Schloss Fasanerie, Fulda
“Soo viele hmmmm”, Lore Deutz, Köln
Relikte aus der Zukunft, Kunst | Haus 2226, Lustenau (Österreich)
Der weltbekannte Planet, Neuer Kunstraum Düsseldorf
documenta fifteen, In collaboration with Project Art Works, documenta fifteen, Kassel
Galeriefest Kassel, Somehow Connected, Südgalerien, Kassel
Sempf, Magma Maria
Zärtlicher Schmerz, Eine Ausstellung über die Sehnsucht nach Nähe (und den Wunsch nach Distanz), Kunsthaus Muerz
NO20–39 SummaSummarum, Goldstein Galerie, Frankfurt am Main
Endless Summer, 28 künstlerische Positionen der HfG Offenbach, HfG-Kunsthalle, Offenbach am Main
Etüden, Sehen.Tasten.Hören, Goldstein Galerie, Frankfurt am Main
NO34 Was Ihr Wollt III, Works from the Atelier Goldstein, Goldstein Galerie, Frankfurt am Main
Das Beste aus allen Welten, Atelier Goldstein, Stadthaus Ulm
“Ballastexistenzen” –?, Arbeiten aus dem Atelier Goldstein in der Paulskirche, Paulskirche, Frankfurt am Main
Womöglich, Atelier Goldstein zu Gast bei Borgo Ensemble, Borgo Ensemble, Fürth
Private: Goldstein Akademie Lehrtätigkeit und Hochschulstudium
Gastkünstler Residencies and Workshops
Atelier Goldstein Heft #7 – Juewen Zhang
Süddeutsche Zeitung Magazin – Edition 46
Goldstein Akademie – Bildungsarbeit im Atelier Goldstein
Goldstein Galerie
Juewen Zhang – Franz (Nieves Books)
Artothek of the Art Collection of the German Bundestag