黃鋼 紅塵 礦物顏料、壓克力彩、絲綢、木板 二○一一年作

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Huang Gang 黃鋼（右下）

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The work is overall in very good condition. All the textures and grains belong to the original creation. The frame is part of the artwork.
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黃鋼在這幅作品中以真摯的情感表達了童年時對北京的印象。在畫面中看似不和諧的風景，深刻表現了北京現實生活的矛盾與多樣性。玲瓏精巧的古木刻板描繪了北京胡同四合院歡慶春節時的熱鬧市井生活。古色古香的建築、門樓、石獅相映生輝。人們正在相互拜年，兒童們打著燈籠，燃放著鞭炮，一片祥和太平的景象。與之強烈對比的是一組在北京重要建築上常見、具有象徵意義的政治圖形，五星紅旗幟與向日葵花環。藝術家用超現實的浪漫手法把傳統與現代，世俗與政治巧妙地融合，呈現心中的北京風貌。黃鋼的繪畫保持了一貫的獨特風格。他把中國的傳統材料、工藝之美，抽象地表現出來，以細膩的、豐富的、含蓄的藝術語言講述著一段夢幻的童年故事。