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By Xu Wenwen |
December 26, 2012, Wednesday
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WHILE predictions of the end of world have died down after December 21 passed without cataclysm, apocalyptic themes have inspired an exhibition of young artists in Hangzhou.
"Today," being held in Inna's Contemporary Art Space, showcases 12 pieces - including graphic design, paintings, installations and videos - created by nine artists under the theme of doomsday.
The group, with an average age of less than 30, includes Scot Alex Gibbs and Japanese artist Ushi Daigo.
"I see 'doomsday' as a time frame for thinking about the past, present and future," says the curator Inna Xu, who is also the gallery owner.
Xu called upon local young artists to take this as their theme, and last Friday the results went on display in the small but well-appointed art space.
In the center of the gallery, Chen Dongfan built a "magic cube" topped with white foam and feathers. Beneath the cuboid are pieces of plastic foam.
On four sides of the cube are the digits 2, 0, 1 and 2, while a corner has been cut off. Chen calls it a "monument of 2012."
Opposite, half an aircraft has been stuck in a wall by Group Proxima, which consists of artists Sun Jia and Chen.
Sparking and bleeping, the aircraft seems to be trying to break through the wall and clouds.
"The installation can explode to destroy something; or it can create a rebirth. It depends on how people think," explains Sun.
Scottish artist Gibbs has made a series of four pieces, including paintings and videos, titled "Clappers." The four depict a typical action that Chinese people do when they have group exercises - clap.
In two animations, Gibbs uses simple crayon drawings to depict people clapping endlessly, as he thinks that's "how individuals fit into these aspects of everyday life and the comforts in doing so."
Meanwhile, sculptor Huang Yan has created a cross made from four golden shirt collars, which imaging artist Daigo designs a video centered on a girl's profile, surrounded by an ever-changing space.
Date: Through January 30 (closed on Mondays), 10am-7pm
Address: 465 Hefang Street
"Today," being held in Inna's Contemporary Art Space, showcases 12 pieces - including graphic design, paintings, installations and videos - created by nine artists under the theme of doomsday.
The group, with an average age of less than 30, includes Scot Alex Gibbs and Japanese artist Ushi Daigo.
"I see 'doomsday' as a time frame for thinking about the past, present and future," says the curator Inna Xu, who is also the gallery owner.
Xu called upon local young artists to take this as their theme, and last Friday the results went on display in the small but well-appointed art space.
In the center of the gallery, Chen Dongfan built a "magic cube" topped with white foam and feathers. Beneath the cuboid are pieces of plastic foam.
On four sides of the cube are the digits 2, 0, 1 and 2, while a corner has been cut off. Chen calls it a "monument of 2012."
Opposite, half an aircraft has been stuck in a wall by Group Proxima, which consists of artists Sun Jia and Chen.
Sparking and bleeping, the aircraft seems to be trying to break through the wall and clouds.
"The installation can explode to destroy something; or it can create a rebirth. It depends on how people think," explains Sun.
Scottish artist Gibbs has made a series of four pieces, including paintings and videos, titled "Clappers." The four depict a typical action that Chinese people do when they have group exercises - clap.
In two animations, Gibbs uses simple crayon drawings to depict people clapping endlessly, as he thinks that's "how individuals fit into these aspects of everyday life and the comforts in doing so."
Meanwhile, sculptor Huang Yan has created a cross made from four golden shirt collars, which imaging artist Daigo designs a video centered on a girl's profile, surrounded by an ever-changing space.
Date: Through January 30 (closed on Mondays), 10am-7pm
Address: 465 Hefang Street
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