Visual Arts Library
Those Still Alive, Wedding Photo
Artist: Wong Chuan
Date:
1981
Medium: Oil on canvas
Dimensions: 180 x 150 cm
Event: Chinese History
Motif:
Families
Wong Chuan first became known in the late 1970s (that is, after the Cultural Revolution) during what is known as the Wounded Art Movement. This movement was a reaction against the impersonal ideological art of Mao's era. It celebrated personal sentiments, particularly that of loss, and aimed to recover a human dimension in art. Of the many artists active in this movement, Wong Chuan is among the few who has embarked on a life-long search for the spiritual in art. --Johnson Chang
Credits: Collection of Mrs Kim Yeh. Photo: Hanart TZ Gallery, Hong Kong.
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