Yang Shaobin is considered one of the great "Cynical Realist" painters alongside Yue Minjun, Fang Lijun, and Liu Wei, that emerged from Beijing's art scene in the 1990s. He captures the psychic mood... Read full biography
Yang Shaobin is considered one of the great "Cynical Realist" painters alongside Yue Minjun, Fang Lijun, and Liu Wei, that emerged from Beijing's art scene in the 1990s. He captures the psychic mood of his time and his city, passing from the post-Tiananmen tragedy through a period of rapid... Read full biography
Yang Shaobin is considered one of the great "Cynical Realist" painters alongside Yue Minjun, Fang Lijun, and Liu Wei, that emerged from Beijing's art scene in the 1990s. He captures the psychic mood of his time and his city, passing from the post-Tiananmen tragedy through a period of rapid urbanization and commercialization. Having spent his childhood in a mining area in Hebei, and a period of time as a policeman, the emotional experience of regularly witnessing scenes of street violence made... Read full biography
Yang Shaobin is considered one of the great "Cynical Realist" painters alongside Yue Minjun, Fang Lijun, and Liu Wei, that emerged from Beijing's art scene in the 1990s. He captures the psychic mood of his time and his city, passing from the post-Tiananmen tragedy through a period of rapid urbanization and commercialization. Having spent his childhood in a mining area in Hebei, and a period of time as a policeman, the emotional experience of regularly witnessing scenes of street violence made him sensitive to issues of pain, violence and conflict, and fueled his long-standing interest in violence as a core aspect not only of human nature but of social interaction. Broad Sky displays Yang's penchant for expressive exaggeration, while... Read full biography
Yang Shaobin is considered one of the great "Cynical Realist" painters alongside Yue Minjun, Fang Lijun, and Liu Wei, that emerged from Beijing's art scene in the 1990s. He captures the psychic mood of his time and his city, passing from the post-Tiananmen tragedy through a period of rapid urbanization and commercialization. Having spent his childhood in a mining area in Hebei, and a period of time as a policeman, the emotional experience of regularly witnessing scenes of street violence made him sensitive to issues of pain, violence and conflict, and fueled his long-standing interest in violence as a core aspect not only of human nature but of social interaction. Broad Sky displays Yang's penchant for expressive exaggeration, while remaining grounded with naturalistic representation. A policeman is clutching a man's fac... Read full biography
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