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CHINESE CONTEMPORARY ART

The following five lots by artists Wu Yi, Ge Guanzhong, Xu Lei, Miao Xiaochun and Chen Ke range from beautiful, detailed contemporary ink works to sculptural digital paintings. Born in the 1960s and 1970s, these artists exhibit a deep and nuanced knowledge of both Chinese and European art history, often marrying the two in their work to create an innovative artistic vocabulary. While Wu Yi, Ge... CHINESE CONTEMPORARY ART

The following five lots by artists Wu Yi, Ge Guanzhong, Xu Lei, Miao Xiaochun and Chen Ke range from beautiful, detailed contemporary ink works to sculptural digital paintings. Born in the 1960s and 1970s, these artists exhibit a deep and nuanced knowledge of both Chinese and European art history, often marrying the two in their work to create an innovative artistic vocabulary. While Wu Yi, Ge Guanzhong, and Xu Lei experiment with traditional Chinese styles, techniques and even myths and narratives (lots 60 - 62), Chen Ke and Miao Xiaochun reference Renaissance murals, placing them within current sociopolitical contexts (lot 63 and 64).

The present lot by Chinese contemporary artist Ge Guanzhong is a vivid four-panel work arranged in a narrative sequence. It portrays what appears to be a blindfolded and masked army charging to battle alongside a fleet of missiles, set against a fiery red sky. The artist, who has studied both traditional Chinese painting and formal oil painting, uses ink, watercolour and mineral pigments on paper to create grand compositions with a carefully controlled visual language and brilliant colours. Rather than representing direct messages or realistic renditions, Ge Guanzhong prefers to paint from the viewpoint of an eyewitness and observer, using metaphors to hint at broader social phenomena and the facets of human nature.

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