The Great Explosions
“The Great Explosions,” charcoal on paper, oil on canvas, two-person exhibition, The Other Gallery, Banff Centre for the Arts, Banff, Alberta, Canada, 1990
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The Great Explosions
“The Great Explosions,” charcoal on paper, from The Great Explosions, 1990
The Great Explosions
“The Great Explosions,” oil on canvas, from The Great Explosions, 1990
Enclosures II
“Enclosures II,” a performance art with Martin, two-person exhibition at Ground Round Theatre, The Banff Centre for the Arts, Banff, Alberta, Canada, 1990 When I break through the enclosures, I find that I am still in the enclosure. Because disturbance exists for humans, they make many enclosures for themselves. It becomes an emblem of their[…]
Enclosures
“Enclosures,” a performance art at The Sichuan Fine Arts Institute, Chongqing, China, 1989 When I break through the enclosures, I find that I am still in the enclosure. Because disturbance exists for humans, they make many enclosures for themselves. It becomes an emblem of their culture and an emblem of isolation and oppression. Facing the Great wall, the[…]
Enclosures
“Enclosures,” an installation and performance art, group exhibition “China / Avant-Garde Art,” at The China National Museum of Fine Arts, Beijing, China, 1989 When I break through the enclosures, I find that I am still in the enclosure. Because disturbance exists for humans, they make many enclosures for themselves. It becomes an emblem of their culture[…]
Enclosure
“Enclosures,” acrylic on canvas, ink on paper, oil on canvas, from 1987 to 1989 When I break through the enclosures, I find that I am still in the enclosure. Because disturbance exists for humans, they make many enclosures for themselves. It becomes an emblem of their culture and an emblem of isolation and oppression. Facing[…]
Southwest Art
“Southwest Art,” oil on canvas, Sichuan Fine Arts Museum, Chengdu, China, 1988
Drawing Installation Class
“Drawing Installation Class,” charcoal and ink on paper, a drawing class exhibition, Sichuan Fine Arts Institute, Chongqing, China, 1988 The new art format of installation and performance art were very avant-garde in the 80s in China. This installation class was the first of its kind in China which I taught at the Sichuan Fine Arts[…]
Clouds
For me, clouds and rivers are symbolic of freedom. They are soft but powerful, constantly changing in forms. Together, they constitute a perpetual cycle of evaporation and condensation. In the process, they travel from culture to culture, continent to continent, permeating the barriers between them. In this way, clouds and rivers allow me to redefine[…]
Clouds
“Clouds and Rivers,” a charcoal drawing on paper, collected by York University, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, 1987 “Clouds 2,” a charcoal drawing on paper, 1987 “Above Clouds,” a charcoal drawing on paper, collected by Vancouver Art Gallery, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, 1988
Gu Xiong
“Gu Xiong,” ink on paper, solo exhibition, York University Fine Arts School, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, and Yangtze Art Gallery, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, 1987
Corral
“Corral,” charcoal on paper, from Corral, 1987
Enclosures: Banff Center for the Arts
“Enclosures,” a mural at the Banff Center for the Arts, Banff, Alberta, Canada, 1987 When I break through the enclosures, I find that I am still in the enclosure. Because disturbance exists for humans, they make many enclosures for themselves. It becomes an emblem of their culture and an emblem of isolation and oppression. Facing[…]
Lines
Lines
A Distant Place 1985-1987
“A Distant Place,” solo exhibition at the University of Calgary Theatre, Calgary, Alberta, Canada, 1987; Asian Centre, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, 1987 Woodcuts, 1985 Ink drawings, 1985-1987