
Jia Aili
Stardust Hermit
Hatje Cantz Verlag
1st Edition
Published on 1. April 2017
Book
Hardback
220 pages
978-3-7757-4125-5 (ISBN)
Description
The work of the Chinese artist Jia Aili (*1979 in Liaoning) possesses an unparalleled intensity. Whether reflecting on China's inauguration of the atomic bomb or the first satellites in 1970, the theme of Aili's oil paintings is the dramatic transformation of Chinese society over the past 50 years. The works simultaneously also convey a feeling of wonderment and fascination for the achievements and new possibilities that technological progress offers. It is a feeling Aili has particularly developed in his apocalyptic-seeming desert landscapes, which only allow space for isolated masked figures, usually astronauts. The monograph documents Aili's exhibitions over the past 10 years and shows the young Chinese artist's disparate sources of inspiration with the aid of discussions of individual works.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Ostfildern
Germany
Product notice
Trade binding
Illustrations
0 Abbildungen, 132 Fotos bzw. Rasterbilder
132 Illustrations, black and white
Dimensions
Height: 36 cm
Width: 30 cm
Thickness: 3 cm
Weight
2440 gr
ISBN-13
978-3-7757-4125-5 (9783775741255)
Schweitzer Classification