Daniel B. Dias

无题空间艺术家驻地

2021年七月驻地艺术家

Daniel B. Dias

UИTITLEDSPΛCE️ Artist in Residence

2021 July Resident Artists

Daniel B. Dias

关于艺术家 About the Artist

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Daniel B. Dias (生于1987年) 是一位巴西裔美国画家，他目前生活和工作于中国南京。Daniel 于 2010 年在佛罗里达州萨拉索塔的瑞林艺术与设计学院（Ringling College of Art and Design）获得了学士学位，并于 2018 年，在特拉华大学纽瓦克分校获得硕士学位。

他的展览遍及美国和中国，包括弗吉尼亚州弗雷德里克斯堡的 Ridderhof Martin 画廊、马萨诸塞州波士顿的 Steven Zevitas 画廊、佛罗里达州萨拉索塔的 Crossley 画廊和加利福尼亚州洛杉矶的 Zevitas Marcus 画廊。

Daniel虽然出生于巴西圣保罗，但他10 岁时就随家人移居到了美国。在大学毕业后，他又搬到了中国，在这里生活、工作六年。这些文化的融合与转变构成了一种多元社会价值观的混合体，让Daniel开始质疑这些文化界限模糊的身份认同感与精神矛盾。

艺术家的自述：你今天看到的“我”是重叠的——在圣保罗长大的“我”、现在称佛罗里达为家的“我”、毕业去中国西安的“我”、因为在中国的生活变得太舒服而回到美国的“我”、对绘画的热情在特拉华州重新燃起的“我”、最后是最近选择返回南京的“我”，愉快地享受着又一次文化冲击。

Daniel B. Dias (b. 1987) is a Brazilian American painter. Dias earned his BFA in 2010 from Ringling College of Art and Design, Sarasota, FL. In 2018, he received his MFA at the University of Delaware, Newark, DE.

Dias has exhibited throughout the United States and China, including Ridderhof Martin Gallery, Fredericksburg, VA, Steven Zevitas Gallery, Boston, MA, Crossley Gallery, Sarasota, FL and Zevitas Marcus, Los Angeles, CA. He currently lives and works in Nanjing, China.

Daniel was born in São Paulo, Brazil, moved to the United States with his family at theage of 10. After graduating from college he moved again, this time to China, where he lived and worked for six years. The amalgamation of these cultural shifts composes a hybrid of societal values. Dias questions these contradictions of identity and spirituality where cultural lines blur.

Artist’s self-description：The “me” you see today is an overlapping: of the “me” who grew up in São Paulo. The “me” who now calls Florida home. The “me” who left for Xi’An after graduation. The “me” who came back to the USA because life in China became too comfortable. The “me” whose passion for painting reignited in Delaware. And lastly, the “me” who recently chose to return to Nanjing, happily enjoying another dose of culture shock.

过往作品 Previous Works

发散 Exude

布面油画、丙烯和木炭 Oil, acrylic and charcoal on canvas

84 x 71 in

2018

今生颂 An Ode to This Life

布面油画、丙烯、墨水和帆布 Oil, acrylic, ink and canvas on canvas

63 x 80 in

2018

无心伤害的影响者 The Influencers Mean No Harm

布面油画和丙烯 Oil and acrylic on canvas

50 x 64 in

2019

这幅画描绘的是进行心理治疗（又或许是前世回归）的一种场景。我在巴西的时候，对“身份认同”和“是什么造就了我们”这两个议题非常感兴趣。巴西的精神文化提出了“多重前世”和“轮回”的可能性，据说这两点在我们日常生活中的关系和选择中起着重要的作用。

这幅画有两种视角：一种是从画面右侧，从斜倚的人物上方看；另一种是从画面左侧，可以平视地看到房间的其余部分。这里的“影响者”不是指当今的“网红”，而是指我们周围改变、影响我们行为的任何因素，可能是您的记忆、过去的创伤、精神或未解决的问题。

In “ The Influencers Mean No Harm” a therapy session or perhaps a past life regression is taking place. My interest in identity and in understanding what makes us who we are started before my experiences in the USA and China. Brazilian Spiritism poses the possibility of reincarnation and multiple past lives, which supposedly plays a significant role in our relationships and choices in daily life.

The painting takes on 2 points of view, one from above the reclining figure and one that can see the rest of the room. The influencers here do not refer to the social media influencers of today, but instead are factors around us that alter what we do. They might be your memories, past trauma, spirits or unresolved problems.

快乐小径 Happy Trail

布面油画 Oil on canvas

12 x 32 in

2019

害羞 Shyness

布面油画、丙烯和线 Oil, acrylic and thread on canvas

30 x 40 in

2019

在这幅画中，我们看到两个人在吃面条。一个人不情愿地看着另一个人，他们啜了一口面条，把面条分成两半。我根据很早前刚到中国时记忆创作了这幅画，《害羞》以啜食面条的两位人物的核心，呈现了一个我们人类的肉眼几乎不可能的看见的独特视角。

In “Shyness” we see two figures eating noodles. One figure reluctantly watching the other, as they slurp a single strand of noodles, breaking the composition into 2 halves. Based on my earliest memories upon arriving in China, the painting takes on an impossible perspective, at the heart of the figure slurping noodles.

开放时间/地址

星期三到星期日 13:00-17:00 (公共节假日休息)

上海市青浦区朱家角证大大拇指广场12号

Opening Hours/Address

Wednesday to Sunday 13:00-17:00

(Closed on public holidays)

No.12 Thumb Plaza, Zhujiajiao, Qingpu, Shanghai

关于无题空间

无题空间是由艺术家创立和运营的画廊和艺术家驻地计划，坐落于上海市青浦区朱家角。基于“无题”即是命题的理念，致力于为艺术家提供自由，无国界的创作空间和交流平台。无题空间的实践范围包括举办当代艺术展览、持续运作的艺术家驻地计划、以及面向大众的艺术工作坊等。与此同时，无题空间鼓励国际艺术家在中国当代社会的语境，和本土艺术家展开对话；在多文化表达方式下激发新的视角和灵感。

About UИTITLEDSPΛCE

UИTITLEDSPΛCE is an artist-run gallery, art residency based in Zhujiajiao, Shanghai. As the name ‘Untitled’ suggests, we strive to provide a creative space and exchange platform for contemporary artists without any restrictions and boundaries. UИTITLEDSPΛCE is dedicated to showcasing contemporary art exhibitions, artist in residence, and providing workshops for the public, etc. In addition, UИTITLEDSPΛCE encourages collaboration between international artists and local artists in the context of Chinese contemporary society; where multicultural expression sparks fresh perspectives and ideas.

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