I walk past the homeless man every morning on my way to the gallery. On Saturdays he sleeps in. It's hard to look at him because he always looks so happy.
“Painting cannot prove my existence; I paint to cure my pain. It’s similar to watching a horror movie: as the movie ends, you realize the horror never exists. Or it’s like listening to sad music when you’re sad. It eases your sorrows.” — Li Qian
Li Qian is originally from Jilin, China and he currently resides in Beijing. To Li, painting opens the deepest wells of delight and terror in himself—it’s a means of investigation into his subconscious. His claustrophobic dreamscapes and grievous self-portraits are ardent, frank and stripped of sentimentality. His work articulates what many people live through subconsciously, and brings to the forefront the lies that we consciously tell everyday.
See more of Li Qian's work here: mischmaschonline.com/artist_work.php?uid=10173
(Li Qian is a Chinese name, Li is the family name)
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LI Qian's work is part of the Innocence and Experience exhibition, Oct 22 - Nov 30, at Mischmasch Gallery: www.mischmaschgallery.com
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CUI Nan:
"Only when you have investigated yourself can you investigate the world. It's the combination of the two that makes your art interesting." — Cui Nan.
Cui Nan is originally from Hebei province in China, he now paints from his studio space in Song Zhuang, Beijing. He graduated from Hebei Normal University in 1999, where he later taught as a teacher. Cui Nan often features himself in his large-scale narratives. His paintings are ritualistic, imaginative, and charged with an energy that rebels and perplexes. See more of Cui Nan's work here: mischmaschonline.com/artist_profile.php?uid=10106
(Cui Nan is a Chinese name; the family name is Cui)
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CUI Nan's work is part of the Innocence and Experience exhibition, Oct 22 - Nov 30, at Mischmasch Gallery: www.mischmaschgallery.com
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HUA Ge:
“Chinese artists should be more serious about their works. They should stop following the courses and trends of commercialism.” — HUA Ge.
Hua Ge is originally from Sichuan China. He graduated from the Sichuan Fine Arts Institute in 1991, major in Traditional Chinese Painting then from the People’s Liberation Army Fine Art Institute in 1997, major in Painting. Hua Ge’s work is a discourse on the inherited patterns of tradition and how they have mutated over time. His paintings are vivid and at times, glaringly graphic—they lure you into a hidden subconscious world. See more of Hua Ge's work here: www.mischmaschonline.com/artist_work.php?uid=10109
(Hua Ge is his pseudonym, Hua Ge's real name is He Ming)
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HUA Ge's work is part of the Innocence and Experience exhibition, Oct 22 - Nov 30, at Mischmasch Gallery: www.mischmaschgallery.com
You've applied the pressure To have me crystalized And you've got the faith That I could bring paradise
I'll forgive and forget Before I'm paralyzed Do I have to keep up the pace To keep you satisfied
Things have gotten closer to the sun And I've done things in small doses So don't think that I'm pushing you away When you're the one that I've kept closest
You don't move slow Taking steps in my directions The sound resounds, echo Does it lesson your affection No
You say I'm foolish For pushing this aside But burn down our home I won't leave alive
Glaciers have melted to the sea I wish the tide would take me over I've been down on my knees And you just keep on getting closer
Glaciers have melted to the sea (Things have gotten closer to the sun) I wish the tide would take me over (And I've done things in small doses) I've been down onto my knees (So don't think that I'm pushing you away) And you just keep on getting closer (When you're the one that I've kept closest)
