Guo Wei, acrylic on canvas, 2001
From strictly communist China, Guo Wei paints a picture of the promoted sense of collectivity and the loneliness of the individual. He portrays young people as a lost generation with a developmental disability that they are experiencing first-hand today. Emotional expressions, ranging from aggression to apathy, indicate inner alienation due to the lack of opportunities for self-development.
‘Interior with mosquitoes and moths’ is a work of art depicting boys surrounded by insects. This dissident painting represents a consequence of the one-child policy between 1979 and 2015, a strict population policy. Anyone who gave birth to more than one child was subject to a substantial financial penalty or was forced to have an abortion. The preference for boys led to a shortage of potential young partners to start a family. The rose refers to the fruitless search for girls.
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