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 eng Fanzhi (1964 Wuhan) is one of China’s most dynamic and expressive painters. Unlike many of the other well-known Chinese painters, Zeng’s subjects are not political but psychological. His series of paintings, about hospitals, meat and masked figures, as well as his latest series of portraits set along the coast, are powerful, expressive pieces that hint at the psychological state of man -- or woman -- in the modern world, and perhaps the inner psyche of the artist. His works have been called apocalyptic or dark portraits of reality. They are images of sickness, cruelty, pain and longing. In his well-known “Mask” series, Zeng’s figures wear a white mask; they are mostly well-dressed urbanites, but they have large, strange hands, weird expressions, blank stares or puzzling eyes. His works often have sharp brush strokes, or even slashing strokes that reveal tensions in what might be seen in a splintered universe.
Zeng graduated at Hubei Academy of Fine Arts in 1991. He lives and works in Beijing. |
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Untitled No.8, 2003, Oil on canvas, 400 x 400 cm
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Portrait, 2005, diameter 60cm
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16.Portrait, 2004, Oil on canvas, 200×150cm
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Watermelon, 2003, Oil on canvas, 50×50cm
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I am Father, 1999, Oil on canvas, diameter 41cm
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2001 No.1, 2001, Crayon on paper, 44×28.5cm
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Andy Warhol, 2006, Oil on canvas, 200×200cm
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Red Cloud, 2005, Oil on canvas, 200×150cm
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This Land SO Rich in Beauty No.2,2006
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Night, 2005, Oil on canvas, 215×330cm
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This Land SO Rich in Beauty No.4,2006
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Man&Meat No.6, 1993, Oil on canvas, 180×200cm
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Meat: Reclining Figures, 1992
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Solo Exhibitions:
2008
Tai Ping You Xiang-Zeng Fanzhi solo exhibition, ShanghART， Beijing
2007
Zeng Fanzhi, Musee d'art Morderne Saint-Etienne Metropole, France
Zeng Fanzhi Idealism, National Art Museum, Singapore
Zeng Fanzhi 1989-2007, Gallery Hyundai, Seoul, Korea
2006
Zeng Fanzhi Paintings , Shanghart H-Space, Shanghai
2004
Scapes 1989-2004 -the paintings of Zeng Fanzhi , He Xiangning Art Muesum, Shenzhen
2003
I/We, 1991-2003, The painting of Zeng Fanzhi , Shanghai Art Museum, Shanghai
2001
Raw Beneath the Mask, Shanghart Gallery, Shanghai
1998
Zeng Fanzhi Works 1993-1998 , CIFA Gallery, the Central Academy of Fine Arts, Beijing; ShanghArt Gallery, Shanghai
1995
Behind the Mask, Hanart TZ Gallery, Hong Kong
1990
Zeng Fanzhi, Hubei Institute of Fine Arts Gallery |
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