BIN BAI


OVERVIEW

Graduated with Masters Degree in Fine Art in 2004 and Contemporary Art in 2020, Bin Bai (also known as Gentsu Gyatso) lectured visual art at university for 9 years. Meanwhile, he experimented on transforming traditional Tibetan art into contemporary art through paintings, sculptures, architecture, video and animated films. His research is to discover the potential of indigenous arts and culture in the contemporary world. Being the first Tibetan who obtained the Master Degree in Sichuan Fine Arts Institute in China, Bin started his experiments on cultural self-expression and transformation on the foundation of his artistic practise. Among his works, the animated film “The Hunter And the Skeleton”was premiered in 2012 and regarded as  the first Tibetan independent animated film.



EDUCATION

2020 Master of Design, Contemporary Art, University of South Australia

2001-2004         Master of Fine Art, Sichuan Fine Arts Institute

2003                  Exchange student in Art School of Kassel University, Germany

1997-2001        Bachelor of Fine Art, Sichuan Fine Arts Institute

                         

TEACHING EXPERIENCE

2004-2014        Lecturer, Art School of Southwest University for Nationalities 

  • Teaching in painting, art history and film courses. 

  • Supervising graduate students’ essays and art exhibitions.

  • Designing curriculum

  • Being the member of  Art Research Centre of Southwest University for Nationalities

             

EXHIBITIONS

2021 Bridge Exhibition, TMG Gallery, Adelaide, Australia

2021 East Wind Exhibition, Nexus Arts Gallery, Adelaide, Australia

2021 HELPMANN Academy Graduate Exhibition 2021, Adelaide, Australia

2020  From Material to Idea, Teaching case studies on Feng Bin’s New Proposal of Chinese Painting, Xi’an, China

2018                Manuscripts of Experimental Animation Exhibition,  Chengdu, China

2011                The Divinity of Bronze - Tibetan Religious Sculpture Exhibition, Southwest University for Nationalities, China 

2008               Images of Tibet, “This Is Space” Gallery, Beijing, China

2008               Tibetan Buddhist Sculpture Exhibition, Sichuan Art Museum, Chengdu, China

2005                Digital Video Art Show, Home-HAUS, Chongqing, China

2004                Walking on the Road-Unpacked, Artist Commune, Hong Kong

2003                Deconstruction and Reconstruction-Chinese Traditional Painting Exhibition, Chongqing, China

2003               Mein Land - Painting Show, University of Kassel, Germany

2002               Grandma’s Bridge - Chinese Traditional Painting Innovation scholarship Exhibition, Chongqing, China

FILM SCREENING

2019           Tibetan Short Film Show, Tokyo University of Foreign Studies, Japan 

2018           4th Taichung International Animation Festival, Taiwan

2015           Ottawa Tibet Film Festival, Ottawa, Canada 

2014           Tibet Film Festival, Zurich/Dharamsala, Swiss/India

2014           Reel China, 7th Biennial, University of New York, USA

2014           Nottingham Chinese Independent Film Festival, Nottingham, UK

2014           From Painting to Animation, Sichuan Fine art institute, Chongqing

2013           Shenzhen Independent Animation Biennale, Shenzhen, China

2013           Chinese Visual Festival, King’s College, London, UK

2013           International Film Festival Rotterdam, Rotterdam, Netherland 

2012           Shadows French Chinese Film Festival, Paris, France

2012           Vancouver International Film Festival, Vancouver, Canada

2012           The 9th China Independent Film Festival, Nanjing, China

2012           The 9th Beijing Independent Film Festival, Beijing, China

LECTURES AND PRESENTATIONS

2012           Bin Bai’s Independent Film Seminar, Bush Definition & Blue Roof Education Centre, Chengdu, China

2011            The Potential of Contemporary Transformation of Traditional Art, China Architecture Society, Chengdu, China

2011            The Innovation of Tibetan Art Seminar, Southwest University, Chengdu, China

2007           New Design for Tibetan Handcraft Practise, Khamaid Foundation, Darzedor, China

2006          Cultural and Artistic Elements of Tibetan Traditional Architecture, Regong, China

2004           People Observe People, Contemporary Art and Society of Germany, Sichuan Fine Arts Institute, Chongqing, China

2003          Tibetan Religious Art, Art School of University of Kassel, Germany

PUBLICATIONS

2019         Illustrations, ジャンブ「秘密」, ジャンブ「化けもの探し」,キャプチェン·デトル「立ちはだかるものへ告ぐ」,         SERNYA チベット文学と 映画制作の現在, vol.6, Tokyo University of Foreign Study, Tokyo.

2013          Interview, Animation as an Expression of Personal Philosophy, Cultural Monthly文化月刊,vol.340, no 20, pp.64-9, Beijing.

2013         Artist interview, Animation is a Piece of Skin, Case Studies of 11 Artists 动画是一层皮-11个艺术家的工作案例, pp.18-27, Guangzhou. 

2012        Film ‘The Hunter and the Skeleton’ Interview, Lhasa Folk Film Forum 拉萨民间影像论坛， 

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2011        The Contemporaneity of Chinese Traditional Painting, Journal of Southwest University for Nationalities, Chengdu.

2004       Story of Thangka Paintings 唐卡的故事, Tibet Tour magazine 西藏旅游, vol. 12, no. 4,  Lhasa.




AWARDS AND ACHIEVEMENTS

2020   Graduate Exhibition Acquisition Prize 2020 by UniSA Creative.

2015                People’s Choice Award, Ottawa Tibet Film Festival, Canada 

2013                Committee’s Grand Award, Shenzhen Independent Animation Biennale, China

2012               Top 10 short film of the year, The 9th Chinese Independent Film Festival, China

2012              The Jury’s Special Recommendation Award, The 9th Beijing Independent Film Festival,China


COLLECTIONS

Li XianTing’s Film Fund, Beijing

Art Archive, Hong Kong

University of Kassel, Germany

University of South Australia