What is Cynical Realism?
Cynical realism is the term first used in 1992 by art critic Li Xianting to describe the Beijing artist group which painted satirical social realist paintings. The group sought to depict the psychological turmoil experienced when China was struggling with new political ideology.
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Soup Can - pink, 2005
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Soup Can, 2005
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Barcode (unsigned), 2004
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Gangsta Rat, 2004
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Donuts (Chocolate), 2009
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No Ball Games - grey, 2009
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Laugh Now (unsigned), 2003
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Precision Bombing, 2000
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Girl With A Balloon, 2004
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Trolley Hunters, 2007
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Barcode, 2004
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Sale Ends (v2), 2017
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Surplus Value (Beige), 2019
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Surplus Value (Brown), 2019
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Four Soup Cans - Gold on Cream, 2005
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Girl With A Balloon (unsigned), 2004
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Found objects, objet trouvé in French, are items which an artist finds and incorporates within a work of art. Collectors have been displaying aesthetic objects in collections for centuries. But modern art uses objects with non-art functions, such as recycled or repurposed materials.
Single impression belonging to an image made out of a block that is re-printable. Litho stones, wood blocks or metal plates are used for the purpose of etching upon. Only one impression is produced rather than producing several copies of one image. Mono-printing has many techniques that include etching, lithography and woodcut.
A Lambda print is made in a Lambda laser printer. Lambda is a brand of the Durst company, which developed innovative digital forms of printing. The Durst Lambda was one of the first printers to use digital laser technology to print archival quality prints. Also called a Lambda c-type print.
