- Zhang Enli
Zhang Enli ( b.
1965 Jilin Province ,China ) is an artist living and working out ofShanghai . A graduate of the Arts & Design Institute of Wuxi Technical University,Wuxi , he is noted for his stark paintings of everyday objects, and his depictions of solitude.Work
His paintings depict the familiar and overlooked, everyday objects connected through the artist’s immediate surroundings, often from unusual viewpoints or focusing on seemingly insignificant details.cite book
last = Bonami
first = Francesco
year = 2006
coauthors = Canarutto, Sarah Consulich
title = "Infinite Painting - Contemporary Painting and Global Realism"
url = http://www.shanghartgallery.com/galleryarchive/artists/name/zhangenli/text
accessdate = 2008-03-10] He produces works that invite universal interpretation. He often works in series, such as his paintings that focus on the idea of the container—cardboard boxes, ashtrays, tin chests and lavatories.cite web
last = Pollock
first = Lindsay
coauthors = Boroff, Philip
title = Kravis and Schwab Join Art-Starved Collectors at Armory Show
work = Bloomberg
date = March 10, 2006
url = http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=10000088&sid=agpdE0LW_yl8&refer=culture
accessdate = 2008-03-10] Other works depict functional municipal structures that populate the streets of Shanghai, such as public toilets and tiled outdoor water features.Zhang Enli is represented by Hauser & Wirth, Zurich London [hauserwirth.com] , and ShangArt Gallery in Shanghai and Beijing [shanghartgallery.com] . His work was included in group exhibitions such as "Infinite Painting and Global Realism", curated by Francesco Bonami and Sarah Cosulich Canarutto, at Villa Manin Centro d'Arte Contemporanea,
Udine (2006), "Dreaming of the Dragon’s Nation: Contemporary Art from China’, at theIrish Museum of Modern Art ,Dublin (2005) and "Human, Too Human" at BizArt, Shanghai (2004 ). Zhang Enli gained attention atArt Basel , 2006, when he was one of the most successful of the contemporary Chinese artists whose work was on sale.cite news
title = Art sales: cash flows for young blood
work = The Telegraph
date = June 20, 2006
url = http://www.telegraph.co.uk/arts/main.jhtml?xml=/arts/2006/06/20/bamkt20.xml&sSheet=/arts/2006/06/20/ixartleft.html
accessdate = 2008-03-10]References
External links
* [http://www.88-mocca.org/index.php?var=artistdetail&artistid=42 Zhang Enli at 88 mocca]
* [http://www.ghw.ch/artists/portrait.php?findexisting=1&artist_id=100]
* [http://www.shanghartgallery.com/galleryarchive/]
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