Zhao Bo (1974- ) - 2004 Mother (Christie's Hong Kong, 2008)
Oil on canvas; 100 x 120 cm.
Zhao Bo born in 1974 in Chongqing Sichuan province, a place that has a long tradition of produced many capable and influential artists throughout the ages. His art is a chaos of color, faces, brands, normal citizens, soldiers, famous characters from T.V. and Disney, consumerism, communism and every thinkable component that make the mega cities of China so loud, dirty, dynamic, diverse and perplexing. This so called Chaos is by no means a flaw in Zhao Bo’s art, on the contrary it is its essence. The strong tension between the different symbolism used in his work gives a strong feeling of irony, craziness, ambiguity and the immense pressure experienced by the urban dwellers of these hyperactive cities.
One can almost sense the pollution, hear the noise and become absorbed in the scenes depicted.
One of the prominent names in contemporary Chinese art, Zhao Bo is another example of a young artist that gives us a modern interpretation of what Chinese people feel in the 21st century.
www.artrealization.com/contemporary_chinese_art/artists/z...
Zhao Bo (1974- ) - 2004 Mother (Christie's Hong Kong, 2008)
Oil on canvas; 100 x 120 cm.
Zhao Bo born in 1974 in Chongqing Sichuan province, a place that has a long tradition of produced many capable and influential artists throughout the ages. His art is a chaos of color, faces, brands, normal citizens, soldiers, famous characters from T.V. and Disney, consumerism, communism and every thinkable component that make the mega cities of China so loud, dirty, dynamic, diverse and perplexing. This so called Chaos is by no means a flaw in Zhao Bo’s art, on the contrary it is its essence. The strong tension between the different symbolism used in his work gives a strong feeling of irony, craziness, ambiguity and the immense pressure experienced by the urban dwellers of these hyperactive cities.
One can almost sense the pollution, hear the noise and become absorbed in the scenes depicted.
One of the prominent names in contemporary Chinese art, Zhao Bo is another example of a young artist that gives us a modern interpretation of what Chinese people feel in the 21st century.
www.artrealization.com/contemporary_chinese_art/artists/z...