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M+ Sigg Collection, Hong Kong, © Ma Desheng
Ma Desheng 馬德升
Young Age 花樣年華
1979
In this woodcut print, a young woman leans back, with her arms stretched overhead. Her eyes are closed, and a bunch of flowers is placed on her right. Thick lines forming a rectangle frame the scene against a black background, and small lines mark the top left corner. The portrayal of the young woman evokes a sense of tranquillity and ease. Ma is a self-taught artist, and the style of his expressive prints was influenced by the woodcuts of Käthe Kollwitz and Edvard Munch. Many of his other prints depict the feelings of depression permeating Chinese society and were published in the underground literary journal Today. After moving to Paris in 1986, Ma resumed working in ink-wash painting, a medium he had first used in his early career in China.
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