PAN JIAN
b. 1975, Shandong, China. Lives and works in Beijing and Xi’an, China. Pan Jian is a thoughtful and committed painter. In his exploration of shadow, the artist distills the relationship between light and dark to its purest form, resulting in an arresting body of work that challenges the viewer’s eyes to adjust to the dim silhouettes and wander through the monochromatic nighttime scenes. Pan Jian’s artistic process first draws inspiration from actual landscapes, gradually transforming what he has seen into the imagined scenes that he presents on each canvas. The landscapes are therefore both real and imagined, a dichotomy that is reflected in the concept that although a shadow has no tangible content, the image presented is still able to move the viewer, provoking an emotional response. Pan Jian graduated from the Oil Painting Department of Xi’an Academy of Fine Art where he is now a teacher.
The Realm of Shadows, 2013
Shadow of Light - 2
Pan+Jian
Shadow+of+Light+-+2
2012Oil+on+canvas150+x+230+cm
The Realm of Imagination
Pan+Jian
The+Realm+of+Imagination
2011Oil+on+canvas150+x+250+cm
Disappearing into the Night
Pan+Jian
Disappearing+into+the+Night
2011Oil+on+canvas200+x+150+x+3+pieces+%28triptych%29
The Darkness in an Ideal - 4
Pan+Jian
The+Darkness+in+an+Ideal+-+4
2012Oil+on+canvas106+x+205+cm
The Result of Waiting - 1
Pan+Jian
The+Result+of+Waiting+-+1
2012Oil+on+canvas90+x+150+cm
The Result of Waiting - 2
Pan+Jian
The+Result+of+Waiting+-+2
2012Oil+on+canvas90+x+150+cm
End of the Wilderness - 2
Pan+Jian
End+of+the+Wilderness+-+2
2012Oil+on+canvas90+x+150+cm
Shadows without a Course
Pan+Jian
Shadows+without+a+Course
2012Oil+on+canvas150+x+250+and+150+x+80+cm+%28diptych%29
The Result of Shadows
Pan+Jian
The+Result+of+Shadows
2012Oil+on+canvas80+x+150+cm
Shadow of Light, 2015
Shadow of Light 1
Pan+Jian
Shadow+of+Light+1
2015Oil+on+Canvas120+x+210+cm
Shadow of Light 4
Pan+Jian
Shadow+of+Light+4
2015Oil+on+Canvas70+x+150+cm
Shadow of Light 5
Pan+Jian
Shadow+of+Light+5
2015Oil+on+CanvasShadow+of+Light+4
Shadow of Light 6
Pan+Jian
Shadow+of+Light+6
2015Oil+on+Canvas80+x+150+cm
Shadow of Light 8
Pan+Jian
Shadow+of+Light+8
2015Oil+on+Canvas70+x+150+cm
Shadow of Light 9
Pan+Jian
Shadow+of+Light+9
2015Oil+on+Canvas70+x+150+cm
Shadown of Light 11
Pan+Jian
Shadown+of+Light+11
2015Oil+on+Canvas90+x+150+cm
Shadow of Light 13
Pan+Jian
Shadow+of+Light+13
2015Oil+on+Canvas80+x+150+cm
Peter's Dark Forest 2
Pan+Jian
Peter%27s+Dark+Forest+2
2015Oil+on+Canvas80+x+150+cm
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Light of the Troposphere
Shadow of the Troposphere
Pan+Jian
Shadow+of+the+Troposphere
2016Oil%2C+acrylic+and+metallic+powder+on+canvas200+x+150cm
Edge of the Troposhere
Pan+Jian
Edge+of+the+Troposhere
2016Oil%2C+acrylic+and+metallic+powder+on+canvas200+x+150cm
Light of the Troposphere-1
Light of the Troposphere-2
Pan+Jian
Light+of+the+Troposphere-2
2016Oil+on+canvas150+x+150cm
Light of the Troposphere-3
Pan+Jian
Light+of+the+Troposphere-3
2016Oil+and+acrylic+on+canvas150+x+150+cm
Over the Rainbow-1
Pan+Jian
Over+the+Rainbow-1
2016Acrylic+on+canvas210+x+150+cm
Over the Rainbow-2
Pan+Jian
Over+the+Rainbow-2
2016Acrylic+on+canvas210+x+150+cm
Over the Rainbow-3
Pan+Jian
Over+the+Rainbow-3
2016Acrylic+on+canvas150+x+90+cm
Over the Rainbow-4
Pan+Jian
Over+the+Rainbow-4
2016Acrylic+on+canvas150+x+70+cm
Unimaginable Purple 2015-2
Pan+Jian
Unimaginable+Purple+2015-2
2015Watercolor+on+paper30+x+45.5+cm
Unimaginable Purple 2016-2
Pan+Jian
Unimaginable+Purple+2016-2
2016Acrylic+on+paper40+x+30+cm
Unimaginable Purple 2016-3
Pan+Jian
Unimaginable+Purple+2016-3
2016Acrylic+on+paper40+x+30+cm
Unimaginable Blue 2016-4
Pan+Jian
Unimaginable+Blue+2016-4
2016Watercolor+on+paper73x130cm
Unimaginable Purple 2016-9
Pan+Jian
Unimaginable+Purple+2016-9
2016Watercolor+on+paper30+x+45.5+cm
Unimaginable Blue 2016-15
Pan+Jian
Unimaginable+Blue+2016-15
2016Watercolor+on+paper63+x110cm
Lightening's Edge, 2021
Lightening's Edge - 20200107
Pan+Jian
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2020Acrylic+and+Oil+on+Canvas180+x+150cm
Lightening's Edge - 20200112
Pan+Jian
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2020Acrylic+and+Oil+on+Canvas180+x+150cm
Lightening's Edge - 20200117
Pan+Jian
Lightening%27s+Edge+-+20200117
2020Acrylic+and+Oil+on+Canvas200+x+150+cm
Lightening's Edge - 20200118
Pan+Jian
Lightening%27s+Edge+-+20200118
2020Acrylic+and+Oil+on+Canvas200+x+150+cm
Lightening's Edge - 20200119
Pan+Jian
Lightening%27s+Edge+-+20200119
2020Acrylic+and+Oil+on+Canvas180+x+150+cm
Lightening's Edge - 20200120
Pan+Jian
Lightening%27s+Edge+-+20200120
2020Acrylic+and+Oil+on+Canvas100+x+100+cm
Lightening's Edge - 20200121
Pan+Jian
Lightening%27s+Edge+-+20200121
2020Acrylic+and+Oil+on+Canvas100+x+100+cm
Lightening's Edge - 20200122
Pan+Jian
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2020Acrylic+and+Oil+on+Canvas100+x+100+cm
A - 20190122
Pan+Jian
A+-+20190122
2019Acrylic%2C+Oil+on+Canvas120+x+150cm
A - 20190123
Pan+Jian
A+-+20190123
2019Acrylic%2C+Oil+on+Canvas90+X+150cm
A - 20190134
Pan+Jian
A+-+20190134
2019Acrylic%2C+Oil+on+Canvas100+x+100cm
A - 20190142
Pan+Jian
A+-+20190142
2019Acrylic%2C+Oil+on+Canvas100+x+210cm