Mao Tongqiang
Sketch wig no. 14
2005
Mixed media on paper
19.4 x 27 cm
- signed and dated
- condition: very good, in passpartout
- While Chinese Pop maintains its place as a phenomenon in the art market, Mao Tongqiang's argument with the art of the West appears to be differentiated and complex. In the "wigs" series, Mao Tongqiang interprets the subject of wig as a metaphor for the provocation of illusory identities by the cosmetics industry. The peculiar androgynous heads of the painted series appear isolated in a surreal melancholic atmosphere like rare, exotic flowers.
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about the artist
Mao Tongqiang* 1960 , Yinchuan, China
Mao Tongqiang studied Fine Art at University of Ningxia in 1980. Between 1984 and 1985, he continued studying Oil Painting at the Zhejiang Academy of Fine Arts (now the China Academy of Art). He has held solo exhibitions at the Singapore Art Museum, China Art Archive and Warehouse, Wall Art Museum, Song Zhuang Art Museum and the Guangdong Art Museum. Mao Tongqiang also participated in several major international exhibitions such as the Kunstmuseum Bern, Groninger Museum, Deichtorhallen Museum, Hamburg, Bergen Art Museum, Norway and the Chengdu Biennale in China. Werke von Mao Tongqiang befinden sich in zahlreich internationalen Sammlungen darunter Sammlung Ulli Sigg.
