Mourning in Gaudy Colors [30 Years of Chinese Contemporary Art: 30 Case Studies]

Chengdu, China: K Gallery, 2011. First edition. Hardcover. vg. Quarto. 196, [2]pp. Original illustrated bellyband/obi over over thick printed cardboards. Photo-illustrated endpapers. Splendid catalog published on the occasion of Feng Zhengjie’s Solo Exhibition held at the K Gallery (Chengdu, China), between September 27 and October 26, 2011. Feng Zhengjie is regarded as a representative and master of Chinese gaudy art by the critics. Elements of visual beauty in “gaudiness” concept and commercial fashion of today are perfectly integrated in his paintings, and he is very popular in the art and fashion circle worldwide. This is Feng Zhengjie, an artist from Sichuan province. He has given extending meaning to the bright red and green in folk art while creating effect of irony and criticism. His works are accepted as materialized and fashionable visual expressions in the process of urbanization. Minor shelf wear. Text in Chinese and English. Obi, binding and interior in overall very good condition.