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M+, Hong Kong, © Gu Dexin
Gu Dexin 顧德新
Untitled 無題
1991
This watercolour painting depicts a gathering of fantastical beings, dancing and playing trumpets and violins in a green field. The creatures have multiple breasts and resemble kangaroos with joeys in their pouches. A snake-like green creature with leafy wings flies overhead, playing a trumpet. Fruit-bearing trees house figures in a nest of green leaves. In the 1980s and early 1990s, self-taught artist Gu Dexin produced a series of small-scale surrealistic portrayals of humanoids, frequently in settings that feature fruit and leaves. Gu developed this imaginative world using clay, plastic, and computer animation. In his later practice, in the 1990s and 2000s, he explored ideas of decay and sensuality in visceral ways. Most of his works are untitled or named for the date of their completion, reflecting the artist’s desire to leave interpretation to the viewer. Gu withdrew from art completely in 2009.
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