Happy New Year, 2009—2010
Zhang Hui
Happy New Year, 2009—2010
Acrylic on canvas
160 x 320 cm
Installation view
Image courtesy of Long March Space
Overview
Zhang Hui has always desired to make work that questions reality. The language of painting gives him the freedom and creative power to explore the world with sensitivity as he searches for the space where reality and the subconscious, the normal and the abnormal interact. His paintings make reference to theatricality.
As part of Zhang’s considerations on paint, the colour black has become an important presence in his work. In Happy New Year, a black undertone regulates a surreal, snowy scene of an outdoor restaurant.
2013
This project was part of Sharjah Biennial 11
Project Images
Happy New Year
Zhang Hui
2009—2010
Acrylic on canvas
160 x 320 cm
Installation view
Image courtesy of Long March Space
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