At Beijing’s 798 art zone (区), Italian artist Jacopo Della Ragione’s work named Conquista attracted many visitors. Born and raised in Florence, the art capital of Italy, Jacopo has showed a strong interest in art since his childhood.
Before coming to China, Jacopo knew almost nothing about China except Marco Polo’s adventure (冒险) to the land full of mystery in the 12th century. As he was strongly curious about China, Jacopo moved to Beijing in 2001. “I planned to spend two weeks to know about China, but later I found the time was far from enough, and I have stayed here for more than 20 years until now,” said Jacopo.
Jacopo first worked as an art and creative director for design and advertising companies, and media companies in China, and in 2018, he gave up the job and decided to become a full-time artist who mainly created abstract (抽象) paintings.
Ancient buildings, music, traditional art—everything in China can be the inspiration (灵感) of Jacopo’s art creation. The happiest moment for Jacopo is when some visitors who don’t understand modern art begin to show interest in it and realize art is part of their life after enjoying his artworks.
Having lived in China for more than twenty years, he said he was amazed by the country’s rapid development. Jacopo points out that he also sees a big hidden possibility in modern Chinese art, especially through the young Chinese artists who have done a great job in passing on the great traditional Chinese culture.
Besides art creation, Jacopo sometimes works as an exhibition (展览) leader, offering a platform (平台) to feel the charm of Italian culture. With his help, Chinese people get to learn more about Italian culture. At the same time, Jacopo spreads Chinese culture to Italy through his art. In 2024, he plans to make more dialogues between artists and cultural institutions (机构). Both Chinese and Italian people can enjoy each other’s works and start talking and understanding each other through them.
【小题1】When did Jacopo become interested in art?| A．After he grew up. | B．When he was a child. |
| C．When he moved to Beijing. | D．When he was twenty. |
| A．Because he fell in love with Chinese art and lifestyle. |
| B．Because his job required him to stay in China for long. |
| C．Because he wanted to learn traditional Chinese culture. |
| D．Because he wanted to understand China more deeply. |
| A．Rich traditional Chinese culture. | B．People’s high praise for his artworks. |
| C．The influence his artworks have on others. | D．His great achievements in the art field. |
| A．Hopeful. | B．Difficult. | C．Useful. | D．Uncertain. |
| A．The exhibition is held to sell Jacopo’s paintings. |
| B．Jacopo devotes all his time to creating his artworks. |
| C．Jacopo makes a contribution to cultural exchange. |
| D．Jacopo thinks highly of China’s rapid development. |
