Yang Fudong
dal 6/4/2006 al 8/6/2006
Segnalato da
6/4/2006
Yang Fudong
Parasol Unit, London
No Snow on the Broken Bridge. Video installations. Every film and video by this artist are about human being. These works are open-ended and inconclusive, therefore open to individual interpretation.
Every film and video by Yang Fudong is about human being. In them he mostly depicts
his own generation. Being in their late 20’s and early 30’s, these young people seem
confused and appear to be hovering between the past and present. Indeed, Yang
Fudong’s work epitomises how the recent and rapid modernisation of China has
overthrown its traditional values and culture. What is remarkable though, is how
skilfully Yang Fudong balances this dichotomy to create works that are endowed with
classical beauty and timelessness. This comes through in his choice of scenes and
close-ups, in the characters he selects, in the angles he films from, in the
relationship between foreground and background and finally in the reconciliation of
colours.
Each of Yang Fudong’s works is a dramatic existential experience and a challenge to
take on. His work is open-ended and inconclusive, therefore open to individual
interpretation.
Yang Fudong was born in 1971 in Beijing. He trained as a painter in China Academy of
Fine Arts in Hangzhou. Starting in the late 1990’s Yang Fudong embarked on a career
in the medium of film and video.
Opening: Thursday 6 April 2006, 6 - 8pm
Parasol unit
14 Wharf Road - London
Gallery hours: Tuesday - Saturday 10am - 6pm