Yang Jiechang
Stranger than Paradise, 2020
Ink and mineral colours on silk, mounted on canvas
90 x 75 cm
35 3/8 x 29 1/2 in
35 3/8 x 29 1/2 in
YJ006
This work explores a recurrent theme in Yang Jiechang's practice, radically reimagining the European paradise subject through both classical Chinese painting technique and transgressive content transformation. Gnarled tree branches in...
This work explores a recurrent theme in Yang Jiechang's practice, radically reimagining the European paradise subject through both classical Chinese painting technique and transgressive content transformation. Gnarled tree branches in silvery greys and blacks create an interconnected canopy sheltering cross-species sexual encounters among tigers, deer, primates and other animals. At the composition's centre, a human figure engages with a horse, emphasizing the work's dissolution of boundaries between species. Using the traditional meticulous colour technique with mineral pigments in earthy browns, rust tones, and greens, Yang depicts a non-hierarchical paradise where different species interact without violence or coercion. The dense, layered forms serve as his allegory for globalization and the intermingling of diverse identities in contemporary society.
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