∧
∨
| Birthdate: | 1932 |
| Birthplace: | Bulgaria | |
| About: | |
Maryn Varbanov (born 1932, Bulgaria – died 1989, Beijing) was a prestigious artist whose influence stretched from his native Sofia, to his adopted home of Paris, and more notably to China, where he was a powerful influence on the formation of the country’s avante-garde in its crucial, early years. The transformative impact of the industrial revolution on art drives the advent of the Total Art Movement that swept across Europe and America in 1960s, fibre art began to reflect more subtle shifts and took on strong spatial and sculpture tendencies. It was exactly at this juncture that Varbanov tried to foster China’s own contemporary fibre art, and the ‘soft sculpture’ was born out of breakthroughs in terms of materials and spatial dimension of Varbanov’s art. With his wife Song Huai-Kuei (1937–2006), a legend in the spheres of Chinese art, film, music, and fashion, they together foster a forward-looking creative scene and cultivated a modern, international lifestyle in China during the 1980s and 1990s. |
|
1951 Department of Sculpture in Sofia Academy of Art
1953 Exchanged to China and received his Chinese name “Wan Man” 1954 Central Academy of Fine Arts
1956 Married Song Huaigui
1957 Inspired by Jean Lurçat and started to work on tapestry
1958 The graduate show, China Academy of Art
1959 Worked as a designer in the Printing and Dyeing Mill, Sofia 1960 Textile and Fashion Department, Sofia Academy of Art
First solo exhibition in Bulgaria, the Bulgaria International Culture Association
1961 National Applied Arts Exhibition, Bulgaria 1962 Assistant Professor, Sofia Academy of Art
Displayed two tapestry works at the National Applied Arts Exhibition, Bulgaria
1964 Two tapestry works exhibited at the National Applied Arts Exhibition, Bulgaria and awarded the 2nd prize
1967 Awarded the 1st Prize in the National Applied Arts Exhibition, Bulgaria 1968 Awarded the 1st Prize in National Applied Arts Exhibition, Bulgaria
Entered into George Heckley Collection
1969 The 4th Edition Biennale Internationale De La Tapiserie, Lausanne, Isuisse
1970 Invited by the Ministry of Culture of Czechoslovakia, held a solo exhibition in Prague
1971 The 5th Edition Biennale Internationale De La Tapiserie, Lausanne, Isuisse
1973 The International Joint Exhibition of Tapestry, the La Demeure Gallery, Paris
1974 Retrospective exhibition in Sofia, showcasing works from 1960-1974
The Joint Exhibition of Tapestry, Gallery Etienne de Causens
Opened his studio in Cite internationale des Arts
1975 Family migrated to Paris
1976 The Tapestry Exhibition, Musee Ingres de Montauban, organized by La Demeure gallery
The International Joint Exhibition of Art Tapestry, Baruch Gallery, Chicago
1978 Solo exhibition at the Odermatt Gallery, Paris
1979 French Modern Art Tapestry Exhibition, Grand Palais, Paris
The National Decorative Art Exhibition of Bulgaria, Yambo
Awarded the Grand Prize by the Artist Association of Bulgaria
1980 Paris Internationale, Paris
Solo Exhibition in Espace Pierre Cardin, New York
1982 Joint Exhibition of Tapestry by Four Artists, Musee d’Art Moderne de la Ville de Paris, Paris
Finished“Frames” Series in Paris
1983 Family moved back to Beijing
1985 Organized and participated in Contemporary Art Tapestry Exhibition at National Art Museum of China in Beijing
1986 Founded the Institute of Art Tapestry Varbanov (IATV) at Zhejiang Academy of Art
1987 China Art Tapestry Exhibition, Shanghai Exhibition Center, Shanghai 1988 The Art Exhibition of Chinese Modern Tapestry, Pao Galleries, Hong Kong 1989 Maryn Varbanov passed away in Peking Union Medical College Hospital, died 57 years old.
