Chinese Contemporary Art

8 January – 28 February 2013

This exhibition articulate to different subjects albeit they share aesthetic qualities that meld them visually. Each artist's work commands a visual quietude that is enthralling and inviting. The show will convene a varied selection of paintings, prints, and sculptures by 10 distinguished Chinese artists.

Going forward as one of the most recognized painters of the post-Cultural Revolution period, Ai Xuan's naturalistic portraitures of solitary children in vistas of Tibetan landscape continue to be regularly profiled in international auctions and exhibitions. What belies on Li Guijun's cynical realism oeuvres of ravishing women, holds hints of the obscurity of women's new role in modern China.

Championing his works for the beauty of Chinese folk art, Wang Yidong's subjects of comely country girls, sunshine, and folk red command extensive shades of natural romanticism. Invading his canvases with imagery from primitive tradition and popular culture, Lu Peng's indiscriminate juxtaposition of mystical Chinese folklore against contemporary icons reflects his pensiveness for the metamorphosis of Chinese society.

Exemplifying a profound sense of stillness, Lin Hairong's two-dimensional compositions are devoid of superficiality. Liu Yan's palpable paintings exude the full emotions of love and sorrows, memories, and yearning for the simplicity of early times. Liang Chang Sheng's medley of works identifies themselves with folk motifs and dense imagery.

Tantalizingly depicting women, Shi Wei's oil painting explores the burgeoning trend of liberation in female Asian sexuality. Characterized with extenuated limbs and necks, Zhang Hua's gaiety sculptures capture an exuberant zest for the future. As a realist painter, Jiang Huan's desire to achieve realistic paintings are manifested through the intimacy and desolation of the subjects.