Yang Shaobin

signed in Pinyin, titled in English and dated 2000-1

The Estella Collection, USA
Acquired by the present owner from the above

Yang Shaobin, Essence of Violence, Hebei Education Press, Hebei, 2006, p.135
Yang Shanbin, Xin Dong Cheng Publishing House, Paris, 2007, p.168

This work is generally in good condition. There is a minor area of paint loss along the left edge measuring at approximately 5 cm long. There are minor abrasions in the corners. Please note that it was not examined under ultraviolet light.
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“As a major representative artist of his generation, Yang became known for his sprawling canvases depicting figures in violent states of wrestling and fighting. Apocalyptic in tone, Yang’s paintings portray a struggling self, seemingly at war with its body, as if the figure were attempting to violently transcend itself. One is tempted to see the works as indicative of political complaint, but their overarching violence suggests a broader, even an allegorical, reading.”

Jonathan Goodman