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What Lies Beneath the Image: Jiang Guozhe Solo Show

Press Release

June 29-August 8, 2013

Opening: Saturday, June 29, 2013, 4-7pm

After several years of introspection Jiang Guozhe has made a transition in his practice: rather than painting from a photograph he is now exploring the “idea of the image,” of “composition,” “narrative” and the concept of painting itself.

In these multilayered canvases we see him construct evasive narratives with characters which seem to repeat themselves across the picture plane or find themselves in interesting relationships to the other characters/objects on the canvas. In these works we find always an aura of uncertainty — a story with myriad possible endings.

“Fractured Ideals,” oil on canvas, 200 x150cm, 2012
姜国哲, “理想的裂开处,” 油画, 200 x150cm, 2012

This body of work stands out in that it seeks constantly to challenge the conventions of painting, for instance “what constitutes a subject?,” “what constitutes a background?” and “how is space defined?”

We see parts of subjects becoming blurred, or becoming wholly swallowed up by the background and three-dimensional and two-dimensional objects existing within the same space. It’s a pivotal body of work for Jiang Guozhe and thus a fitting choice for his first solo show in China.

What Lies Beneath the Image: Jiang Guozhe Solo Show

June 29-August 8, 2013

Opening: Saturday, June 29, 2013, 4-7pm

“I Love You, Every One of You,” oil on canvas, 235 x 150, 2012
姜国哲,“我爱你们每一个,” 油画, 235 x 150, 2012

  • 姜国哲-“呼吸-“-油画-70-x-70cm-2012-Jiang-Guozhe-“Breathe”-oil-on-canvas-70-x-70-2012

    姜国哲-“呼吸-“-油画-70-x-70cm-2012-Jiang-Guozhe-“Breathe”-oil-on-canvas-70-x-70-2012

  • 姜国哲-“夜芒症”-油画-200x150cm-2012-Jiang-Guozhe-“Night-Blindness”-oil-on-canvas-200-x-150-cm-2012

    姜国哲-“夜芒症”-油画-200x150cm-2012-Jiang-Guozhe-“Night-Blindness”-oil-on-canvas-200-x-150-cm-2012

  • 姜国哲-“如果人有天命”油画-200-x-150-cm-2012-Jiang-Guozhe-“If-Man-Could-Control-His-Fate”-oil-on-canvas-200-x-150-cm-2012

    姜国哲-“如果人有天命”油画-200-x-150-cm-2012-Jiang-Guozhe-“If-Man-Could-Control-His-Fate”-oil-on-canvas-200-x-150-cm-2012

  • 姜国哲-“我几乎不记得的事情”-油画-230-X-150-2012-Jiang-Guozhe-“A-Thing-I-Barely-Remember”-oil-on-canvas-230-X-150-2012

    姜国哲-“我几乎不记得的事情”-油画-230-X-150-2012-Jiang-Guozhe-“A-Thing-I-Barely-Remember”-oil-on-canvas-230-X-150-2012

  • 姜国哲-“我爱你们每一个”-油画-235-x-150-2012-Jiang-Guozhe-“I-Love-You-Every-One-of-You”-oil-on-canvas-235-x-150-2012

    姜国哲-“我爱你们每一个”-油画-235-x-150-2012-Jiang-Guozhe-“I-Love-You-Every-One-of-You”-oil-on-canvas-235-x-150-2012

  • 姜国哲-“理想的裂开处”-油画-200-x150cm-2012-Jiang-Guozhe-“Fractured-Ideals”-oil-on-canvas-200-x150cm-2012

    姜国哲-“理想的裂开处”-油画-200-x150cm-2012-Jiang-Guozhe-“Fractured-Ideals”-oil-on-canvas-200-x150cm-2012