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About the artwork
Ren subtly controls the interaction between brightness and colour to present the diversity of the icons he chooses to represents. This diversity creates questions of whether Ren intends to depict these icons in their media-portrayed image as the masses recognise or to create a new representation with abstract expressionism. In his works, Ren Zhenyu uses his tones to manifest the erodent power of time. Art becomes not only a secret position of time and history, but also the reflection of the artist's interests and feelings. Ren's works present the conflict of remembrance. His works will stand at the striking position the records of images, and also provide the spiritual sign to our eventual art history.
About the artist
Born in Tianjin in 1976, Ren Zhenyu graduated in 1999 from the Oil Painting Department at Tianjin Academy of Fine Art, where he currently works as a lecturer. His talent was recognized and appreciated by renowned galleries and distinguished collectors throughout China, and he achieved fame in Europe through his distinct portrait series of historical and political icons, such as Andy Warhol and Chairman Mao. In his works, Ren plays with a wide spectrum of colours that are juxtaposed to create a unique expressionist interpretation of famous faces and experiments with texture and layering built on to reinforce the portrayal of faces from different perspectives.