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M+ Sigg Collection, Hong Kong, © Wang Guangyi
Wang Guangyi 王廣義
Post-Classical—Death of Marat B 後古典──馬拉之死B
1986
This oil painting depicts a mirroring of a figure sitting with one hand holding a sheet of paper and the other hand slumped to the ground. It is a reworking of Jacques-Louis David’s The Death of Marat (1793), and the figure is portrayed with abstract forms in a scene of black and bluish-grey tones, evoking coolness and detachment.
Wang Guangyi was a leader of the Northern Art Group in China, which reacted against the expressiveness of art in the 1980s by introducing an approach based on critical thinking. The painting is part of Wang’s Post-classical series (1986–1988), in which the artist adapts historical works to convey messages relevant for contemporary society. Wang reworked iconic Western paintings using a visual language developed in his earlier Frozen Northern Wastelands series (1985–1986), which features rounded and anonymous geometric figures in barren landscapes. Since the 1990s, Wang has incorporated large-scale installations and sculpture into his practice.
Wang Guangyi was a leader of the Northern Art Group in China, which reacted against the expressiveness of art in the 1980s by introducing an approach based on critical thinking. The painting is part of Wang’s Post-classical series (1986–1988), in which the artist adapts historical works to convey messages relevant for contemporary society. Wang reworked iconic Western paintings using a visual language developed in his earlier Frozen Northern Wastelands series (1985–1986), which features rounded and anonymous geometric figures in barren landscapes. Since the 1990s, Wang has incorporated large-scale installations and sculpture into his practice.
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