ZHOU CHUNYA "Two TT" painting canvas not oil printed on canvas
ZHOU CHUNYA (born
1955)
Ready to be hang on the wall. Canvas on the wooden underframe.
Medium: printed on canvas panel
Diagonal: 25,2" or 64 cm.
Size: 19,7" x 15,7" (in) or 50 x 40 cm.
Date: c. 2007. w / C. of Attribution.
Please note that this is a reproduction printed on canvas.
The size may differ from how it looks in the photo.
Color can be slightly different from the picture.
Zhou Chunya is a
painter best known for his series of Green Dog paintings. He studied at the
Sichuan Academy of Fine Arts, which educated students in creating art that
would serve as political propaganda during the Cultural Revolution. During this
time, Zhou traveled to Tibet and painted a series depicting nomad life
according to the Socialist Realist style. At the same time, Zhou embraced
Western techniques of painting, and was inspired by German Expressionism while
studying in Kassel, Germany. Eastern and Western influences converge in his
Green Dog series, begun in the 1990s, which depicts his German Shepherd painted
green. The dynamic, aggressive brushstrokes recall German Expressionism as well
as ancient Chinese calligraphy, while the dog itself is a symbolic
self-portrait. In 1999, Zhou began to paint peach blossoms with pink men and
women in an embrace, combining the traditional Chinese subject of the peach
blossom with a modern and liberal approach to sexuality. A retrospective of 30
years of his work was held at the Shanghai Art Museum in 2010. His work has
been exhibited at many international galleries and museums, including the
Shanghai Gallery of Art, the National Art Museum in Beijing, and the Museum of
Fine Arts in Houston.
Ref.: 281020001595