"It's Going to Rain" Solo Exhibition by Tielin Ding at Real Art Ways

It's Going to Rain
Solo Exhibition by Tielin Ding
at Real Art Ways

On View: Thursday, September 18 – Sunday, October 26

Opening Reception: Thursday, September 18, 6:00 - 7:30 PM

HARTFORD, CONN. Real Art Ways will open a solo exhibition by artist Tielin Ding on Thursday, September 18, at 6:00 pm, during CCH (Creative Cocktail Hour). Ding is a Real Art Award recipient. The exhibition, titled "It's Going to Rain," is a multimedium exhibition that reflects on the relationships between objects, environments and their shared states of uncertainty. Our gallery is open and free to the public every day from 1:00-9:00 pm. We are located at 56 Arbor Street, Hartford, Connecticut.

Before a storm comes,
swirling vortices of air,
bring leaves floating and in motion.
Brooms, fans, umbrellas；
gathering, murmuring；
It’s a party with flickering lights.
Yes, it‘s going to rain.

John Cage asked, “When a truck passes by a music school or a factory, which is more musical?”

Tielin Ding approaches this exhibition with a similar spirit, pondering the buildup of energy before a storm and the tension that precedes a natural eruption. When does the storm truly begin?

The umbrella, a common motif in this exhibition, symbolizes protection and faith. The color yellow recurs throughout his practice. He considers the yellow lines on roads, suggesting a sense of both continuation and separation. By focusing on the friction and pulse between things and their environments, It’s Going to Rain presents a look at the moments between safety and uncertainty, logic and whimsy.

For more info, visit realartways.org.

About the Artist

Originally from Chongqing, China, Tielin Ding is a wanderer, observer, and mixed-media artist currently based in New York and Shanghai.

Ding has an MFA in photography and related media at Parsons School of Design, The New School in NYC, and a bachelor’s degree in architecture and engineering from Beijing University of Civil Engineering and Architecture.

He has exhibited works at Site Santa Fe (New Mexico), Brand Library (California), Garrison Art Center/BAU Gallery/The FLAG Art Foundation (New York), Fort Wayne Museum of Art (Indiana), Noorderlicht International Photo Festival (Netherlands) and Reclaim Award (Germany).

Past residencies include Swatch Art Peace Hotel in Shanghai, Abbott Watts Photography Residency at Monson Arts, Nars Foundation Satellite Residency on Governors Island, Ellis-Beauregard Foundation residency, Millay Arts, VCCA and Volland Foundation.