Duration: 2016.04.09 -- 2016.05.02
Location: 1/F, 2/F Exhibition Hall of Building No.3,Today Art Museum
In "Everybody loves peonies", Keyi Huang presents works of art emerging from a traditional Chinese theme, the peony flower, as it is influenced by modern aesthetics and commercialization. Starting from the behavior of purchasing samples of the peony flowers painted in the traditional Chinese style from Tao Bao, China's biggest online marketplace, Huang not only examines the phenomenon of the "Peony Village" in Luoyang, but also "performs" through multi-dimensional simulation and composite media as well as through "crowd-sourcing" and the sales of his work post exhibition. As the symbol of traditional Chinese culture and paintings, peonies have been artificially cultivated in history. The peony's aesthetics emerged from the wish for good fortune in the long-held Chinese custom. Today, with deepening commercialization and rapid growth in China, appreciation for peonies has also become a social phenomenon. With these works of art, Huang explores the complex interplay between history and reality, art and society, and individuals and the collective.
Sheng Wei
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