The concept of overlapping has long been explored by contemporary artists at international level with the aim to shed light on the complexity of contemporary society and on our multifaceted existence. Since the emergence of Postmodernism, the challenging of absolute truths and universal narratives left the space to paradigm shifts and ever-changing perception of the world surrounding us. In the exhibition Layers, his first solo show at Parkview Green Art, the artist Guo Yaguan reinterprets through his unique language and practice the concept of layer, going beyond the visible and the material.
Overlapping can be associated also to the idea of juxtaposition and can be intended both literally and metaphorically: Guo Yaguan indeed represents this concept through the combination of different materials in his works but also through a complex system of references and symbols stemming from both daily life and art history.The visual vocabulary of Guo Yaguan draws from familiar places, personal background and sensory experiences through which the artist elaborates a universal message, while also creating a unique vision of the world beyond the time space conventional structure. The combination of different kinds of images and subjects highlights a network of intriguing references, thus creating a narrative structure based on surprising analogies and unexpected affinities.
Guo Yaguan creates intriguing and mysterious atmospheres where past is combined with present and fiction with reality: the only way to fully grasp this complex visual experience is to get lost in it.
The concept of overlapping has long been explored by contemporary artists at international level with the aim to shed light on the complexity of contemporary society and on our multifaceted existence. Since the emergence of Postmodernism, the challenging of absolute truths and universal narratives left the space to paradigm shifts and ever-changing perception of the world surrounding us. In the exhibition Layers, his first solo show at Parkview Green Art, the artist Guo Yaguan reinterprets through his unique language and practice the concept of layer, going beyond the visible and the material.
Overlapping can be associated also to the idea of juxtaposition and can be intended both literally and metaphorically: Guo Yaguan indeed represents this concept through the combination of different materials in his works but also through a complex system of references and symbols stemming from both daily life and art history.The visual vocabulary of Guo Yaguan draws from familiar places, personal background and sensory experiences through which the artist elaborates a universal message, while also creating a unique vision of the world beyond the time space conventional structure. The combination of different kinds of images and subjects highlights a network of intriguing references, thus creating a narrative structure based on surprising analogies and unexpected affinities.
Guo Yaguan creates intriguing and mysterious atmospheres where past is combined with present and fiction with reality: the only way to fully grasp this complex visual experience is to get lost in it.