2009 The Song of Wan Man - Maryn Varbanov and the Chinese Avant-Garde in the 1980s, Museum of Contemporary Art of
China Academy of Art, Hangzhou
2013 La fibre Varbanov: Song, Cité Internationale des Arts, Paris
Decorum, Power Station of Art, Shanghai
2014 Decorum, Modern Art Museum, Paris
2015 Relics: Maryn Varbanov, BANK, Shanghai
2017 China Bulgaria Fibre Art Interaction Area, Hangzhou White Horse Lake International Convention and Exhibition Center,
Hangzhou
The Influence of Maryn, Education on Fibre Art, China Academy of Art, Hangzhou
2023 The Threads of Destiny: Maryn Varbanov, Works from the 1970s, with Song Huai-Kuei, BANK, Shanghai
Collections
Musee National d’Art Moderne Georges Pompidou, Paris, France
Museum of Modern Art in Paris, France
Musée Jean Lurçat et de la tapisserie contemporaine, France
“SACEM” Société des Auteurs, Compositeurs et Editeur de Musique, France Pierre Cardin Foundation, Paris, France
Museum of the University of South Wales, Sidney, Australia Government Residence in Arbanassi, Bulgaria
Government Residence in Bojana, Bulgaria
Opera House, Stara Zagora, Bulgaria
National Palace of Culture, Sofia, Bulgaria
National Art Gallery, Sofia, Bulgaria
Ministry of Culture, Sofia, Bulgaria
Union of Bulgarian Artists - Museum collection, Sofia, Bulgaria Museum of Contemporary Art, city of Plovdiv, Bulgaria
Sofia Youth Club, Bulgaria
Museum of City of Oriahovo, Bulgaria Embassy of Bulgaria in US
Zhejiang Art Museum, Hangzhou, China China Academy of Art, Hangzhou, China
M+ Museum of Contemporary art, Hong Kong
| Artists: | The Estate of Maryn Varbanov , Huai-Kuei Song, Tang Song , Chico da Silva , Shi Hui, Bony Ramirez, Liang Hao , Zhang Yibei , Sun Yitian , Bai Yiyi , Wenjue , Lu Yang , Ching Ho Cheng |
| Artists: | Bony Ramirez, Oliver Herring, Patty Chang, Michael Najjar, The Estate of Maryn Varbanov , Hito Steyerl, Ching Ho Cheng , Tim Crowley , Lin Ke, Sun Yitian , Chen Tianzhuo, Wang Rui, Liang Hao , Lu Yang , Jin Shan, Geng Yini, Wenjue , Zheng Haozhong, Zhang Yibei , Bai Yiyi , Petra Cortright, Ma Daha, Heman Chong, Polit-Sheer-Form Office, Austin Lee, Nik Kosmas, Mit Jai Inn , Marina Abramović, Xie Qi, Liao Guohe , Heidi Voet, Marc Lafia, Xu Bing, Laurent Grasso |
| Opening: | Jun 10, 2023 Saturday |
| Artist: | The Estate of Maryn Varbanov |
| Opening: | Nov 10, 2022 Thursday |
| Artists: | Ching Ho Cheng , Tim Crowley , Sun Yitian , Lin Ke, The Estate of Maryn Varbanov , Hito Steyerl, Zheng Haozhong, Michael Lin, Austin Lee |
| Artists: | Patty Chang, Chen Yujun, Chen Zhe, Geng Yini, Jin Shan, Austin Lee, Lin Ke, Polit-Sheer-Form Office, The Estate of Maryn Varbanov , Xu Bing, Zheng Haozhong, Lore Vanelslande |
| Opening: | Oct 5, 2017 Thursday |
| Artist: | The Estate of Maryn Varbanov |
| Opening: | Nov 20, 2015 02:00 Friday |
| Artist: | The Estate of Maryn Varbanov |
MV Cadre anneau | The Estate of Maryn Varbanov
Other
|
Cadre corde
|
75 × 95 × 15 cm
|
1981
Frame serie | The Estate of Maryn Varbanov | Unknown
Painting
|
Mixed media，modeling paste，paint
|
78 × 68 × 10 cm
|
1980
MV drawings and projects series 2 | The Estate of Maryn Varbanov
Painting
|
Ink markers on pape
|
31.8 × 21.6 cm
|
1979
MV drawings and projects series 3 | The Estate of Maryn Varbanov
Painting
|
Ink markers on paper
|
28.3 × 21.6 cm
|
1979
MV drawings and projects series 6 | The Estate of Maryn Varbanov
Painting
|
Ink markers on paper
|
23.6 × 21.8 cm
|
1979
MV drawings and projects series 5 | The Estate of Maryn Varbanov
Painting
|
Ink markers on paper
|
28.3 × 21.6 cm
|
1979
MV drawings and projects series 4 | The Estate of Maryn Varbanov
Painting
|
Ink markers on paper
|
28.3 × 21.6 cm
|
1979
MV drawings and projects series 1 | The Estate of Maryn Varbanov
Painting
|
Ink markers on paper
|
25.4 × 23.5 cm
|
1979
MV | The Estate of Maryn Varbanov
