L.A. ARTCORE PRESENTS:
MO: THE APARTMENT PAINTER
FEB. 22ND - MARCH 15TH 2015
Reception – Sunday Mar. 1st
1 p.m. – 3 p.m. – Artcore Brewery Annex
Conversation With The Artist Series: 2 p.m.
L.A. Artcore Brewery Annex
LOS ANGELES, CA (NOV. 2014) LA Artcore presents an exhibit by Mo: 'The Apartment Painter'. Mo was brought into this world at the era of New China where people were taught to believe that communism would deliver freedom, democracy and fairness.
He became a young adult during the cultural revolution and experienced a period of vast chaos and destruction where people condemned their own folks and even families. It was then followed by a period of open door policies which moved China from socialism into extensive corruption, exploitation, pollution as well as total destruction in terms of humanity and integrity.
Mo as an existentialist couldn’t help but to ask himself the question of how can an artist legitimately survive in the wake of such dilemma. He soon came to conclusion that the only way is to define what he kind of artist he is and what he stood for in relation to his country’s social, cultural and political history. He commits by testifying what he believe to be the truth.
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He is kept under constant surveillance, has his work confiscated, passport removed yet he refuses to compromised.
No one could forget June, 1898, a date explicitly excluded from the chronograph of Chinese modern history by its own Government.
He painted 1989 and titled it “Untitled” 200cm x 600cm. He could not think of a better name because he knew that this historical mark means so much to the history of his own country, and is forever engraved in the hearts of people (of course only for those who have a heart). The painting itself is lyrical and romantic - a crowd of people flocking into the deep blue sky over the Tian An Mun Square with their burning desire for freedom and democracy strong enough to set fire to themselves and allow themselves to be burned and vaporized into the sky.
His “Red Structure” 200cm x 300cm told us similar stories - a torn sail, or rather a torn flag, compose of blood and flesh, hanging there helplessly waiting for rescue.
Artist Reception:
Sunday Mar. 1st, 2015, 1 p.m. – 3 p.m.
Conversation With the Artist Series at 2 p.m.
L.A. Artcore Brewery Annex
650A S. Ave. 21., Los Angeles, CA 90031
Gallery hours: 12-5 p.m., Thu-Sun.
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