Jingze Du

Jingze Du. <em>Horse i</em>, 2021. Oil on canvas, 39 1/2 x 31 1/2 inches (100.3 x 80 cm)

Untitled, Miami Beach. Installation view, 2021

Jingze Du. <em>Mirror</em>, 2021. Oil on canvas, 59 1/2 x 47 1/4 inches (151.1 x 120 cm)

Jingze Du. <em>Audience</em>, 2021. Oil on canvas, 59 1/8 x 59 1/8 inches (150.2 x 150.2 cm)

Jingze Du. <em>Trumpet</em>, 2021. Oil on canvas, 59 1/8 x 59 1/8 inches (150.2 x 150.2 cm)

Jingze Du. <em>Memories</em>, 2021. Oil on canvas, 59 1/8 x 59 1/8 inches (150.2 x 150.2 cm)

Jingze Du. <em>Nude Figure</em>, 2021. Oil on canvas, 59 1/8 x 47 1/4 inches (150.2 x 120 cm)

Jingze Du. <em>Batman</em>, 2021. Oil on canvas, 59 1/8 x 47 1/4 inches (150.2 x 120 cm)

Jingze Du. <em>Attire</em>, 2021. Oil on canvas, 59 1/2 x 47 1/4 inches (151.1 x 120 cm)

Jingze Du. <em>Trombone Player</em>, 2021. Oil on canvas, 59 1/8 x 59 1/8 inches (150.2 x 150.2 cm)

<em>Midnight</em>. Installation view, Steve Turner, 2021

Jingze Du. <em>PM / Cartier</em>, 2021. Acrylic on canvas, 94 1/2 x 70 7/8 inches (240 x 180 cm)

Jingze Du. <em>Vis-à-vis</em>, 2021. Acrylic on canvas, 94 1/2 x 70 7/8 inches (240 x 180 cm)

Jingze Du. <em>Sitting Figure</em>, 2021. Acrylic on canvas, 94 1/2 x 70 7/8 inches (240 x 180 cm)

Jingze Du. <em>Atlas</em>, 2021. Acrylic on canvas, 94 1/2 x 70 7/8 inches (240 x 180 cm)

Jingze Du. <em>Mickey</em>, 2020. Oil on canvas, 47 1/4 x 39 3/8 inches (120 x 100 cm)

Jingze, Du Mickey 2, 2020 Oil on canvas 47 1/4 x 39 3/8 inches (120 x 100 cm)

Jingze Du. <em>Abel</em>, 2020. Oil on canvas, 39 3/8 x 31 1/2 inches (100 x 80 cm)

Jingze Du. <em>Vader 2</em>, 2020. Oil on canvas, 39 3/8 x 31 1/2 inches (100 x 80 cm)

Jingze Du. <em>Vader</em>, 2020. Acrylic on canvas, 94 1/2 x 70 7/8 inches (240 x 180 cm)

Jingze Du. <em>King James</em>, 2020. Oil on canvas, 59 x 59 inches (150 x 150 cm)

Jingze Du <em>Marshall</em>, 2020. Oil on linen, 23 5/8 x 19 5/8 inches (60 x 50 cm)

Jingze Du, Vincent, 2020 Oil on linen 23 5/8 x 19 5/8 inches (60 x 50 cm)

Jingze, Du Kanye , 2020 Oil on canvas 23 5/8 x 19 5/8 inches (60 x 50 cm)

<em>Magic Kingdom</em>. Installation view, Steve Turner, 2020

Jingze Du, Young Hare, 2020 Oil on canvas 23 5/8 x 19 5/8 inches (60 x 50 cm)

Jingze Du. <em>Standing by the Windowsill</em>, 2020. Oil on linen, 39 3/8 x 27 1/2 inches (100 x 70 cm)

<em>In Between</em>. Installation view, Steve Turner, 2020

Jingze Du. <em>Orange</em>, 2020. Oil on linen, 39 3/8 x 31 1/2 inches (100 x 80 cm)

Jingze Du. <em>Reading After Dinner</em>, 2020. Oil on linen, 39 3/8 x 27 1/2 inches (100 x 70 cm)

Jingze Du. <em>Visiting Mathieu</em>, 2020. Oil on linen, 59 x 59 inches (150 x 150 cm)

Jingze Du. <em>The Chef</em>, 2020. Oil on linen, 47 1/4 x 39 3/8 inches (120 x 100 cm)

Jingze Du. <em>Kiwi</em>, 2020. Oil on linen, 23 5/8 x 19 5/8 inches (60 x 50 cm)

