New exhibition of wood engravings opened by Artist-in-Residence

Artist-in-Residence Weimin He has just opened a popular new exhibition of British wood engravings to mark the 270th anniversary of the birth of Thomas Bewick at Heilongjiang Museum of Printmaking.

The exhibition, ‘The world in the palm of your hand’ has become a ground-breaking exhibition of its kind in China.

Weimin is also doing a series of talks about British wood engraving this spring to coincide with the exhibition. He said,

‘I feel excited to introduce such a jewel of British art to Chinese people, and I feel fortunate to be supported by so many individuals and organisations.

‘In the history of art, it is very rare that an art form is so closely associated with an individual artist as that of wood engraving and Thomas Bewick (1753-1828), who has been regarded as the “father of wood engraving” and probably the most prolific and innovative wood engraver of all time. His white-line engraving techniques became the motive of the revival of relief printing in the west, and his legacy continues.’

Green Templeton appointed Weimin He as the college’s first-ever Artist-in-Residence in August 2018, following a connection to the college stretching back almost a decade.

Weimin’s link with Green Templeton began in 2009, when he was named Artist-in-Residence for the Oxford University Estates Services, tasked with documenting the huge redevelopment of the Radcliffe Observatory Quarter in the forms of drawing and printmaking.

Green Templeton wishes Weimin well with the rest of the exhibition.