1962年出生。中国美术学院艺术学博士、法国格勒诺布尔高等商学院管理学博士、美国加州大学伯克利分校哈斯商学院博士后。中国美术学院现代书法研究中心研究员、美国加州大学伯克利分校哈斯商学院研究员。
艺术家任天进致力于书法、绘画、雕塑和装置等艺术的创新创作。几十年里游走在东方与西方文化之中，多元的社会文化环境，令他深入吸收了东西方文化的精髓，其鲜明独特的艺术风格植根于传统文化，却不拘泥于传统；从东方艺术根基出发，吸取了西方艺术创作手法的精髓，他的艺术创作是开放式、跨边界、跨语境的实践，既蕴含了传统的返璞归真之纯美，又融入了西方现代主义的简约奔放，显示了他自由的创造力和想象力，同时在创作中巧妙而大胆地将各种表现形式有机融合，使作品具有极强的故事性和观赏性，跨越了传统与当代、设计与纯艺术之间的界限，显示了不同时空下，不同文化和思想之间的碰撞交流、穿越和并行。多幅作品被著名博物馆、艺术院校、重要机构和个人所收藏，其中包括美国旧金山亚洲艺术博物馆、芝加哥艺术学院、中国美术学院、上海实业、平安集团、东原集团、英国阿斯顿马丁拉贡达公司等。
Born in 1962. Doctor of Fine Arts of China Academy of Art; Doctor of Business Administration of Grenoble Ecole de Management, France; Post Doctor of Haas School of Business, UC Berkeley, USA. Researcher of Modern Calligraphy Research Center, China Academy of Art; Fellow of Haas School of Business UC Berkeley, USA.
Tianjin Ren dedicates himself to the art of calligraphy, painting, sculpture and other innovative creations. After decades of global travel, the exposure to diversified social and cultural environments allowed for a deep absorption of the essence of both Eastern and Western cultures. His distinctive and unique artistic style is rooted in Asian culture, but it does not conform to that tradition. Starting from the foundation of Eastern art and absorbing the essence of Western creation techniques, his creations are an open, cross-border and cross-context practice. His works show the collision, communication, crossing and parallels between cultures and ideas. His works have been collected by renowned museums, art schools, important institutions and individuals, including the Asian Art Museum of San Francisco, the Art Institute of Chicago, the China Academy of Art, Shanghai Industrial Investment Group, Ping An Group, Dongyuan Group, and Aston Martin Lagonda Limited.
