Chen Xi
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Texts
- Jet Turtle, Chinese ink, 32.6 x 70.6 cm, 2012
- Artist Statement
- Icebreaker, Moon Light, Rain and Snow and Sand and Wind
- Icebreaker, pigment ink and marker on fabriano paper, 70 X 100cm, 2011, Moon Light, pigment ink on fabriano paper, 50 X 70cm, 2011 Rain and Snow and Sand and Wind mixed, pigment ink on fabriano paper, 50 X 70cm, 2011 破冰船,水彩纸上针管笔马克笔, 70 X 100cm, 2011
- Planet of Water is Rising, pencil and ink on Fabriano paper, 100 x 70 cm, 2010
- Worm Philip Chen Xi pigment ink and marker on Fabriano water-color paper 100 x 70 cm 2011
Exhibitions
- Follies of a Species
November 9th, 2013 - December 21st, 2013 - Absurdistan
February 23rd, 2013 - April 4th, 2013 - Abstract Expressions
April 14th, 2012 - May 27th, 2012 - Cold Comfort
February 4th, 2012 - March 18th, 2012 - Refracted Realities
April 9th, 2011 - May 9th, 2011
Icebreaker, Moon Light, Rain and Snow and Sand and Wind
ink and pencil on fabriano paper, 70 X 100cm, 2011
ink and pencil on fabriano paper, 50 X 70cm, 2011
ink and pencil on fabriano paper, 50 X 70cm, 2011
I provide a seemingly irrational vision. This refers to the irrationality of the world we all live in – how strange it is to be human, to witness the oddity of living. It refers to the idea that life is meaningless and humorous and that societal narratives are simply constructed illusions developed in order to make living palatable. There are lots of things that happen in my drawings, which point towards how we as humans live in an inexplicable condition that is beyond our control.
