五月中国
May China

五月中美国际艺术节简称“五月中国”已走过第十个年头，本预期2020年在上海举行的“五月中国——和平使者”的大型中美艺术交流由于疫情的缘故，经组委会研究故推迟到2021年五月在上海举办。

The May China-U.S. International Art Festival, simply known as “May China,” has now reached its tenth year. The large-scale “May China — Messenger of Peace” art exchange originally scheduled for 2020 in Shanghai was postponed to May 2021 due to the pandemic.

一路走来，中美高层艺术家们…历经十年为中美艺术共同建立了一座跨越大西洋的七彩文化桥梁。

Along the way, top-tier artists from prestigious American institutions—including Yale, Princeton, Brown, RISD, SAIC, MICA, SVA, NYAA, and the National Academy of Design—together with artists from the China National Academy of Painting and various regional fine arts academies, have spent a decade building a vibrant cultural bridge across the Atlantic.

美国艺术家说：“两个大国的高层次艺术交流不是竞技，而是一个契机。”

American artists have said: “High-level art exchange between two major powers is not a competition, but an opportunity.” This opportunity witnesses the dedication and success of artists from both nations.

中国的绘画源远流长，诗书画三位一体…真正吸引美国艺术家来中国的原动力是什么？

Chinese painting has a long history where poetry, calligraphy, and painting form a trinity. American artists hold Chinese painting in high esteem. What truly draws them to China? It is the shared quest for “creating space” and innovation.

This reminds me of Jackson Pollock, a titan of American art history. He created a unique style that combined the structure of Cubism with the visual purity of Post-Impressionism, creating spaces like continuous labyrinths.

对于画面的空间创造和探索，有如天体科学家对于“黑洞”的探索一样，永远是一个谜。

Exploring space in a painting is like an astronomer exploring a “black hole”—it remains an eternal mystery. Generation after generation of artists use their unique language to prove the existence of this “beautiful black hole.”

“让人产生运动感的根本原因是艺术目的。”——沃尔夫林。

“The fundamental cause of the sense of motion is the artistic purpose,” said Wölfflin. I am reminded of Thomas Hart Benton’s rhythmic structures and his use of contours to create a sense of expansion and emotion.

“五月中国”的里程，也是艺术家呕心沥血、探索不止的里程。

The journey of “May China” is one of painstaking effort and endless exploration. I express my deepest respect to my fellow artists and my gratitude to my alma mater, the Xi’an Academy of Fine Arts, and our supporters.

再次表示感谢！
周勇
2020年五月于纽泽西
Thank you again!
Yong Zhou
May 2020, New Jersey