Ink Painting
|
encre de chine
|
21 × 30 cm
|
1978 - 1977
MV | The Estate of Maryn Varbanov | Unknown
Painting
|
Ink on paper
|
29.5 × 21 cm
|
1978
| Birthdate: | 1932 |
| Birthplace: | Bulgaria | |
| About: | |
Maryn Varbanov (born 1932, Bulgaria – died 1989, Beijing) was a prestigious artist whose influence stretched from his native Sofia, to his adopted home of Paris, and more notably to China, where he was a powerful influence on the formation of the country’s avante-garde in its crucial, early years. The transformative impact of the industrial revolution on art drives the advent of the Total Art Movement that swept across Europe and America in 1960s, fibre art began to reflect more subtle shifts and took on strong spatial and sculpture tendencies. It was exactly at this juncture that Varbanov tried to foster China’s own contemporary fibre art, and the ‘soft sculpture’ was born out of breakthroughs in terms of materials and spatial dimension of Varbanov’s art. With his wife Song Huai-Kuei (1937–2006), a legend in the spheres of Chinese art, film, music, and fashion, they together foster a forward-looking creative scene and cultivated a modern, international lifestyle in China during the 1980s and 1990s. |
|
1951 Department of Sculpture in Sofia Academy of Art
1953 Exchanged to China and received his Chinese name “Wan Man” 1954 Central Academy of Fine Arts
1956 Married Song Huaigui
1957 Inspired by Jean Lurçat and started to work on tapestry
1958 The graduate show, China Academy of Art
1959 Worked as a designer in the Printing and Dyeing Mill, Sofia 1960 Textile and Fashion Department, Sofia Academy of Art
First solo exhibition in Bulgaria, the Bulgaria International Culture Association
1961 National Applied Arts Exhibition, Bulgaria 1962 Assistant Professor, Sofia Academy of Art
Displayed two tapestry works at the National Applied Arts Exhibition, Bulgaria
1964 Two tapestry works exhibited at the National Applied Arts Exhibition, Bulgaria and awarded the 2nd prize
1967 Awarded the 1st Prize in the National Applied Arts Exhibition, Bulgaria 1968 Awarded the 1st Prize in National Applied Arts Exhibition, Bulgaria
Entered into George Heckley Collection
1969 The 4th Edition Biennale Internationale De La Tapiserie, Lausanne, Isuisse
1970 Invited by the Ministry of Culture of Czechoslovakia, held a solo exhibition in Prague
1971 The 5th Edition Biennale Internationale De La Tapiserie, Lausanne, Isuisse
1973 The International Joint Exhibition of Tapestry, the La Demeure Gallery, Paris
1974 Retrospective exhibition in Sofia, showcasing works from 1960-1974
The Joint Exhibition of Tapestry, Gallery Etienne de Causens
Opened his studio in Cite internationale des Arts
1975 Family migrated to Paris
1976 The Tapestry Exhibition, Musee Ingres de Montauban, organized by La Demeure gallery
The International Joint Exhibition of Art Tapestry, Baruch Gallery, Chicago
1978 Solo exhibition at the Odermatt Gallery, Paris
1979 French Modern Art Tapestry Exhibition, Grand Palais, Paris
The National Decorative Art Exhibition of Bulgaria, Yambo
Awarded the Grand Prize by the Artist Association of Bulgaria
1980 Paris Internationale, Paris
Solo Exhibition in Espace Pierre Cardin, New York
1982 Joint Exhibition of Tapestry by Four Artists, Musee d’Art Moderne de la Ville de Paris, Paris
Finished“Frames” Series in Paris
1983 Family moved back to Beijing
1985 Organized and participated in Contemporary Art Tapestry Exhibition at National Art Museum of China in Beijing
1986 Founded the Institute of Art Tapestry Varbanov (IATV) at Zhejiang Academy of Art
1987 China Art Tapestry Exhibition, Shanghai Exhibition Center, Shanghai 1988 The Art Exhibition of Chinese Modern Tapestry, Pao Galleries, Hong Kong 1989 Maryn Varbanov passed away in Peking Union Medical College Hospital, died 57 years old.
