When well-known artists, artworks, plays and classic characters break out of the original logic and are seemingly unrelatedly recombined, what will happen?
By building new connections for the characters and objects in the paintings, Guangdong artist Zhang Zhaoying creates a surreal, theatrical fantasy for us in his latest solo exhibition "Zhang Zhaoying: The Fairy Tale of Today".
The exhibition kicked off at Hall No. 7 of the Guangdong Museum of Art (GDMOA) on April 19, and will run through May 12. It is the No. 29 exhibition of the "No. 7 Space: GDMOA Young Artist Academic Nomination" project.
The works on display include some paintings and installations from Zhang Zhaoying's series of "Life props", "Life soap opera", and "Letters". Visitors may initially feel strange or even weird, but these artworks provide new thinking and imagination.
Most of the artworks mainly use blue, which gives the first impression that it is cold, detached and nostalgic. However, with the random, bright color blocks that don't belong to the painting's plot, you may feel like being in a festival, theater or circus where you can get rid of your daily routine temporarily. It is theatrical, deliberately boisterous, creating an immersive "carnival" on the two-dimensional canvas.
In addition, the title of the exhibition "The Fairy Tale of Today" means that fantasy, expectation and romance all come from the things of today, and there must be something different from the classic fairy tales of the past.
Last but not least, several other art exhibitions are underway at the museum during the same period. Don't miss out.
He Xianning and China Women Artists Association—Prospect of Women's Art Movement in the First Half of the 20th Century
Date: April 20 - May 14, 2023
Venue: Hall 10/11/12, Guangdong Museum of Art
Pleasant Fragrance: Exhibition of Chinese Freehand Flower-and-bird Paintings by He Weiyi
Date: April 19 - May 7, 2023
Venue: Hall 8/9, Guangdong Museum of Art
Historical Scenery: Zhang Zhenjiang's Works
Date: April 19 - May 7, 2023
Venue: Hall 5/6, Guangdong Museum of Art
Guangdong Museum of Art
Tickets: Free
Opening hours: 9am - 5pm (closed on Monday)
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