Big Family (Boy)
Artwork details
- Artist
- Zhang Xiaogang
- Title
- Big Family (Boy)
- Description
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Big Family (Boy)
By Zhang Xiaogang
Zhang Xiaogang is a prominent Chinese contemporary artist best known for his Bloodline: Big Family series, which explores themes of memory, identity, and collective history. Influenced by Chinese family portraits and the Cultural Revolution, his paintings feature stylized, somber-faced figures often linked by red lines, symbolizing familial and ideological connections. Zhang's haunting, surreal style reflects the tension between personal identity and state-imposed narratives, making him a leading voice in post-Mao Chinese art. His work has gained international recognition and is held in major collections worldwide.
2005
Lithograph on wove paper
From the Big Family Series
135.7 x 102.9 cm
Edition of 58
- Date
- 2005
- Medium
- Lithograph
- Edition
- 58
- Signature
- Unsigned
- Sheet
- 135.7 x 102.9 cm
- Status
- Sold