French artist tackles big themes
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FRENCH artist Alexandre Quairy has been channeling his Oriental identity to create innovative and stylish art that cheekily critiques the concrete jungle of opportunity and prosperity that China has become.
As a conceptual artist, he applies diverse media to reinforce his messages. Silkscreen prints of RMB landscapes herald an era of eco-tourism for those who can afford it. Scenes of urban demolition are generated from the rhythmic and repetitive stamping of a traditional ink chop. Wheels of fortune sport Buddhist Technicolor on mandalas of steel and auto paint. Geometric Buddhas in ceramic, coated in 10k gold, speak of “transformer” states of spirituality and relevance in an affluent world. His solo exhibition “Chinese Landscape’’ will be held at The Company Studio from May 22 to 25.
Quairy is a graduate of Ecole National des Beaux-Arts in France, but he now works and lives in Shanghai.
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