About
Boshan Zhou，艺术家，音乐人，收藏家，A GOLDEN S△UL 创始人。
Boshan Zhou 于 2011 年在中国湖南大学获得工学学士学位，于 2013 年在纽约帕森斯设计学院获得艺术硕士学位。
艺术家是 Boshan Zhou 用来和世界对话的身份之一。
Boshan Zhou 的艺术作品以“永无止境的流动”为内核，探索“永恒”的母题，涉及神学、哲学，以及对时间、人类现状与未来的反思。
Boshan Zhou：“「永恒」对我来说不是一个抽象的概念，而是一个具象的事实。「永恒」是不断流动的，「永恒」不是在未来，而是我们现在就在其中。我活在当下，也联于永恒。”
在音乐方面，Boshan Zhou 14岁开始学习吉他、创作歌曲；17岁开始创作电子音乐；18岁至20岁期间，在若干乐队担任主唱及制作人，包括摇滚乐、电子乐、Hip-hop等类型，在多地 Live House 进行了演出。
2009年，Boshan Zhou 在20岁之前发行了首张个人专辑；2010年11月，Boshan Zhou 发行了第二张个人专辑《 2 Sides 》，该唱片在中国（含香港）、美国、日本、澳大利亚、英国发行。
Boshan Zhou：“ 我的音乐作品和我的艺术作品一样，无法用单一的风格或流派来定义，当我创作音乐时，我从来没有预先确定要创作的歌曲的流派，往往是在一定的叙事和动机之后在歌曲内添加不同流派的元素。”
Boshan Zhou 在持续探索和试图突破艺术和音乐的可能性与边界。
「人若喝我所赐的水，就永远不渴。我所赐的水要在他里面成为涌流的泉源，直涌到永生。」
- 约翰福音 4:14
「认识你是独一的真神，并且认识你所差来的耶稣基督，这就是永生。」
- 约翰福音 17:3
我的作品是一枚以理性为内核的感性炸弹。
我不是摄影师，只是我的一些作品使用“摄影”作为手段来进行创作。摄影对我而言是捕捉时间的手段，在当下捕捉的每一个瞬间之后都将不复存在，时间在不断流逝，而摄影却在永恒之中捕捉到了“当下的时间”，这与我当前探索“永恒”的母题互相融合。
我认为艺术创作不一定必须先构筑概念，尽管受概念和目标驱动的作品通常被视为创作者思想的表达，我也有按此逻辑和过程创作的作品。然而，艺术也可以是“意外的相遇”，只是通过感性或灵感创造、甚至没有任何事先设想的概念而只是随机创作的作品，在完成的那一刻，如果作品带给了艺术家启发和感动，这个“启发和感动”也因此成为了作品的概念和意义。杰克逊·波洛克的创作更看重创作过程而非事先的规划，我则更看重对“意外的”作品完成时的提取和解读。有时候，对“目标”带点无知，可以让我本能地对“结果”作出反应。我视这种创作方式为主动构建不可预料性，先赋予作品生命，然后通过与作品对话的形式，若彼此之间获得了定义和意义，“意外”则变成了“一期一会”最好的“必然”，作品也因此变得更加生动。然后我发现，这样的“意外”并非意外，它本就是“必然”。我从来不是一个客观的记录者，而是一个主观的捕捉和创造者。我捕捉“意外”，写下“必然”。我认为这是一种纯粹的自由感。正如巴尔扎克所说：“艺术除了感动之外便什么都不是。”成功的感动和诠释，诞生了成功的作品。当作品呈现在观众面前时，便是“二次解读”的开始。作品引发观众的想象与思考，使得作品与观众产生连接，每个不同的个体对于作品的“二次解读”都是一种全新的连接，这些连接也让作品本身更具生命力。因此，我也视自己的作品为一种“开放概念”的沟通桥梁。
- Boshan Zhou
Boshan Zhou is a multi-faceted creative with a diverse range of talents, including being an artist, musician, collector, and founder of A GOLDEN S△UL. He received his Bachelor of Engineering from Hunan University, China in 2011 and his Master of Fine Arts from Parsons The New School for Design, New York in 2013.
As an artist, Boshan Zhou uses his work as a means of dialogue with the world. His art explores the theme of 'eternity,' with 'endless flow' as its core. His pieces are influenced by theology, philosophy, and his reflections on time, the human condition, and the future. According to Boshan Zhou, "Eternity is not an abstract concept to me, but a concrete fact. Eternity is constantly flowing. Eternity is not in the future, but we are in it now. I live in the present, and I am also connected to eternity."
Boshan Zhou's passion for music began at an early age. He started learning guitar and composing songs at the age of 14 and later went on to compose electronic music. In his late teens, Boshan Zhou was a lead singer and producer in several bands, spanning genres such as rock, electronic, and hip-hop, and performed in numerous live shows.
In 2009, Boshan Zhou released his first solo album before the age of 20. He followed up with his second solo album, "2 Sides," in November 2010, which was released in multiple countries, including China (including Hong Kong), the United States, Japan, Australia, and the UK.
Boshan Zhou's approach to music mirrors his approach to art: he does not limit himself to a specific style or genre. Rather, he incorporates elements from different genres into his work, guided by his narrative and motivations. Boshan Zhou continues to push the boundaries of art and music as he explores new possibilities.
"But whoever drinks the water I give them will never thirst. Indeed, the water I give them will become in them a spring of water welling up to eternal life.”
- John 4:14
"Now this is eternal life: that they know you, the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom you have sent."
- John 17:3
My work is a fusion of sensibility and rationality, creating a thought-provoking impact.
While I do incorporate photography in some of my pieces, I don't consider myself a photographer. Rather, I view photography as a tool to capture the fleeting nature of time. By capturing the present moment, photography can preserve it for eternity, and this concept ties in with my exploration of the theme of "eternity."
Artistic creation need not always stem from preconceived concepts or goals. While works that do tend to reflect the artist's thoughts and ideas, I also believe that art can arise from unexpected encounters, inspiration, or even chance occurrences. I focus on interpreting and extracting meaning from these "unexpected" creations. By allowing the work to take on a life of its own, I am able to react instinctively to its outcome, rather than trying to manipulate it to fit a specific goal or concept. This approach, which I call "proactively building the unexpected," results in works that are alive and vibrant, and their meaning emerges organically as a result of the artist's dialogue with the work.
I don't see myself as an objective recorder, but rather a subjective capturer and creator. I capture the "unexpected" and transcribe it into a meaningful "inevitability." This process provides a pure sense of creative freedom, as Balzac noted, "Art is nothing but touch." A successful interpretation of a work creates a successful piece of art. When the work is presented to an audience, it opens up a new dimension of "second interpretation." Each individual interpretation is a unique connection, which enhances the vibrancy of the work, transforming it into an "open conceptual" communication bridge.
- Boshan Zhou