On June 19, 1st Qiu Jiongjiong Art Festival unveils itself at Star Gallery. Qiu Jiongjiong's rich life experiences endow his work with a depth unique among his contemporaries. His most favored themes include biographies and preserved ham, although among these, his portraiture grabs our attention: jocular and ridiculous characters loom in his mottled and textured images. He has shaken off average portraiture styles, and uses deformed, hazy and exaggerated strokes to create a polarity between his subjects and his audience. The strong tension draws us right in. Just as in his new film "Madame," Qiu Jiongjiong entrances us by creating one richly mysterious and colorful scene after another.