Scattering art
<p align="right"><img align="right" border="0" id="613147" md5="" sourcedescription="编辑提供的本地文件" sourcename="本地文件" src="http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/citylife/2007-10/29/../../images/attachement/jpg/site1/20071029/000802ab8018088fca6609.jpg" style="WIDTH: 150px; HEIGHT: 251px" title=""/></p><p></p><p align="center"></p><p></p><p style="MARGIN: 0px 3px 15px; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt">Tucked away at the back of a residential lane in the old French concession, Art +Shanghai hosted its grand opening>Art + Shanghai dedicated its entire smaller room to works by Beijing artist Sun Qi. Sun's oil-on-canvas paintings depict what he calls "doll-like-children" in various shades of violet. The children in the paintings have large, sad eyes and subdued expressions. Their purple-blue features and garments create a cold air of mystery and isolation, despite the light airbrushed quality that characterizes the surface of the paintings. The blurred, surreal faces emphasize the artist's sense of "a state of confusion and situations affected by the growing process."</p><p style="MARGIN: 0px 3px 15px; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt">The larger room included works by Wu JianJun, An Kun, Zhang Wei and Li Shiguang, all of who are less than 40 years old. Some common themes emerge from artists born in this generation; people who spent their formative years in an eastern country rapidly being infiltrated by western culture. Li Shiguang combines classical eastern and western elements into technically impeccable, yet absurdist paintings, whereas Zhang Wei has a series called "Qi Baishi vs. Marilyn," juxtaposing the American sex icon to the master calligrapher and artist who worked unrecognized until well into his 60s.</p><p style="MARGIN: 0px 3px 15px; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt">On the other hand, artists Wu and An embrace universal themes. An, a notorious loner, produces oils of nuns and buddhas from the meditative solitude of his studio. Wu's "Body Pattern" series uses a range of greens and yellows to create blurry figures engaged in normal human actions such as drinking, reading and even examining a wound>Art director, Jeremie Thircuir, spends his time seeking out fresh art produced by both fledgling artists and those who have acquired some fame. Although the works currently>This gallery, purchased by the owners in September, reveals a seedling trend that Jeremie is very excited about. "Art + Shanghai is part of a growing movement to spread art throughout the city and avoid a single cluster>The opening exhibition of the aforementioned works will be><strong>Art + Shanghai</strong><br/>Address: 1295 Central Fuxing Road, Bldg 75 # 101<br/>Tel: 13817209052</p>