Jingze Du. <em>Sunlight in the Garden</em>, 2020. Oil on linen, 47 1/4 x 39 3/8 inches (120 x 100 cm)

Jingze Du. <em>Night</em>, 2020. Oil on linen, 23 5/8 x 19 5/8 inches (60 x 50 cm)

Jingze Du. <em>A Day at the Beach</em>, 2020. Oil on linen, 39 3/8 x 39 3/8 inches (100 x 100 cm)

Jingze Du. <em>In the Old Movies</em>, 2020. Oil on linen, 59 x 47 1/4 inches (150 x 120 cm)

Jingze Du. Crown, 2021. Oil on canvas, 59 x 59 inches (149.9 x 149.9 cm)

Jingze Du. Fruit Garden, 2021. Oil on canvas, 59 x 59 inches (149.9 x 149.9 cm)

Jingze Du. Horse i, 2021. Oil on canvas, 39 1/2 x 31 1/2 inches (100.3 x 80 cm)

Untitled, Miami Beach. Installation view, 2021

Jingze Du. Fame, 2021. Oil on canvas, 59 1/8 x 59 1/8 inches (150.2 x 150.2 cm)

Jingze Du. Mirror, 2021. Oil on canvas, 59 1/2 x 47 1/4 inches (151.1 x 120 cm)

Jingze Du. Audience, 2021. Oil on canvas, 59 1/8 x 59 1/8 inches (150.2 x 150.2 cm)

Jingze Du. Trumpet, 2021. Oil on canvas, 59 1/8 x 59 1/8 inches (150.2 x 150.2 cm)

Jingze Du. Memories, 2021. Oil on canvas, 59 1/8 x 59 1/8 inches (150.2 x 150.2 cm)

Jingze Du. Nude Figure, 2021. Oil on canvas, 59 1/8 x 47 1/4 inches (150.2 x 120 cm)

Jingze Du. Batman, 2021. Oil on canvas, 59 1/8 x 47 1/4 inches (150.2 x 120 cm)

Jingze Du. Attire, 2021. Oil on canvas, 59 1/2 x 47 1/4 inches (151.1 x 120 cm)

Jingze Du. Trombone Player, 2021. Oil on canvas, 59 1/8 x 59 1/8 inches (150.2 x 150.2 cm)

Midnight. Installation view, Steve Turner, 2021

Jingze Du. PM / Cartier, 2021. Acrylic on canvas, 94 1/2 x 70 7/8 inches (240 x 180 cm)

Jingze Du. Vis-à-vis, 2021. Acrylic on canvas, 94 1/2 x 70 7/8 inches (240 x 180 cm)

Jingze Du. Sitting Figure, 2021. Acrylic on canvas, 94 1/2 x 70 7/8 inches (240 x 180 cm)

Jingze Du. Atlas, 2021. Acrylic on canvas, 94 1/2 x 70 7/8 inches (240 x 180 cm)

Midnight. Installation view, Steve Turner, 2021

Jingze Du. Mickey, 2020. Oil on canvas, 47 1/4 x 39 3/8 inches (120 x 100 cm)

Jingze Du. Mickey 2, 2020. Oil on canvas, 47 1/4 x 39 3/8 inches (120 x 100 cm)

Jingze Du. Abel, 2020. Oil on canvas, 39 3/8 x 31 1/2 inches (100 x 80 cm)

Jingze Du. Vader 2, 2020. Oil on canvas, 39 3/8 x 31 1/2 inches (100 x 80 cm)

Jingze Du. Vader, 2020. Acrylic on canvas, 94 1/2 x 70 7/8 inches (240 x 180 cm)

Jingze Du. King James, 2020. Oil on canvas, 59 x 59 inches (150 x 150 cm)

Jingze Du Marshall, 2020. Oil on linen, 23 5/8 x 19 5/8 inches (60 x 50 cm)

Jingze Du. Vincent, 2020. Oil on linen, 23 5/8 x 19 5/8 inches (60 x 50 cm)

Jingze Du. Kanye , 2020. Oil on canvas, 23 5/8 x 19 5/8 inches (60 x 50 cm)

Magic Kingdom. Installation view, Steve Turner, 2020

Jingze Du. Young Hare, 2020. Oil on canvas, 23 5/8 x 19 5/8 inches (60 x 50 cm)

Jingze Du. Standing by the Windowsill, 2020. Oil on linen, 39 3/8 x 27 1/2 inches (100 x 70 cm)

