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M+ Sigg Collection, Hong Kong, © Zhang Wei
Zhang Wei 張偉
EXPE10
1981
EXPE10 is a monochromatic abstract painting, with a figural painting on the reverse of the canvas. The abstract painting features splashes of white paint at the left and right with paint dripped all the way to the bottom, leaving a black space in the centre. The painting on the opposite side of the canvas depicts a tall, slender woman in a long black dress painting a self-portrait on an easel and surrounded by portraits. Shades of green, red, and blue demarcate different sections of the painting. The two contrasting works indicate the styles that Zhang Wei was exploring at the beginning of his career. In the early 1980s, Zhang moved from representational depictions of landscapes and human figures towards a spontaneous, gestural, and abstract style. He was influenced by the practice in Chinese painting of capturing a feeling, as well as by Western styles of abstraction. In particular, Jackson Pollock’s works, which Zhang saw at an exhibition in Beijing in 1981, encouraged him in his own experiments with dripped paint.
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