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Chinese Contemporary art

What is Chinese contemporary art?

Chinese Contemporary Art is marked by a wide range of styles and experimental approaches. In the 1980s, avant-garde exhibitions were often shut down by government officials. The 1990s saw the rise of political pop and cynical realism, while China's One-Child Policy influenced artists to explore the individual as a subject matter.
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A

Ai, Weiwei

B

Bin, Yang Shao

Bo, Zhao

Bolin, Liu

C

Chunya, Zhou

D

Dali, Zhang

F

Fanzhi, Zeng

G

Gao, Xingjian

Gao Brothers,

Guangyi, Wang

H

Huan, Zhang

J

Jingdong, Shen

Jun, Yin

K

Kun, Yin

L

Lijun, Fang

M

Minjun, Yue

R

Rong, Rong

S

Su, Xiaobai

T

Teh-Chun, Chu

Turk, Gavin

W

Wang, Huai-Qing

Wou-Ki, Zao

X

Xiaogang, Zhang

Y

Yan, Huang

Z

Zhengjie, Feng

Zhijie, Qiu

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Artworks Related to Chinese Contemporary art

Move On

Shen Jingdong

Move On, 2012

Painting

Oil on canvas

USD 17,800

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Zhao Bo

Untitled II

Painting

Oil on canvas

EUR 1,875

Untitled I

Zhao Bo

Untitled I

Painting

Oil on canvas

EUR 1,875

Chinese honey

Yin Kun

Chinese honey, 2005

Painting

Oil on canvas

EUR 4,620

Landscape

Huang Yan

Landscape

Photography

Lambda print

EUR 10,150

Shush

Shen Jingdong

Shush, 2012

Painting

Oil on canvas

USD 16,600

Big Inkstone 1

Xiaobai Su

Big Inkstone 1, 2016

Limited Edition Print

Etching

Currently Not Available

No. 9

Yang Shao Bin

No. 9, 2003

Limited Edition Print

Lithograph

Currently Not Available

Salute (Duo)

Shen Jingdong

Salute (Duo), 2013

Sculpture / Object

Metal

USD 23,600

Crying Series - Swimming

Yin Jun

Crying Series - Swimming , 2012

Painting

Oil on canvas

EUR 14,250

Amnesia and Memory

Zhang Xiaogang

Amnesia and Memory, 2009

Limited Edition Print

Lithograph

USD 7,850

Petit Jardin

Zao Wou-Ki

Petit Jardin, 1956

Limited Edition Print

Lithograph

EUR 10,000

Untitled (A. 127)

Zao Wou-Ki

Untitled (A. 127), 1960

Limited Edition Print

Lithograph

EUR 5,000

Untitled (A.121)

Zao Wou-Ki

Untitled (A.121), 1959

Limited Edition Print

Lithograph

EUR 10,000

Untitled (A. 394)

Zao Wou-Ki

Untitled (A. 394), 1998

Limited Edition Print

Lithograph

EUR 6,000

Untitled (A. 390)

Zao Wou-Ki

Untitled (A. 390), 1998

Limited Edition Print

Lithograph

EUR 6,000

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Situationism

Situationism

(11 works, 7 for sale)

Situationism is a psychological theory that gained prominence in 1968, following the publication of a monograph by Walter Mischel that sparked the Person-situation debate. This theory argues that behavior is primarily influenced by external situational factors rather than internal traits or motivations, challenging the ideas of trait theorists like Raymond B. Cattell and Hans Eysenck, who emphasized stable personality traits. It is important not to confuse this with the Situationist International movement, an artistic and political movement founded by Asger Jorn, which focused on the critique of modern consumer society and the influence of environments on human behavior.

Artwork by Asger Jorn
Offset Print

Offset Print

(182 works, 164 for sale)

Offset lithography is a printing technique where the inked image is first transferred (offset) from a plate to a rubber blanket and then to the printing surface. This method combines the lithographic process, which relies on the repulsion of water and oil, to keep non-printing areas ink-free by attracting a water-based film. Offset lithography was originally developed to reduce costs in reproducing artwork and is widely used for high-volume printing due to its efficiency and ability to produce sharp, consistent images.

Image © silvano audisi/Shutterstock
Environmental art

Environmental art

(159 works, 131 for sale)

Environmental art is a collective term that refers to a wide range of artistic practices and works that engage with historical and ecological themes. The term often encompasses ecological concerns, although it is not exclusively defined by them. Environmental art acknowledges and appreciates the early history of the environmental art movement, including works with activist themes and those celebrating the connection between nature and the artist through the use of natural materials.

Artwork by William Sweetlove

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