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
Jet Turtle, Chinese ink, 32.6 x 70.6 cm, 2012
My works often acts as a metaphor for some kind of limited physical reality and through them I try to discover the humor and quirky ways for us to endure an incomprehensible environment that is beyond human control.
By careful selection of detail, I can build my own fictional movie-like scenes inside my works in which narratives are more likely lead to an obfuscation of meaning.
There is free association of visual elements and an exploration of the symbolic capacity of objects (such as high-tech products, tanks and aircraft) or well-know cultural products (such as Snow White, Batman and Little Mermaid). Yet my individual vision doesn’t imply a clear critique of how we think and how we understand the world.
