(Drivebycuriosity) - China`s star is rising swiftly. The huge country is not only becoming an economic superpower, the People`s Republic is gaining also weight in the world of art. A population of 1.4 billion people is a vast pool for all kind of artists.
Recently I saw a show with works by the Chinese artist Jia Aili which fascinated me ("Combustion" @ Gagosian, West 21st Street, New York gagosian). I already reported about his sinister quartet "Stardust Hermit", a set of apocalyptic visions ( driveby). This post focuses on a very different set of paintings. These are all surreal, colorful & very dynamical - a style which reminds me of the German painter Neo Rauch. I took some pictures and display here my favorites, a very subjective selection as usual.
I don´t know the name of the painting above. Many of Aili`s paintings are called "Untitled" anyway. I see here a futuristic & very mysterious dreamworld full of energy.
Above a detail shot.
Above you can see Aili`s explosive painting "Sonatine". A Google research leads to the movie "Sonatine" by the Japanese cult director Takeshi Kitano (wikipedia). According to Wikipedia the gangster film won numerous awards and became one of Kitano's most successful and
praised films, garnering him a sizable international fan base (wikipedia). Maybe Aili dreamed an alternate world Japan.
Above more details from "Sonatine". These lightning strikes and burning heads appear also in other paintings by Aili. It seems the artist is fascinated by energy and her incarnations.
Above details from the mural "Geometry in the Sky" (2017, oil on canvas, 106 3/8 x 82 3/4 inches/270 x 210cm).
Above details from a similar painting
Above more details - again very dynamical.
To be continued
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