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   2023年美國紐約國際藝術博覽會于3月30日正式開幕,這是目前世界上規模最大、藝術品交易量最多的國際藝術博覽會之一,衆多國際畫廊,藝術館,各種流派的藝術家們雲集紐約,藝術博覽會場人潮涌動,群芳吐艷。我們的目光被正門口的#103號展位吸引,這里是此次藝術博覽會上最爲璀璨的亮點。華裔藝術家艾倫趙瓊博士(Ellen Qiongzhao.Schicktanz) 的巨幅美國歷史題材作品艷壓群芳,吸引了無數嘉賓、收藏家和觀衆們的關注,駐足欣賞和贊嘆。藝博會總裁及業務負責人與中國常駐聯合國敎科文組織副代表王盈公使等一起觀看了艾倫趙瓊的作品並給予了高度的評價。
   美國紐約國際藝術博覽會40多年來成就了許多世界級的繪畫、雕塑藝術家,包括安迪.沃赫(Andy Warhol)、羅伯特·勞森伯格(Robert Rauschenberg) 、基思·哈林(Keith Haring),勒羅伊·內曼(Leroy Neiman),彼得.馬科斯(Peter Max)和羅伯特.印第安納(Robert Indiana)等世界頂級藝術大師,他們都曾在這裏一舉成名。亞洲展區如今已成為美國紐約國際藝術博覽會不可或缺的重要組成部分,本屆博覽會上,由羅丹國際藝術家基金會(RodinInternational Artists Foundation)、美國亞洲藝術學會 ( Asian ArtAssociation of America)和美國中華文化基金會 (Chinese Cultural Foundation) , 參與組織的展區特別邀請了著名美籍亞裔實力派女藝術家艾倫趙瓊參與,並在展會上展示了她的部分巨幅浮雕作品和油畫。其中有巨幅油畫[美國你將駛向何方?],還有4幅大型玻璃鋼高浮雕[華盛頓總統率軍橫渡德拉瓦河],[美國聯邦憲法製定者],[美國獨立宣言簽名者],[美國感恩節歷史場景再現]。四幅高浮雕都是根據美國百年歷史油畫改創的,均爲歷史人物等身原形,每件作品均爲10尺高,20尺寬,重約1500磅。浮雕裏的開國領袖們都與眞人的實際比例一樣栩栩如生,40多位歷史先賢們帶著不同的神態表情置身於一個宏大的場景和畫面中。

   其中[華盛頓總統率軍橫渡德拉瓦河],[美國獨立宣言簽名者],兩件同款靑銅浮雕已于2017年鑲嵌在緊鄰費城獨立宮的美國革命博物館(美國獨立戰爭博物館)大樓正門兩側入口處,氣勢雄偉,震撼視覺。再現了40多位美國開國先賢們在200多年前通過[獨立宣言]時莊嚴神聖的激動場景。趙瓊選用了最堅實的靑銅材料,按美國海軍軍艦的特殊材質配比鑄造出美國開國元勛們不朽的形象。艾倫趙瓊説:“他們是美國歷史的豐碑,代表著人類的的自由精神”。
   艾倫趙瓊博士是美籍華裔最著名的職業油畫、雕塑家。也是繼美國越戰紀念碑的設計師林纓之後第二位美籍華人藝術大師。國際資深藝術策展人。移民美國二十五年,曾榮獲諸多國際藝術大奬。特別是美國移民大奬愛麗絲島榮譽勛章。她畢業于日本京都造型藝術大學和早稻田大學文學美術史專業,並獲得博士學位。她現任羅丹國際藝術家基金會副主席。美國女神藝術博物館館長。她的油畫和雕塑作品,曾被日本富士美術館、美國革命歷史博物館、美國國家憲法中心、美國國家歷史遺址公園博物館等收藏。2019年作爲首位亞裔藝術家在紐約聯邦大廳國家紀念館,成功舉辦個人油畫雕塑展,2021年榮獲美國紐約國際藝術博覽會全場最高榮譽[藝術卓越成就奬]。2022年在華盛頓DC榮獲全美華人大會中華文化傳承奬。希望她在2023年本次紐約國際藝術博覽會上再次榮獲最高榮譽。
   特邀嘉賓紐約華阜共同發展機構和紐約華阜商業改進區行政總監陳作舟(Wellington Z.Chen)先生看過艾倫趙瓊的作品後很激動並當場眞誠邀請艾倫趙瓊帶作品參加美國250年的紐約慶典活動。
　

   As one of the largest and most activeart fairs in the world, Artexpo New York is coming in 2023. Over the past 40years, it has showcased numerous world-renowned artists in painting andsculpture, including Andy Warhol, Robert Rauschenberg, Keith Haring, LeroyNeiman, Peter Max, and Robert Indiana, all of whom were established throughthis fair. The Asian section has become an indispensable and important part ofArtexpo New York. This year, the Rodin International Artists Foundation and theAmerican Asian Arts Association will feature a special invitation to Dr. EllenQiongzhao Schicktanz, a renowned Chinese-American artist, to showcase hermagnificent paintings and sculptures.
