Chairman Mao II (Smiling Mao)

Xu De Qi , 2010
Same structure as the previous work, but the depicted faces are smiling, caricatured, and placed on a bright yellow background. The atmosphere shifts from solemnity to irony.

Art in the Details

  • Xu De Qi
  • Painting
  • oil on canvas
  • 120 × 156 cm
  • Madeinartgallery

Grid of 49 smiling comic-style faces, lemon yellow background.

Irreverent approach to the representation of power in a pop key.

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