Xu Cong, October’s Warm Sun, 2017
Acrylic on canvas
60 x 80 cm
Condition: Good, slightly dusty on the reverse, texture on the surface of the work is in line with the nature of the material. Slight paint loss is located at the centre of the work.
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Xu Cong’s art is a process of experimenting and correction, expressed through repeated layering of the paint. At the beginning, she paints the canvas impulsively like a naive child, creating a graffiti-like artwork that is symbolic of her attempts to break free from the rules and regulations that she faced every day while growing up. She then covers the canvas with another thick layer of paint in a regulated manner to create a landscape object. Contradictory, her art is all about logical arrangement. Later on, she carefully paints with structure and rules, resembling her efforts to fit into society. Essentially, the influence of her living environment is so immense that she gave in.
From the outside, her landscape representation appears to be innocent but if you look closely into the details, you can see a subtle rebellious movement that she created to express her convictions.
Purchased from Asian Art Platform in 2018
(Photographed in July 2024)
Acrylic on canvas
60 x 80 cm
Condition: Good, slightly dusty on the reverse, texture on the surface of the work is in line with the nature of the material. Slight paint loss is located at the centre of the work.
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Xu Cong’s art is a process of experimenting and correction, expressed through repeated layering of the paint. At the beginning, she paints the canvas impulsively like a naive child, creating a graffiti-like artwork that is symbolic of her attempts to break free from the rules and regulations that she faced every day while growing up. She then covers the canvas with another thick layer of paint in a regulated manner to create a landscape object. Contradictory, her art is all about logical arrangement. Later on, she carefully paints with structure and rules, resembling her efforts to fit into society. Essentially, the influence of her living environment is so immense that she gave in.
From the outside, her landscape representation appears to be innocent but if you look closely into the details, you can see a subtle rebellious movement that she created to express her convictions.
Purchased from Asian Art Platform in 2018
(Photographed in July 2024)
Acrylic on canvas
60 x 80 cm
Condition: Good, slightly dusty on the reverse, texture on the surface of the work is in line with the nature of the material. Slight paint loss is located at the centre of the work.
-
Xu Cong’s art is a process of experimenting and correction, expressed through repeated layering of the paint. At the beginning, she paints the canvas impulsively like a naive child, creating a graffiti-like artwork that is symbolic of her attempts to break free from the rules and regulations that she faced every day while growing up. She then covers the canvas with another thick layer of paint in a regulated manner to create a landscape object. Contradictory, her art is all about logical arrangement. Later on, she carefully paints with structure and rules, resembling her efforts to fit into society. Essentially, the influence of her living environment is so immense that she gave in.
From the outside, her landscape representation appears to be innocent but if you look closely into the details, you can see a subtle rebellious movement that she created to express her convictions.
Purchased from Asian Art Platform in 2018
(Photographed in July 2024)