venice art biennale: miao xiaochun at the chinese pavilion

venice art biennale: miao xiaochun at the chinese pavilion
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the china pavilion at the 55th international art exhibition in venice explores the theme of 'transfiguration',
with particular focus on bridging the gap between life and art, the transformation of life to art,
of the commonplace to artworks or art performance, of non-art to art. seven chinese artists explore this notion of change
through different mediums and subjects--extending from heavenly perspectives.

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through his digital art practice, miao xiaochun? is committed to re-creating our visual knowledge, overlapping depictions of familiar?
sacred images from art history (noah's ark, the last judgement, the pieta etc.) with intercultural elements and references
to develop his transfigured art world.

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the last judgement in cyberspace

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'the last judgement in cyberspace' is the chinese artist's interpretation of michaelangelo's 'the last judgement' (1536-1541)
on the ceiling of the sistine chapel in rome, whereby miao has reproduced the expressive imagery of the original detailed and sacred work,
as a mere greyscale depiction, digital and devoid of any expressive personality. a commentary on how things are portrayed in mainstream media,
which has caused us to become desensitized to our surroundings.
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'disillusion' projected on the wall of the chinese pavilion

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'disillusion' depicts sacred imagery from noah's ark, to the pieta

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installation view of miao xiaochun's work at the chinese pavilion
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out of notion - public enemy, 2012
oil on canvas
400 x 400 cm
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'out of notion - public enemy' references the crucifixion of st. peter--in which he was hung upside down. in his rendition,
miao represents the saint as a robot stripped down to its technological parts.

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detail of out of notion - public enemy
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miao xiaochun
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samsara

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china pavilion credits:

supporter: ministry of culture of the people?s republic of china
commissioner: china arts & entertainment group (caeg)
organizer: china international exhibition company

curator: wang chunchen
participants: he yunchang, hu yaolin, miao xiaochun, shu yong, tong hongsheng, wang qingsong, zhang xiaotao

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Source: http://www.designboom.com/art/venice-art-biennale-miao-xiaochun-at-the-chinese-pavilion/

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