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Zhang Dali, by stjohn on Oct 13, 2008 15:02:04 GMT 1, For those who do not yet know, I thought I would let you know about Zhang Dali, who is a Chinese artist and who was a street artist in Beijing in the 90's. There had never been any graffiti or any other street art by this time. Zhang spray painted over 2000 silhouettes of his own head to be in "dialogue" with the buildings in Beijing which were being demolished. He then took photos of this, and most of the time chiseled the bricks away to create a hole in the shape of his head. Here are some of the photos:
and some canvases:
You can still get photographs now (between ยฃ4-6K I think). These are important because there are no other artists in China who have done anything like it, and it not only fits in with street art as we all know it, but he is also a very collectable (at much lower cost that the rest!!) Chinese contemporary artist.
Saatchi certainly rates him as he collects his works: which incidentally are on display in the new Saatchi gallery which just opened in London.
MOMA New York has just acquired his work:
www.artzinechina.com/display_vol_aid648_en.html
Zhang is one of three artists ever (Jackson Pollock and Haring being the others) to be on the front cover of Time magazine:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zhang_Dali
This is an extract from the chinesecontemporary.com website:
He wants to enter into a dialogue with his compatriots whom he sees as becoming increasingly estranged as the drive towards modernisation continues. His early graffiti work can still be seen all over the Chinese capital. His signature outline of a human head was found, among other places, on traditional courtyard houses marked for demolition. The artist called this graffiti work "Dialogue" and documented it by photography.
More interesting links here - on Wooster
www.woostercollective.com/2004/10/china_where_do_we_begin.html
Interview CNN:
edition.cnn.com/2006/TRAVEL/12/07/beijing.qa/
For those who do not yet know, I thought I would let you know about Zhang Dali, who is a Chinese artist and who was a street artist in Beijing in the 90's. There had never been any graffiti or any other street art by this time. Zhang spray painted over 2000 silhouettes of his own head to be in "dialogue" with the buildings in Beijing which were being demolished. He then took photos of this, and most of the time chiseled the bricks away to create a hole in the shape of his head. Here are some of the photos: and some canvases: You can still get photographs now (between ยฃ4-6K I think). These are important because there are no other artists in China who have done anything like it, and it not only fits in with street art as we all know it, but he is also a very collectable (at much lower cost that the rest!!) Chinese contemporary artist. Saatchi certainly rates him as he collects his works: which incidentally are on display in the new Saatchi gallery which just opened in London. MOMA New York has just acquired his work: www.artzinechina.com/display_vol_aid648_en.htmlZhang is one of three artists ever (Jackson Pollock and Haring being the others) to be on the front cover of Time magazine: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zhang_DaliThis is an extract from the chinesecontemporary.com website: He wants to enter into a dialogue with his compatriots whom he sees as becoming increasingly estranged as the drive towards modernisation continues. His early graffiti work can still be seen all over the Chinese capital. His signature outline of a human head was found, among other places, on traditional courtyard houses marked for demolition. The artist called this graffiti work "Dialogue" and documented it by photography. More interesting links here - on Wooster www.woostercollective.com/2004/10/china_where_do_we_begin.htmlInterview CNN: edition.cnn.com/2006/TRAVEL/12/07/beijing.qa/
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