In Between. Installation view, Steve Turner, 2020

Jingze Du. Orange, 2020. Oil on linen, 39 3/8 x 31 1/2 inches (100 x 80 cm)

Jingze Du. Reading After Dinner, 2020. Oil on linen, 39 3/8 x 27 1/2 inches (100 x 70 cm)

In Between. Installation view, Steve Turner, 2020

Jingze Du. Visiting Mathieu, 2020. Oil on linen, 59 x 59 inches (150 x 150 cm)

In Between. Installation view, Steve Turner, 2020

Jingze Du. The Chef, 2020. Oil on linen, 47 1/4 x 39 3/8 inches (120 x 100 cm)

Jingze Du. Kiwi, 2020. Oil on linen, 23 5/8 x 19 5/8 inches (60 x 50 cm)

In Between. Installation view, Steve Turner, 2020

Jingze Du. Sunlight in the Garden, 2020. Oil on linen, 47 1/4 x 39 3/8 inches (120 x 100 cm)

Jingze Du. Night, 2020. Oil on linen, 23 5/8 x 19 5/8 inches (60 x 50 cm)

Jingze Du. A Day at the Beach, 2020. Oil on linen, 39 3/8 x 39 3/8 inches (100 x 100 cm)

Jingze Du. In the Old Movies, 2020. Oil on linen, 59 x 47 1/4 inches (150 x 120 cm)

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Jingze Du creates paintings that are largely grey with accents of black and white. Most depict heads in various configurations. Some are slightly contorted while others are more naturalistic. They represent an oscillating position that is in between various alternatives: strength and weakness; fast and slow; masculine and feminine; validation and rejection; external and internal; conformity and independence, and above all they represent Du’s status as an immigrant, someone whose life has been neatly divided into two parts, the first half in China; the second half in Ireland.

Born 1995, Yantai, China
Lives and works in Dublin

Education
2019
MA, Royal College of Art, London

2017
BFA, National College of Art & Design, Dublin

Solo Exhibitions
2021
Midnight, Steve Turner, Los Angeles
Night Shade, L21 Gallery, Palma de Mallorca
Elsewhere, Hive Center for Contemporary Art, Beijing

2020
Magic Kingdom, Steve Turner, Los Angeles
In Between, Steve Turner, Los Angeles

2019
A City of Glass Crystal After Dark, Sol Art Gallery, Dublin

2016
Nostalgia, Waves, Pallas Projects/Studios, Dublin

2014
Contagious, Project Space, National College of Art & Design, Dublin

Group Exhibitions
2021
Untitled, Miami Beach (with Steve Turner)
Our World Two, Steve Turner, Los Angeles

2019
Show 2019, Royal College of Art, London
Disruptors, Highlanes Gallery, Drogheda, Ireland
Art Central (with Maddox Gallery), Hong Kong
All Good Things, Bellwood and Wright Fine Art, Lancaster, England
The Hidden Dimension, Coningsby Gallery, London
College, House of Vans, London

2018
Thumbnails, Hockney Gallery, Royal College of Art, London
W.I.P. Show, Royal College of Art, London

2017
NCAD Degree Show, National College of Art & Design, Dublin

2016
Is This the Right Time? Temple Bar Gallery + Studios, Dublin
29th, Project Space, National College of Art & Design, Dublin

2015
Inside, A4 Art Project Space, Dublin

Residencies and Awards
2020
RHA Studio Programme (residency)

2017
NUI Art and Design Prize

2016
NCAD Staff Prize Nominee

2015
Canon Young Fashion Photographer of the Year Finalist

Bibliography
2020
“Interview with Jingze Du,” Saint Maison, November 21
Angelos, Ayla. “Introducing the monochromatic and spooky portraits of Chinese artist Jingze Du,” It’s Nice That, May 5

2019
Shropshire, Simek. “DU JINGZE,” Floorr Magazine, August 21
“Jingze Du: The Road, The Smell And The Moist Soil, Art Verge, July
Winter Issue 11 (editorial selection), ArtMaze Mag, January

2017
Nolan-Horan, Adam. “Creatives Catch Up – Du Jingze & Aoife Dunne,” FAC Magazine, September 15
“NUI Art and Design Prize 2017 awarded to NCAD student Jingze Du,” NUI News and Events, July 7
“An Interview With Jingze – Young Irish Based Artist, Painter, and Photographer,” H&G, May 4

2016
“In The Picture: Du Jingze, Painter,” RTÉ, October 10

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