拾萬空间（杭州）非常荣幸地带来周天白的首次个展：利仞不举。“仞”在古代是一个计量高度和深度的单位，例如“山高万仞”，在诗词歌赋中也被用作“举目重重万仞高”，以此来表述一种难以逾越的障碍和困难。本次展览标题意在借此“仞”字的意向，表述出周天白的内心心境：深感深处绝对境地，又没有能力在绝对境地中正面生存，如果想让自己的精神能在受苦受难中变得坚强灵活，那么从幽默中找到妥协之路，此路亦名为不举。在虚幻飘渺的幽默气氛中，那些错综复杂和杂乱无章的理想得以实现。
Hunsand Space (Hangzhou) is honored to present Zhou Tianbai's debut solo exhibition titled " Incapable of Wielding a Sharp Edge ". The term "仞" in ancient Chinese culture signified a unit for measuring height and depth—akin to phrases such as "towering peaks of ten thousand 仞"—and metaphorically represented insuperable barriers in poetry, e.g., "gazing upon layer upon layer of lofty heights." The exhibition's theme ingeniously borrows from the concept of "仞" to articulate Zhou Tianbai's inner disposition: deeply entrenched in an abyssal state, yet feeling incapable of wielding a sharp edge to navigate life head-on within such extremities. To him, the key to strengthening the spirit amidst adversity lies in finding a path of compromise through humor, which can be termed as the art of not wielding a blade. This narrative unfolds in an otherworldly atmosphere tinged with humor, where convoluted and disordered aspirations materialize.
周天白｜ZHOU TIANBAI
是雷是雨都要挨着｜No Matter If It's Thunder or Rain, One Must Face It.
布面油画 | Oil on canvas
130×200cm
2024
周天白｜ZHOU TIANBAI
周猫和我｜Zhou's cat and me
布面油画 | Oil on canvas
120×90cm
2023
周天白｜ZHOU TIANBAI
圈｜Circle
布面油画 | Oil on canvas
150×220cm
2023
周天白｜ZHOU TIANBAI
看｜Look
布面油画 | Oil on canvas
150×220cm
2024
周天白｜ZHOU TIANBAI
看风景｜Take In the Sights
布面油画 | Oil on canvas
130×80cm
2023
周天白｜ZHOU TIANBAI
求雨｜Pray For Rain
布面油画 | Oil on canvas
150×120cm
2024
周天白｜ZHOU TIANBAI
谁知道哪片云彩下面有雨｜Who Knows From Which Cloud the Rain Will Fall
布面油画 | Oil on canvas
150×100cm
2023
周天白｜ZHOU TIANBAI
周猫在心中｜Zhou's Cat Is In My Heart
布面油画 | Oil on canvas
70×110cm
2024
周天白｜ZHOU TIANBAI
打赌｜Make a Bet
布面油画 | Oil on canvas
150×150cm
2023
周天白｜ZHOU TIANBAI
椅子和书｜A Chair and a book
布面油画 | Oil on canvas
120×90cm
2024
周天白，1993年出生于沈阳，2019年毕业于鲁迅美术学院油画系。2022年参与组建乐队［鹅的思想］。
Zhou Tianbai, born in Shenyang in 1993, graduated from the Oil Painting Department of the Lu Xun Academy of Fine Arts in 2019. In 2022, he participated in founding the band "Goose's Thoughts".
