Zhou Yan Contemporary Chinese Art Archive 周彦当代中国艺术档案
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Date
1991
Format
Slide
Materials
Acrylic on canvas
Dimensions
87 x 46 cm
Description
Each work in this series consists majorly of a grey-white generic figure, of whom is engaging with activities that keep him entertained (scratch his back, burn the incense, for examples).The figures are set against a dark, grey-blue background which gives rise to an aura of despondence. The work, according to MCA Sydney, tells the audiences of the frustration, isolation, and loneliness GUAN Wei has experienced as he negotiated his Chinese identity with that of him being an immigrant of Australia at that time. (Cramer, Guan Wei: Storyteller, 2012, MCA Collection, Volume 1 by Museum of Contemporary Art (Sydney, N.S.W.), available on https://books.google.com/books?id=E0VKdlh5gfsC&pg=PA446&lpg=PA446&dq=guan+wei+little+toy&source=bl&ots=4ecP0MLful&sig=ACfU3U1TbAdJ1DUHorkWOjMA-D2r_-k5IQ&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjJlcqp9OTtAhVBVs0KHbKkApo4ChDoATAGegQICBAC#v=onepage&q=guan%20wei%20little%20toy&f=false) (Jerry Wu'23).
Guan_wei test little toy 42.tif (31580 kB)
Guan_wei little toy 43.tif (31465 kB)
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