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Li Shan — Fish as Man (Rouge Series)
Li Shan

Fish as Man (Rouge Series)

1999

Li Shan's *Fish as Man (Rouge Series)* is a striking acrylic on canvas work that blurs the boundaries between human and aquatic life, reflecting the artist's ongoing exploration of biotechnology, transformation, and the fluid nature of identity. The painting's soft, sensuous use of rouge-toned hues lends the imagery an organic, almost flesh-like quality, evoking both beauty and unease. As a pioneering figure in Chinese bio-art, Li Shan uses this work to question the fixed categories of species and existence in an age of genetic possibility.

Medium
acrylic on canvas

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Li Shan, Fish as Man (Rouge Series), 1999

Li Shan's *Fish as Man (Rouge Series)* is a striking acrylic on canvas work that blurs the boundaries between human and aquatic life, reflecting the artist's ongoing exploration of biotechnology, transformation, and the fluid nature of identity. The painting's soft, sensuous use of rouge-toned hues lends the imagery an organic, almost flesh-like quality, evoking both beauty and unease. As a pioneering figure in Chinese bio-art, Li Shan uses this work to question the fixed categories of species and existence in an age of genetic possibility.

Medium
acrylic on canvas
Year
1999
Seen at
Phillips, New York, London, Hong Kong

Related themes

Figurative Painting, 20th Century, Acrylic On Canvas, Bold Colors, Human Animal Hybrid, Male Artist, Political Pop, Provocative Mood, Surreal Mood, Chinese Artist, Avant-Garde, Bioart Themes, Contemporary Artist, Muted Tones, Hybrid Imagery, Surrealist Imagery, Figurative Art, Red Tones, Surrealist Undertones, Figurative

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