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Yang Shaobin
Estimate
40,000 - 60,000 GBP
bidding is closed
Description
- Yang Shaobin
- Subjects Which Have Been Cleared Up
- signed and dated 2013 on the reverse
- oil on canvas
- 140 by 180cm.; 55 1/8 by 70 7/8 in.
Provenance
Donated by the artist and Long March Space, Beijing
Condition
Colour:
The colours in the catalogue illustration are fairly accurate.
Condition:
This work is in very good condition. No restoration is apparent under ultra violet light.
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"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
Catalogue Note
A seminal figure of the Chinese contemporary vanguard, Yang Shaobin gained worldwide recognition for his series of Red Violence paintings at the Venice Biennale in 1999. Although he began his career as a cynical realist, his early works being characterised by a realistic figurative aesthetic, Shaobin soon gravitated towards a looser painterly expression, developing a unique stylistic manner of expressive abstraction.
Subjects have been cleared is based on the protest movement 'Occupy Wall Street' that began on New York City's Wall Street in September 2011, in order to raise issues of social and economic inequality and corruption. Manipulating the pictorial language through digital software the artist obscures the picture plain to create a vivid amalgam of dark and light blue hues. Intricate detailing reminiscent of pixelated computer images underlines his mechanised artistic process. Engulfed in a sea of luminous blues imageries of the general American public are juxtaposed with a spiritual Buddha figure, presenting the artist’s multifaceted reaction to the event, which he himself described as a mixture between emotions of ‘abomination and commiseration’. A manifold narrative the present work is an exuberant example of the artist’s insightful critical approach towards current social and political situations and discerning examination of current cultural discourses.
Subjects have been cleared is based on the protest movement 'Occupy Wall Street' that began on New York City's Wall Street in September 2011, in order to raise issues of social and economic inequality and corruption. Manipulating the pictorial language through digital software the artist obscures the picture plain to create a vivid amalgam of dark and light blue hues. Intricate detailing reminiscent of pixelated computer images underlines his mechanised artistic process. Engulfed in a sea of luminous blues imageries of the general American public are juxtaposed with a spiritual Buddha figure, presenting the artist’s multifaceted reaction to the event, which he himself described as a mixture between emotions of ‘abomination and commiseration’. A manifold narrative the present work is an exuberant example of the artist’s insightful critical approach towards current social and political situations and discerning examination of current cultural discourses.