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Sheng Qi — Bicycle (Side)
Sheng Qi

Bicycle (Side)

Two panels placed side by side depict a bicycle rendered in Sheng Qi's characteristically bold and expressive acrylic style, capturing the vehicle as both a mundane object and a potent symbol of everyday Chinese life. The diptych format fragments and expands the image, inviting the viewer to consider the bicycle from a lateral perspective that emphasizes its structural geometry and cultural weight. Sheng Qi's layered application of paint infuses the familiar form with tension, reflecting his broader practice of mining personal and collective memory through charged imagery.

Medium
acrylic on canvas, diptych

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Under the Influence

September 19, 2013

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Sheng Qi, Bicycle (Side)

Two panels placed side by side depict a bicycle rendered in Sheng Qi's characteristically bold and expressive acrylic style, capturing the vehicle as both a mundane object and a potent symbol of everyday Chinese life. The diptych format fragments and expands the image, inviting the viewer to consider the bicycle from a lateral perspective that emphasizes its structural geometry and cultural weight. Sheng Qi's layered application of paint infuses the familiar form with tension, reflecting his broader practice of mining personal and collective memory through charged imagery.

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

Related themes

Geometric, Bold, Acrylic On Canvas, Red, Diptych, Urban, Bicycle, Chinese, Figurative, Contemporary

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