Sam Francis

Untitled, 1984

106.7 X 73 inch

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Yue Minjun

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Yue Minjun is a contemporary Chinese artist who works in Beijing. He is most widely known for his oil paintings that show himself laughing in a variety of different settings. He has also copied this image in watercolor, prints and sculpture. Critics have labeled him a part of the "Cynical Realism" movement in China, although he has distanced himself from that group personally.
 
« I’m actually trying to make sense of the world. There’s nothing cynical or absurd in what I do. »
Yue Minjun
Yue Minjun takes his inspiration from the work of Geng Jianyi, who had used his own laughing visage as a central focus in his work. Yue studied painting from 1985 to 1989 at Hebei Normal University.
 
« My experiences, feelings and some things from my cultural past have been essential for my current artistic creation. »
Yue Minjun

Yue Minjun’s work has appeared in many galleries in Beijing, Hong Kong and Singapore. His work Executiondrew the highest price of any Chinese contemporary artwork ever when it went for US$5.9 million at Sotheby's in London. By 2007, 13 of his paintings had sold for more than US$1 million. His "Hat" series remains one of his most widely admired.

Yue Minjun

Surplus Value (Beige), 2019

Sculpture / Object

Mixed Media

GBP 9,000 - 12,000

Yue Minjun

Surplus Value (Brown), 2019

Sculpture / Object

Mixed Media

GBP 9,000 - 12,000

Yue Minjun

The Three Musketeers, 2019-2022

Limited Edition Print

Screen-print

USD 3,200

Yue Minjun

Untitled (Smile-ism No. 9), 2006

Limited Edition Print

Lithograph

USD 3,750

Yue Minjun

Untitled (Smile-ism No. 14), 2006

Limited Edition Print

Lithograph

Currently Not Available

Yue Minjun

Untitled (Smile-ism No. 16), 2006

Limited Edition Print

Lithograph

Currently Not Available

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What is appropriation?

What is appropriation?

Appropriation in art involves using pre-existing images or objects with little or no modification. This technique has played a significant role across various art forms, including visual arts, music, performance, and literature. In visual arts, appropriation refers to the practice of adopting, sampling, recycling, or borrowing elements—or even entire forms—of existing visual culture, integrating them into new works to create meaning or critique.

Richard Estes

Richard Estes

Supermarket San Francisco, 1979

Limited Edition Print

Screen-print

USD 2,650

Richard Estes

Richard Estes

Pressing Machinery, 1979

Limited Edition Print

Screen-print

USD 2,650

Richard Estes

Richard Estes

Picadilly Station, 1979

Limited Edition Print

Screen-print

USD 2,650

Richard Estes

Richard Estes

Ginger Man, 1979

Limited Edition Print

Screen-print

USD 2,650