A Happy Family

A painting that combines irony and tragedy in the depiction of family life. The casual use of color and the caricature of figures invite a psychological and social reading of contemporary identity.

Art in the Details

  • Song Yongping
  • Painting
  • oil on canvas
  • 80 × 120 cm
  • Madeinartgallery

The scene shows two main figures, one of them completely blackened, surrounded by blooming flowers and trees, in a contrast between chromatic brightness and emotional tension.

Contemporary Chinese Painting / Symbolic Realism

“China Portraits”, ed. Xing Art Press

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