   Ellen Qiongzhao, a talented painterand sculptor, is also a highly respected senior art curator with wideinternational influence. Over the past two decades, hundreds of internationalartists and art masters from more than 20 countries around the world haveparticipated in her curated exhibitions, including Europe, America, Asia, andRussia. In recent years, she has curated over ten large-scale exhibitionsfeaturing international art masters that have created a significant impact,garnering coverage in hundreds of media outlets including news, television, andonline platforms. Ellen Qiongzhao’s works have even been displayed on the largescreens of Nasdaq many times in New York City.
   Ellen Qiongzhao Schicktanz is aninnovative artist who has made outstanding achievements and contributions tosociety in the field of art. In 2018, she was awarded the Ellis Island Medal ofHonor, celebrating the contributions immigrants and their progeny have made tothe United States. In 2019, she became the first Asian-American artist to holda solo exhibition of oil paintings and sculptures at the Federal Hall NationalMemorial in New York, where the first US president George Washington wasinaugurated. In 2021, she was awarded the Artistic Excellence Award at the NewYork International Art Expo. In July 2022, she received the Award of ChineseCultural Heritage at the United Chinese Americans (UCA) Convention inWashington D.C.
   Her art has always been focused onhumanistic feelings and a sense of responsibility for the times. Havingimmigrated to the United States 25 years ago, her creative content incorporatesAmerican historical themes and the multicultural experiences of immigrants. Shehas created numerous portrait paintings and sculptures without discriminationof race or social status. Her artworks have participated in many internationalart exhibitions and been collected by various institutions such as the Fuji ArtMuseum in Japan, the Museum of the American Revolution, The NationalConstitution Center, the Washington Crossing Historic Park, and the Museum ofChinese in America. Her works have also been displayed as public art landscapesin many cities.
n particular, over the past 15 years,she has been represented by the Rodin International Artist Foundation and hascreated several sculptural works based on American historical oil paintings,which have been donated and collected by museums and art galleries. She led aninternational artist team from the United States, China, and Japan tocollaborate on several giant marble and bronze historical reliefs.
   These include the bronze high relief [WashingtonCrossing the Delaware ] (1.5 tons, 3 meters high, 6 meters wide), themarble high relief [Reappearance of American Thanksgiving Historical scene ](14.5 tons, 3 meters high, 6 meters wide), the stone carving [Scene at theSigning of the Constitution of the United States] (14 tons, 3 meters high,6 meters wide), and the bronze relief [Signers of the Declaration ofIndependence] (1.6 tons, 3 meters high, 6 meters wide), among others.
   Ellen Qiongzhao's works arecharacterized by a strong sense of history and epic grandeur, featuringrealistic depictions of characters and grand scenes that reflect her high levelof artistic ability. Recently, the Rodin International Artists Foundationsigned a contract with Ellen Qiongzhao to donate her artworks to the FederalHall National Memorial in New York and the National Museum of the AmericanIndian.
   At the upcoming Artexpo New York 2023,Qiongzhao will showcase her large-scale oil paintings and fiberglasssculptures, each of which measures 3.3 feet high by 6.6 feet wide and weighsabout 1500 pounds.