Tangles and Ties are all about the many dances in life. American-Chinese artist Mimi Chen Ting laid down on canvases the pictorial road maps of the tangles and ties of her past experiences, dreams and imaginations.

　　She said the ideas of this series began when she witnessed the progress of a friend's heartbreak, her subsequent struggles and unyielding passion for life. The interactions of the cords and strings in her paintings have become metaphors to express many of her inner resonances. "i am not seeking for a resolution, only to embrace and honour the bonds that make us one."

　　Born in Shanghai, Chen Ting moved to the United States in 1965. She has a Master's Degree in Art from the California State University and has taught art at the San Jose City College and the University of California in Berkeley.

　　"I am like an irrepressible child, capable of boundless possibilities, when I enter my studio. I thrill at the process of making marks and I relish the meandering that my medium proffers," she stated.

　　Her works has been in numerous solo and group exhibitions in museum and galleries in the United States and abroad. Her paintings are in the collections of many public institutes and corporations such as Harwood Museum, International Miniature Museum of Contemporary Art, University of Phoenix, Stanford University Hospital, AT &T, Advance Micro Device, and Xerox Corporation.

　　“纏”與“牽”這兩個(gè)字可以總括起各種不同的人際關(guān)系與情感，陳潔培用圖像的演譯記述著曾出現(xiàn)在她的過往經(jīng)歷與夢(mèng)幻中的纏與牽。

　　她表示，她的這系列作品的創(chuàng)作靈感來自她目睹一位友人的心碎過程，她隨后的力搏及她那自始至終對(duì)生命追求的激情。

　　使用繩或線相互間的糾纏與牽連，陳潔培用她的油畫描繪出沉淀在她內(nèi)心的共鳴。她說她不是在尋覓一個(gè)解決方案，而只為要擁抱及頌贊纏與牽這兩種情況，及它們能把人們結(jié)為一體的現(xiàn)象。

　　陳潔培生于上海，一九六五年已移居美國，并取得加州州立大學(xué)美術(shù)碩士學(xué)位。她曾在圣荷西市立學(xué)院與加州大學(xué)柏克萊分校任教美術(shù)。她的作品曾在美國及美國以外地區(qū)的博物館及美術(shù)館舉辦多次個(gè)展與參加聯(lián)展，并被多家公共與私人機(jī)構(gòu)購藏。

　　Art Beatus Gallery is located on the ground floor of 35-39 Graham Street, Central, near the junction with Hollywood Road and Lyndhurst Terrace (SOHO Area).

　　For further information about this exhibition, please e-mail us at dyiu@artbeatus.com.hk or call at 852-2522-1138 / 2526-0818.

　　Gallery hours: Mon.-Sat. 11:30am to 7:30pm, close on Sundays & public holiday.

　　精藝軒畫廊位于中環(huán)嘉咸街卅五號(hào)地鋪（近荷李活道與擺花街交界）。

　　展覽詳情請(qǐng)電郵或致電 852-2522.1138/2526.0818查詢。

　　畫廊開放時(shí)間：星期一至六 11:30am-7:30pm 星期日及公眾假期休息。

　　We are pleased to announce the participation of Art Beatus Gallery at  HKIAAF 2008

　　Booth #H12

　　4-7 October, 2008

　　Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Center, Hall 3, 1 Expo Drive, Hong Kong

　　香港國際古玩及藝術(shù)品博覽會(huì)

　　二ＯＯ八年十月四日至七日

　　于 香港會(huì)議展覽中心 三號(hào)展覽廳 舉行

　　誠邀 閣下光臨 精藝軒畫廊

　　展位：H12

　　Presenting works by the following artist 參展藝術(shù)家如下:

　　Alan Chan 陳幼堅(jiān) Mimi Chen Ting 陳潔培 Chen Jianguo 陳建國 Feng Xuemin 馮學(xué)敏 Luo Brothers 羅氏兄弟 Li Yibing 李一丙 Water Poon 水禾田 Zhang Yaxin 張雅心

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　　For further information, please e-mail us at or call at 852-2526-0818 / 2522.1138.

　　詳情可電郵 或致電 852-2522.1138 / 2526.0818查詢。