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An exhibition of new works by internationally-renowned artist Bai Yiluo. "Song of the Systems" is a series of paintings that incorporate African textile patterns painted on wood from chairs used in his 2009 installation piece "Victory of the Chiefs." The effect is like a hologram–let your eyes lose focus a bit and they pop into 3D. "Illumination" is a series of circular paintings of different views of the globe at night, with various countries lit up by electric lights. The paintings are surrounded by hundreds of old candle holders hung on the walls.

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Solo Exhibit,Openging Reception: 18 Feb 2012, 2pm - 6pm Artist Statement

This is the 2nd solo exhibition by Bai Yiluo at Pékin Fine Arts, following the 1st solo exhibit in October 2009.

The latest series of new works on view will include “Song of Systems” (2011-2012) and “Illumination” (2011-2012).

The systems in “Song of Systems” do not refer to any specific one. Everyone lives in different systems and feels pressure everyday. However, like darkness, systems are complicated and unable to be described in detail, and massive information is hidden and wrapped which can only be felt and sensed by us.

These circular “Song of Systems” paintings draw their inspiration from the patterns carved and painted on to old wooden chairs comprising the artist’s earlier installation piece “Victory of the Chiefs” (2009) (exhibited in Bai’s last solo exhibit at the gallery). In making this earlier work of carved and remade chairs, Bai adapted the chairs’ natural wood grain patterns to the richly detailed patterns of African textiles via painting directly on the chairs. At first, Bai hand-painted each chair, but this soon became too much for one pair of hands, and the result in the artist’s view was inefficient and ineffective. To solve these technical problems of production, Bai designed his own ruler, a plastic clear and flexible one, aimed at rendering seemingly endless rows of miniaturized drawn circles, squares and triangles, in the manner of mechanized uniformity and mass-produced outputs, despite still being composed solely by hand-work. Bai’s hand-painted installation of found object chairs stands as a tongue-in-cheek memorial, monumentalizing the national manufacturing zeal that fuels China’s large volumes of exports to Africa and other third world destinations.
In the circular painting series “Song of Systems”, viewers may imagine they see an eye at the centre of each bull’s eye-like painting. ... For further information and images, please contac us.

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