2009 The Song of Wan Man - Maryn Varbanov and the Chinese Avant-Garde in the 1980s, Museum of Contemporary Art of
China Academy of Art, Hangzhou
2013 La fibre Varbanov: Song, Cité Internationale des Arts, Paris
Decorum, Power Station of Art, Shanghai
2014 Decorum, Modern Art Museum, Paris
2015 Relics: Maryn Varbanov, BANK, Shanghai
2017 China Bulgaria Fibre Art Interaction Area, Hangzhou White Horse Lake International Convention and Exhibition Center,
Hangzhou
The Influence of Maryn, Education on Fibre Art, China Academy of Art, Hangzhou
2023 The Threads of Destiny: Maryn Varbanov, Works from the 1970s, with Song Huai-Kuei, BANK, Shanghai
Collections
Musee National d’Art Moderne Georges Pompidou, Paris, France
Museum of Modern Art in Paris, France
Musée Jean Lurçat et de la tapisserie contemporaine, France
“SACEM” Société des Auteurs, Compositeurs et Editeur de Musique, France Pierre Cardin Foundation, Paris, France
Museum of the University of South Wales, Sidney, Australia Government Residence in Arbanassi, Bulgaria
Government Residence in Bojana, Bulgaria
Opera House, Stara Zagora, Bulgaria
National Palace of Culture, Sofia, Bulgaria
National Art Gallery, Sofia, Bulgaria
Ministry of Culture, Sofia, Bulgaria
Union of Bulgarian Artists - Museum collection, Sofia, Bulgaria Museum of Contemporary Art, city of Plovdiv, Bulgaria
Sofia Youth Club, Bulgaria
Museum of City of Oriahovo, Bulgaria Embassy of Bulgaria in US
Zhejiang Art Museum, Hangzhou, China China Academy of Art, Hangzhou, China
M+ Museum of Contemporary art, Hong Kong
| Artists: | The Estate of Maryn Varbanov , Huai-Kuei Song, Tang Song , Chico da Silva , Shi Hui, Bony Ramirez, Liang Hao , Zhang Yibei , Sun Yitian , Bai Yiyi , Wenjue , Lu Yang , Ching Ho Cheng |
| Artists: | Bony Ramirez, Oliver Herring, Patty Chang, Michael Najjar, The Estate of Maryn Varbanov , Hito Steyerl, Ching Ho Cheng , Tim Crowley , Lin Ke, Sun Yitian , Chen Tianzhuo, Wang Rui, Liang Hao , Lu Yang , Jin Shan, Geng Yini, Wenjue , Zheng Haozhong, Zhang Yibei , Bai Yiyi , Petra Cortright, Ma Daha, Heman Chong, Polit-Sheer-Form Office, Austin Lee, Nik Kosmas, Mit Jai Inn , Marina Abramović, Xie Qi, Liao Guohe , Heidi Voet, Marc Lafia, Xu Bing, Laurent Grasso |
| Opening: | Jun 10, 2023 Saturday |
| Artist: | The Estate of Maryn Varbanov |
| Opening: | Nov 10, 2022 Thursday |
| Artists: | Ching Ho Cheng , Tim Crowley , Sun Yitian , Lin Ke, The Estate of Maryn Varbanov , Hito Steyerl, Zheng Haozhong, Michael Lin, Austin Lee |
| Artists: | Patty Chang, Chen Yujun, Chen Zhe, Geng Yini, Jin Shan, Austin Lee, Lin Ke, Polit-Sheer-Form Office, The Estate of Maryn Varbanov , Xu Bing, Zheng Haozhong, Lore Vanelslande |
| Opening: | Oct 5, 2017 Thursday |
| Artist: | The Estate of Maryn Varbanov |
| Opening: | Nov 20, 2015 02:00 Friday |
| Artist: | The Estate of Maryn Varbanov |
MV Cadre anneau | The Estate of Maryn Varbanov
Other
|
Cadre corde
|
75 × 95 × 15 cm
|
1981
Frame serie | The Estate of Maryn Varbanov | Unknown
Painting
|
Mixed media，modeling paste，paint
|
78 × 68 × 10 cm
|
1980
MV drawings and projects series 2 | The Estate of Maryn Varbanov
Painting
|
Ink markers on pape
|
31.8 × 21.6 cm
|
1979
MV drawings and projects series 3 | The Estate of Maryn Varbanov
Painting
|
Ink markers on paper
|
28.3 × 21.6 cm
|
1979
MV drawings and projects series 6 | The Estate of Maryn Varbanov
Painting
|
Ink markers on paper
|
23.6 × 21.8 cm
|
1979
MV drawings and projects series 5 | The Estate of Maryn Varbanov
Painting
|
Ink markers on paper
|
28.3 × 21.6 cm
|
1979
MV drawings and projects series 4 | The Estate of Maryn Varbanov
Painting
|
Ink markers on paper
|
28.3 × 21.6 cm
|
1979
MV drawings and projects series 1 | The Estate of Maryn Varbanov
Painting
|
Ink markers on paper
|
25.4 × 23.5 cm
|
1979
MV | The Estate of Maryn Varbanov
Ink Painting
|
encre de chine
|
21 × 30 cm
|
1978 - 1977
MV | The Estate of Maryn Varbanov | Unknown
Painting
|
Ink on paper
|
29.5 × 21 cm
|
1978
