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Feng Guodong 馮國東
Body 身體
1978
In this oil painting, an abstract form is depicted in black, with a simple curve on top and undulating curves below, as if the lower curves are hanging from a line. In the background, sage green fills the space above the pale brown lower section. The rounded shapes make oblique reference to parts of the body, suggesting the influence of Western artistic styles of surrealism and abstraction. Body breaks with the realistic style of painting that was dominant in China during the Cultural Revolution (1966–1976), a period when artists were given strict guidelines on what they could portray. Feng Guodong is recognised as one of the first artists in China to develop a distinct style in oil painting, in the 1970s. While Body has a subdued palette, Feng’s other paintings feature rich colours, which became one of the defining characteristics of his work. He experimented with the techniques and visual language of modern art movements throughout his career, later producing assembled and figurative sculptures.
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