About the Artist
Minghao Xu, born 1983 in Beijing, China, grown up in Germany. After graduation at first study in art history and philosophy at the University RWTH Aachen, afterwards study in "Visual Communications" at the Academy of Arts in Maastricht. Diploma in Video/Film, Bachelor of Arts.
Since his childhood art and creativity have become an essential part of his life. During regular stays in China, Minghao had been taught the craft of drawing and painting by several professors from the Academy of Fine Arts in Beijing. As a teenager he discovered the joy of making music and plays guitar and cello since.
An early encounter with the phenomenon of Harmonic Singing and a particular fascination for sound instruments (monochord, singing bowls etc.) have influenced Minghao’s development strongly: On the one hand as an active member of Manyala Milam (shamanic trance music) he began to experiment with the effects of sound, on the other hand he started to engage himself with the phenomenon of harmonics from different kind of views.
When Minghao was at the age of twenty, he had a crucial spiritual experience, which influenced and changed his life strongly and also became determinant for his spiritual as well as artistic and professional development. The study of different religions, believe systems, the realization of their commonalities and differences, especially their origin being the same primordial creation-source, as well as his own experiences and discoveries have become the most important source of inspiration.
The main focus of his artistic work today is the exploration of the "Patterns of Creation". In trying to make the invisible visible, Minghao finds his personal fascination, his spiritual identity and his artistic skills wonderfully merged together. These aspects of the "Patterns of Creation" such as fractals, harmonics and sacred geometry are being explored and presented with the project Void Visuals.
VITA
1983 born in Beijing, China
1999-2000 Jefferson High School Montana, USA
2002 High School Graduation at "Kaiser Karls Gymnasium" in Aachen, Germany
2002-2003 Study Art History, Philosophy at the RWTH University Aachen, Germany
2003-2007 Study at Art Academy Maastricht, Netherlands. Bachlor in Visual Communications and Film
2009 DVD Publication of film documentary "Raum Klang Stimme" (Space Sound Voice)
2009 DVD Publication "The Overtone Workshop"
2009 Screening of "Raum Klang Stimme" at "Klang der Stille" overtone - event in Munich
2010 "Patterns of Creation" Art Exhibition in Aachen, Germany
2010 Screening of "Space Sound Voice" at Zwolle singing Festival, Netherlands
2011 "Space Sound Voice" nominated for Cosmic Cine Filmfestival, Germany
2011 "Patterns of Creation" Art Exhibition in Selters, Germany
2011 DVD Publication "Solar Air Heater - Construction Manual"
2011 "Void Visuals" Solo Art Exhibition at the Art District 798 in Beijing, China
2011 Exhibtion in the "Bank of China" in Beijing, China
2011 Void Visuals featured in 4 Chinese art magazines and the annual art book of 798
2011 Certificate of Recognition by the State of California