Artist
Chinese (Beijing and Dalian), 1993
Zhang Wenzhi, born in Dalian, China in 1993. He is currently based between Beijing and Dalian. Zhang Wenzhi creates collagesque ink paintings which interweave Chinese modern history, folklore, popular science, and archival materials. Using his hometown as an entry point, Zhang spotlights the convoluted history of Northeast China, particularly the period dating to the late Qing Dynasty, delineating the repercussions of the past in the present. In Zhang’s paintings, these auspicious creatures are juxtaposed against a vast landscape where historical and mythological motifs are nestled within industrial infrastructures, bearing witness to the region’s ever-unfolding changes and complex historical tapestry.
