Adou
dal 23/1/2015 al 14/3/2015
Segnalato da
23/1/2015
Adou
m97 Gallery, Shanghai
Leaves of Grass. The artist presents new silver gelatin photographs. In this new body of works, Adou invites the viewer to look at the unimpressive natural world just below our feet.
M97 Gallery is pleased to present “LEAVES OF GRASS”, an exhibition of new silver gelatin photographs by Chengdu-based artist Adou. This is Adou’s second solo exhibition at M97. There will be a reception for the artist on Saturday January 24th from 4-6PM.
In this new body of works, Adou invites the viewer to look at the unimpressive natural world just below our feet. Titled after the famous poetry collection by Walt Whitman, Adou’s “Leaves of Grass” is a lyrical exaltation and reordering of the natural world from discarded scraps and chaos. Part painting and part collage, the natural elements are carefully composed by the artist with allusions to Chinese traditional ink painting and calligraphy.
“Leaves of Grass” reflects an evolution in the artist’s oeuvre away from the human subject with respect to his two previous main bodies of work: “Samalada” (2006) and “Adou” (2011), while embracing the realism of the natural world and the myriad transcendental creations seen in the artist’s new assemblages. A newly published monograph of the “Leaves of Grass” series of photographs is also co-published by M97 Gallery and Thircuir.
Image: Leaves of Grass No. 151
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Opening: Saturday January 24 th , 4-6PM
M97 Gallery
No. 97 Moganshan Road, 2nd floor
Shanghai, China - 200060