Bluerider ART London, Mayfair is honoured to present 'The Weight of Lightness' featuring three internationally acclaimed artists who transform paper into profound artistic expressions: Cao Jigang (China, b. 1955), Angela Glajcar (Germany, b. 1970), and Bay Tang Jiaxin (China, b. 1995). Each artist explores the dual nature of paper—lightness and weight, fragility and resilience, simplicity and complexity—imbuing this everyday material with deep spirituality and artistic significance. This exhibition not only showcases the limitless potential of paper but also redefines its meaning through a cross-cultural and intergenerational dialogue, allowing viewers to witness the transformation of paper from an ephemeral medium into...
Bluerider ART London, Mayfair is honoured to present 'The Weight of Lightness' featuring three internationally acclaimed artists who transform paper into profound artistic expressions: Cao Jigang (China, b. 1955), Angela Glajcar (Germany, b. 1970), and Bay Tang Jiaxin (China, b. 1995). Each artist explores the dual nature of paper—lightness and weight, fragility and resilience, simplicity and complexity—imbuing this everyday material with deep spirituality and artistic significance. This exhibition not only showcases the limitless potential of paper but also redefines its meaning through a cross-cultural and intergenerational dialogue, allowing viewers to witness the transformation of paper from an ephemeral medium into an eternal artistic form.
The paradox of lightness and weight coexists in paper, making it a unique artistic medium. While paper appears delicate and fleeting, it has long served as a vessel for human civilisation—carrying history, knowledge, and thought. It is both a medium for expression and a recorder of time, simultaneously the most transient and the most enduring material. “The Weight of Lightness” seeks to explore how this seemingly fragile substance, through artistic refinement, becomes a carrier of strength, memory, and thought.
Throughout Eastern and Western art history, paper has served not only as a surface for writing and painting but also as an experimental and evolving artistic medium. From Chinese Xuan paper craftsmanship and origami to European collage, paper sculpture, and pulp molding, artists have continually pushed the boundaries of paper, transforming it into sculptural and spatial forms imbued with societal and conceptual significance. Today, paper is no longer confined to its conventional roles but has been reimagined as a medium for profound artistic and philosophical exploration. In “The Weight of Lightness”, these three artists continue this tradition, with distinct techniques—weaving, tearing, and piercing to elevate paper into new realms of artistic expression.
