Shandong Education TV, Qilu Evening News, Jinan TV conducted a special interview with GP DEVA art director Professor Lee Sun-Don
The international renowned luxury group GP DEVA accepted the earnest invitation of Shandong "One Zero One International Chinese Art Museum" to participate in the 5th Shandong Cultural and Creative Industries Fair and the Second Jinan Art Fair held from August 28 to 31.
Adhering to this year’s theme of “Chinese Elegance”, Shandong Cultural and Creative Industries Fair planned "One Zero One Special International Chinese Art Museum", inviting GP DEVA to exhibit recent artwork series Wonderful Clouds by Professor Lee Sun-Don and Spring Breeze, Floral Moon Duet, Fantasy of Art by Ma Sing Ling. The contemporary inspired fine art pieces, and the stylish home furnishings attracted the public to step in and appreciate the exhibition.
Shandong Cultural and Creative Industries Fair held from August 28 to 31 at the International Convention and Exhibition Center in Jinan City, invited GP DEVA to participate in the exhibition.
GP DEVA accepted the warm invitation by Shandong "One Zero One Special International
Chinese Art Museum" to exhibit across the sea in Shandong.
On-site live music performance with the eye-catching GP DEVA pavilion as the backdrop.
The art displayed in GP DEVA's pavilion was so impressive that the media, including Shandong Television News, Shandong TV Lifestyle channel, Shandong Education TV, Qilu Network, Qilu Evening News, Jinan TV, Sina Shandong, Jinan Daily, People's Daily and other media were greatly amazed! With non-stop interviews with artists Professor Lee Sun-Don and Ma Sing Ling, much praise was also given to GP DEVA President Carol Chou for their continuous innovation in developing GP DEVA into an international brand!
GP DEVA established X-Power gallery in 2007 and has since developed composite operations. In addition to actively cultivating emerging artists, the company also accepted invitations and organize to participate in international exhibitions, including the Venice Biennale in Italy, The National Art Museum of Ukraine, Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum (The Museum of Kyoto), Shanghai Art Museum, Beijing Prince Gong's Masion, individual exhibition in the Russian Academy of Arts in Russia, Juried Exhibition of the Royal Institute of Oil Painters in UK, Salon des artistes indépendants in France, Art Chicago in US, London International Fine Art Fair, Art International Zurich in Switzerland, SCOPE New York Art Show and more, totaling over 50 international exhibitions.
The "International ultra avant-garde artist," Professor Lee Sun-Don, has received up to date a total of 154 international art awards in painting, photography, sculpture, and installation art. Master Lee was the first artist in Asia in the past century invited to hold a solo oil painting exhibition in the 53rd Venice Biennale. The international authoritative art critic Professor Achille Bonito Oliva, referred to Professor Lee Sun-Don as an "ultra-avant-garde artist” in his published commentary. Roma's Daily newspaper even praised him as the "Modern Oriental Picasso! "
In April, 2014, Professor Lee accepted the invitation from the President of Dimora Motorcar, a top luxury sportscar manufacturer known as the "American Rolls-Royce", to work together in a cross industry project creating the neoclassical artistic supercar. This ultimate luxury "neoclassical artistic supercar," is comprised of DiMora's hand crafted classic vintage design integrated with Professor Lee's artwork. The Great Treasure Gate series has been licensed to be painted on the body of the vehicle with Professor Lee's totemic energy art. This creation shows the ultimate hand craft of DiMora's and the "neoclassical" mastery style of an art master.
On display is Professor Lee Sun-Don's Wonderful Clouds, 3-Abstract-D and other series. Wonderful Clouds series is Professor Lee's spontaneous expressional landscape master series developed upon his insights through the "Mind's Eye" (a mental perception, rather than the realistic depiction). With the use of original and unique painting techniques developed by the artist himself, the boundless changes of mountains, forest and clouds are freely revealed in the painting, creating a free, dynamic spirit, imbued with the marvelous artistic conception and zen meaning.
Many admirers responded that having the chance to view world-class art made them very happy and seized the rare opportunity appreciate the paintings (upper, middle, bottom)
Continuous, back to back interviews with Professor Lee Sun-Don, whose art creation greatly amazed the media!
Professor Lee Sun-Don in an interview with Shandong Sina, shared ideas of his creative concept.
Founded in 2003, Taiwanese brand GP DEVA Group takes contemporary art as its core design, dedicated to bring art into daily living. GP DEVA represents multinational artists and has licensing rights for many different works of art. GP DEVA products include jewelry, furniture, leather goods , porcelain, watches, stationery, clothing, bedding and travel accessories, and skin care products. Established 11 years ago, GP DEVA has been dedicating in promoting the brand philosophy of "Adhering to the ideals of living an artistically enhanced luxury lifestyle" as its core value and operating business with an international brand perspective.
With the founding of GP DEVA, the conpany invited contemporary artist Professor Lee Sun-Don as its creative director, using "Totemic Energy Art" as the creative origin for the artistic design for jewelry, contemporary furniture, art space, high-end skin care products, etc. In 2004, GP DEVA Group opened a premier location in America's most upscale boutique shopping area of Beverly Hills, becoming the only Asian (Taiwanese/Chinese) brand to have a showroom in this area. GP DEVA currently has flagship stores in the United States, Hong Kong, Shanghai and Taiwan.
Shandong Sina interviewed GP DEVA President Carol Chou (upper, bottom), greatly appreciating GP DEVA's artistic concept.
Under the tutelage of Professor Lee Sun-Don, the popular Asian woman artist trio "Ma Sing Ling" arose rapidly in international art circles. The trio is composed of three emerging Taiwanese artists: Chang Xinyu (MANIHOO), Wang Xinwei (Singway), Cheng Ruling (Ling Ling). The joint creation by the trio are calm and majestic, yet fully challenges the flow and fluidity of the paint. In the unpredictable free flow of oil paints, reveals the rhythm of nature and nature's magnificence. A well-known collector praised their works to have momentum comparable to that found in the splashed ink landscapes of the famous artist Zhang Daqian.
The exhibition displayed Spring Breeze, Floral Moon Duet and Fantasy of Art series. Spring Breeze series is one of Ma Sing Ling's representative works which use abundant colors to show a colorful, bright and beautiful world. A red-lacquered door and a moon in the Floral Moon Duet series symbolize perfection and wealth of life. Fantasy of Art series are works of the vast spiritual space when facing various situations like a free spirit feeling the delicacies and wonders of the world.
Visitors admired Ma Sing Ling's latest creation, The Sun of the Lord / Lovely Sunshine, Happiness to You
Shandong TV satellite channels, Shandong TV lifestyle channel interviewed Ma Sing Ling (upper, bottom)
Shandong Sina interviewed Ma Sing Ling (upper, bottom)
Shandong Cultural and Creative Industries Fair was a great success. Professor Lee Sun-Don (third from left), Ma Sing Ling (second from right, third from right, first from left) and President Carol Chou (middle), General Manager Liu Meiting (second from left) happily took a group photo.