Xiao Bo. Clips Segments.
by SMITH, KAREN
- Used
- Condition
- See description
- ISBN 10
- 0978576462
- ISBN 13
- 9780978576462
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Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
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About This Item
China.: AW Asia.. 2008.. Colour illustrations, concertina style chinese binding, in slip case, 70pp. "Clips·Segments" Xiao Bo Solo Exhibition was held on April 26, 2008 at Platform China. The forepart works of Xiao Bo mainly draws materials from old photos and cinema fragments, etc. of old times and mainly adopts the pictures concerning the historical events and leader roles which are world famous or widely known. However, his recent works are focus on the individuals and humanistic environment concerning the ordinary populace, instead public figures and history. Xiao Bo acquires character figures and characteristics on which he is interested from books, magazines, internet and even curio markets. In his concise pictures, the profiles of political leaders, such as Mao Zedong and Deng Xiaoping become the mouthpieces and special symbols in China's ideology domain. He expresses more artistic conception by abstract technique and few lines.
The drawings bring Xiao Bo the discussion on the new expression forms which were increasingly changed from the excitement arising from creation. He is not satisfied with the visual tricks. The focus of his drawings distracts from hues and brushworks and he pays much more attention on the plot, namely, instantaneousness, eliminating the false and retaining the true, weeding the color disturbing the vision, which definitely makes the audience to identify the role conversion among the figures in the pictures without expending a lot of time. .
The drawings bring Xiao Bo the discussion on the new expression forms which were increasingly changed from the excitement arising from creation. He is not satisfied with the visual tricks. The focus of his drawings distracts from hues and brushworks and he pays much more attention on the plot, namely, instantaneousness, eliminating the false and retaining the true, weeding the color disturbing the vision, which definitely makes the audience to identify the role conversion among the figures in the pictures without expending a lot of time. .
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- Bookseller
- Asia Bookroom (AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 126889
- Title
- Xiao Bo. Clips Segments.
- Author
- SMITH, KAREN
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Unknown
- ISBN 10
- 0978576462
- ISBN 13
- 9780978576462
- Publisher
- AW Asia.
- Place of Publication
- China.
- Date Published
- 2008.
- Keywords
- Art, China, Contemporary, Contemporary Art, East Asia, Painting, zz_Gallery_NewBooks, zz_ListOn_eBay
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