Xu Zhen

signed in Pinyin and dated 2014 on the reverse, framed

Private Asian Collection 

Hong Kong, PMQ, Twenty - A Solo Exhibition of New Painting by Xu Zhen, 11 - 18 March 2015

This work is in good condition with occasional minor abrasions and blistering to the impasto. There are minor paint separations to the impasto near upper right edge and lower centre edge. Please note that it was not examined out of its frame or under UV light.
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As one of the most important young Chinese contemporary artists, Xu Zhen surveyed a group of youngsters about what the phrase “20 years old” evoked for them in terms of colour. Some said red, others blue. The artist collected the answers he was given and used those colours in creating this series of paintings, which were displayed in a high-end showcase, blurring the line between art and commercialism. The artist explains, “Of course I don’t want art sequestered on a lonely island. I believe art must be turbulent and powerful. It can evolve with the times as well as change the times themselves.”