Word: minjunã
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...only heard of the big artists. Zhou Tiehai with his computer-generated superimpositions of Joe Camel’s face onto famous Western paintings, or Wang Guangyi and his retooling of propaganda posters to incorporate an excessive amount of corporate logos. Yue Minjun??€™s trademark is fashioning representations of his face while smiling (in every medium imaginable), and then, of course, there is the work of Zhang Xiaogang whose black-and-white paintings of 1950s era Chinese families have sold for upwards of US$2 million at auction. While these men are undoubtably the blue chip artists...
...collectors that share the belief that a great deal of artists in China—being freed from the requirements of traditional art schools and the dictates of the state—have chosen to use their national identity, more than anything, as a selling point. To them, Yue Minjun??€™s smiling faces appear more Chinese-looking than is accurate; similarly, Wang Guangyi’s political pop paintings are seen as insincere and overly topical. Many Western critics, along with other Chinese artists, are bothered by the success of those who make intentional and overtly Chinese...
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