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赵
辉 其 人
赵辉，旅美摄影艺术家，曾专修物理，大学毕业后赴美国，1988年师从美国著名摄影家Peter Levy学习商业摄影。在学习商业摄影的同时，他利用自己的物理知识进行了非常专业的影像技术研究，并建立了自己的实验室。他的影像技术研究工作曾经得到多达八家专业影像公司的赞助和支持。同时，他还在全世界最大的摄影杂志《美国大众摄影》发表过技术专论。 1997年，赵辉回到中国开始进行主题为《中国故事》的大型摄影艺术创作。这个工作得到了柯达、尼康公司的赞助并出版了《中国故事》画册。2002年，文化部外联局利用赵辉已完成的部分照片成功地在美国、英国、法国、德国、澳大利亚、俄罗斯、巴西、日本、埃及、墨西哥、委内瑞拉和菲律宾进行了《中国故事》巡回摄影展览并引起很大反响，这是中国政府历史上第一次为艺术家举行个人世界巡回摄影展。该展览将继续在另外12个国家进行。 2000年6月20日，中央电视台“东方之子”栏目专门对赵辉和他的《中国故事》进行了专题报道。同时中央电视台摄影及其它相关栏目也对赵辉进行了专题访问。 2001年，由中华人民共和国文化部文化艺术人才中心举办的赵辉《中国故事》世界巡回新闻发布展览在凯宾斯基饭店举行。国务院新闻办公室主任赵启正为开幕式致贺辞；财政部部长项怀诚、国家旅游局副局长顾朝曦、德国驻华大使于倍寿博士以及外交部、文化部官员和多国外交使节及有关跨国公司驻华代表到场致贺。此次展览反映强烈，它不仅得到中国政府有关方面支持同时也得到7家公司的赞助，其中包括德国大众、凯宾斯基集团、柯达公司、尼康公司、美国西北航空公司、法国食品协会、中国国际旅行社总社。 2002年，德国驻华使馆为庆祝中德建交30周年，特地在使馆为赵辉举办“美丽的德国，美丽的中国”个人摄影展。外交部部长李肇星为展览题写贺辞。 2004年,受中国国家旅游局委托，赵辉成功完成由柯达公司赞助，中国政府历史上第一个高品质、现代化的“中国国家旅游广告图片库”。这个图片库不仅涵盖中国31个世界文化遗产，同时还包括了31个省市的旅游资源。
CLIENT LIST
China Story is an absorbing photographic celebration of China, and yet it more than that. It is one artists attempt to tell the rich and fascinating stories of a complex, much misunderstood country. This story is about the China that exists beyond the propaganda chess games and the political stalemates – it is a place of great beauty, of ancient traditions and unique cultures, and a land with a 5000-year-old history still relevant to the pace of modern life. The evolution of the China Story project has been a long and interesting one. Born in China, project founder Steve Zhao moved to New York in1987, where he worked as a successfully commercial photographer. In 1996, he began a series of periodic returns to his homeland with a specific objective in mind – to communicate his story, more importantly, that of China, both to his country of birth and to the outside world. His vision is an intensely personal one, and one which is deeply patriotic. At the same time it is a vision which looks outward towards further global understanding. The time Steve spent in New York opened his eyes not only to the way that China is perceived in the West, but also to how China often sees itself. Bearing this in mind, he set out to abandon the negative factors that divide and are ultimately self-defeating, and to instead document the positive side of China—its people, its history and its potential – and to look forward to the future with optimism and hope. China Story is a work in progress that was originally launched in 1996 under the sponsorship of Kodak and Nikon. The exhibition itself is a collection of over 100 pictures that breathe new life into centuries of old traditions such as Chinese Opera and Kung Fu. It also presents a series of remarkable portraits of Chinese people that captures their spirit. The photographs are a combination of extremely high technical ability and aesthetic intensity rarely seen before. The exhibition will travel to France, UK, Japan, America etc. to begin its world tour, which will give Steve the opportunity to communicate his story to audiences out of China. Currently, Steve Zhao is undertaking several projects for Chinese governments. One of the most interesting one is to promote World Cultural and Natural Heritages in China for the governments. Finally, we would like to take this opportunity to thank all those who have offered great support and help to Steve Zhao and this exhibition. Thank you very much. E-mai:stevehuizhao@yahoo.com |