laowai magazine art section april 2012

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PORTRAITProf. Rainer Maria Latzke

Talking to renaissance painter Rainer Maria Latzke about

his life is like reading a Hollywood movie script. The now

fmos s who s h fod fo h Is of Fs-

cography in Logan, Utah and an honorary professor at the

Shgh Is of Vsl A Fd Uvs bokfree from the small town in Germany where he grew up and

has travelled the world, lived in Chateaus, dined with digni-

s d pd wh ock ss.

Birth of the

Neo-Renaissance


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was dedicated to the interview and can only guess that the

other half was far away, perhaps on a distant planet, which

would be the new canvas for his largest project yet.

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everyone that crosses his path; Latzke revived the art of mu-

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projects and more importantly, for these masters to pass on

their knowledge to young Chinese students with the aim ofshg Chs po of copg o o ovg

o.

Today Latzke lives in Shanghai with his wife Doris,

where he teaches mural art at Fudan University.

Rainer Maria Latzke with his wife Doris

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1950. Hs homow, oo smll o d o mp, d hs sb-

lings, too many to know all their names, were just some of the

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thing-is-art-but-art prophets.


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ECO ARCHITECTUREPROF. HAIM DOTAN

I knew Prof. Haim Dotan as the architect of the Isreal Pavillion. It was one of my favorites because It didnt remind me of the

inside of a space ship like many of the others, but instead seemed organic; a giant snail house or some kind of a remain of a long

gone civilizaon.

But only when I met with him for the interview I really understood his relaonship with nature. He is not trying to brand himselfas a green architect to benet from this popular trend, there is something much more genuine about him. When he pulled out

his poems and started reading them to me, my rst confused reacon was followed by an understanding of this long haired and

eccentric professor. He is not an architect, but instead has discovered that architecture is the most powerful tool he could pos-

sibly use to pursue his aim of making the world a more beauful place on the largest possible scale.

Nature

Was here

Before usIt will be here

Long

Afer we are gone

We do not imitate nature

But

Learn from its logicIts wisdom

Beauty in nature


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NOWHERE LAND

HOKKAIDO TO HUANGSHAN

COMMON WEALTH

April 7th - 22nd @ Shanghai Grand Theatre Gallery

shgtheatre.com

UnlApril 29th @ M97 Gallery

2/F, 97 Moganshan Lu / m97gallery.com

Unl April 29th @ Art+ Shanghai Gallery

22 Fumin Lu, near Yanan Lu / artplusshanghai.com

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organic shapes and inhabited by creatures you would

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poets throughout history, but rarely has a photographer

been able to capture these landscapes as Kenna has in

ov 30 slv gl phoogphs.

Ye Hongxingis best known for her self-portraits, vague

features made up of shades of grey, her eyes closed, cov-

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and inbalance of wealth.

Exhibitons in AprilImages courtesy of Haim Dotan Architects

When did you rst visit China?

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parents escaped to China as refugee and lived in Hong Kou, Shanghai,

bw 1915 o 1920 wh m moh ws bo 1919. I cm o Ch -

1984 s vl fo 3 mohs, h 2006 d 2009 g. D

to the memory from my grandparents and mother, my understanding

of Chinese ancient philosophy, and my experiences of traveling in the

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ancient Chinese wisdom.

Your buildings oen look organic as though they are a part of nature.

Do you follow a certain set of rules or a design philosophy?

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If you had to work in China full me, would your family come and live

here with you?

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wonderful city. Because my eldest daughter is doing her compulsory

military service and my youngest daughter is in her last years of high

school, h cold mov o Ch h mom, b h look-

ing forward to doing so in a few years.

How does your work schedule aect your family life?

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What is your biggest aim in china?

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future of our children. This is my dream in China.

What is the most memorable and most shocking incident youve expe-

rienced in China?

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EXPO 2010 Shgh, b lso h bld d gl coco of h

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always new life.


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to the top.

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week. Some of the more well known galleries are; ShanghART Gallery, Art Scene Warehouse, Shine Art Space and m97 Gallery.

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