The solo exhibition of Qin Weihong, titled “Angel Bear”, revolves around the artist's latest series of works titled “Angel Bear” and “Space Rabbit”. Animals are often selected as visual repertoire by Qin Weihong.
In these two series, animals are not represented in a realistic and naturalistic way: they are reinterpreted through the creative and multifaceted language of contemporary art and through Qin Weihong’s individual and unique artistic perspective. Displaying a complex combination of metaphors, allegories and references to art history, this exhibition encompasses different layers of meanings, unveiling the complexity and the deepness of the works on display behind their playful appearance.
Qin Weihong’s cute animals， while evoking elements from pop- art with their playful and satirical character, they also reflect the artist’s attempt to encourage the viewers to rethink about the role of humans on earth, to embrace a post- anthropocentric approach and to engage in a harmonious and balanced relationship with animals and natural elements.
Through artworks with cute and playful characteristics, the artist brings the viewers into a dream like dimension where the boundaries between reality and fantasy and between truth and imagination are blurred, while also encouraging the audience to reflect upon issues related to contemporary society, history, the relationship between human and nature as well as the existential condition of the individual.
The solo exhibition of Qin Weihong, titled “Angel Bear”, revolves around the artist's latest series of works titled “Angel Bear” and “Space Rabbit”. Animals are often selected as visual repertoire by Qin Weihong.
In these two series, animals are not represented in a realistic and naturalistic way: they are reinterpreted through the creative and multifaceted language of contemporary art and through Qin Weihong’s individual and unique artistic perspective. Displaying a complex combination of metaphors, allegories and references to art history, this exhibition encompasses different layers of meanings, unveiling the complexity and the deepness of the works on display behind their playful appearance.
Qin Weihong’s cute animals， while evoking elements from pop- art with their playful and satirical character, they also reflect the artist’s attempt to encourage the viewers to rethink about the role of humans on earth, to embrace a post- anthropocentric approach and to engage in a harmonious and balanced relationship with animals and natural elements.
Through artworks with cute and playful characteristics, the artist brings the viewers into a dream like dimension where the boundaries between reality and fantasy and between truth and imagination are blurred, while also encouraging the audience to reflect upon issues related to contemporary society, history, the relationship between human and nature as well as the existential condition of the individual.