Lot 162: *ZHANG, JIAN (Beijing 1968) Purple.Houhai.To Poet Haizi. Oil on canvas. 200 x 150 cm

Name: *ZHANG, JIAN (Beijing 1968) Purple.Houhai.To Poet Haizi. Oil on canvas. 200 x 150 cm
Brand: Koller Auctions
SKU: lzvqjy3j8r

Est: CHF 27,000 - CHF 35,000

Koller AuctionsZurich, SwitzerlandJune 23, 2007

Item Overview

Description

ZHANG, JIAN
(Beijing 1968)
Purple.Houhai.To Poet Haizi.
Oil on canvas. 2004. Signed.
200 x 150 cm

Artist or Maker

Jian Zhang

Notes

PUBLISHED:
„THIS MOMENT'' P. 25
„HISTORICAL REALITOR'' P. 155
We see a break-through transformation happening in Zhang
Jian''s newest works. Throughout these paintings, we see a
resistance of ''obstruction'' or ''covering'' taking place on the
surface of the canvas. The image has been obscured by the
painter, and the resulting blur provokes the viewer into an
effort at grasping at some sort of ''distinctness'' in the painting.
This kind of transformation in style, in the context that
Zhang Jian has created, develops along two axis. First of all,
there is the axis of his early style, with the indistinct''snaps
hot''style composition. The appearance of this sort
of''snapshot''composition has its origins in the use of photos
in the process of the making of art.
However, this is certainly not such a simple change. The use
of photos makes Zhang Jian''s creative work of that period
consist of two parts: the handing of the real-life scene, and
the handing of the ready-made image (the photo). As his
work progressed over time, his attention to the handing of
the photo surpassed his attention to the real-life scene.
This proportionate change as to what part of the work his
attention was focused on led directly to the birth of his
later style. This brings us to say that Zhang Jian''s newest
works are not aimed at presenting a real-life scene, but
rather, are aimed at presenting an image. If one considers
that the emergence of real-life scenes in his early work
comes from a youthful intuitiveness, then the handing of
images in his later work comes out of a concept. This concept
is the above-mentioned''information'' doubt. In these
new works, the obscured images in the pictures have
already been detached from the images as they appeared
in reality, and have all become an ultimate symbolic force .
They represent the artist''s past, his memories and his personal
experiences. They also symbolize the cultural viewpoint
of our times.
Pi Li

Auction Details

Juni 2007

Koller Auctions

June 23, 2007, 10:00 AM EST

Hardturmstrasse 102, Zurich, 8031, CH

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