Beate Reifenscheid, Liy Li Anna (Editors)
Shao Fan (Yu Han) = Shao Fan (Yu Han) : 1984-2018.
Cologne: Wienand Verlag, 2018. First edition. 9783868324532 253 pages.
Large-format volume, measuring approximately 9.25" x 12.25", is bound in light gray cloth, with stamped black lettering to covers. Pastedown appears on front cover. Book is in fine condition, with firm binding, clean and bright interior. Profusely illustrated. Parallel text in German and English.
Catalog of the exhibition held at the Ludwig Museum im Deutschherrenh, Koblenz, June 10 - July 22, 2018.
"Shao Fan occupies a special place within contemporary Chinese painting. He is a master of the painterly technique of classical ink drawing, which he develops into a new artistic language through his unique method of condensing and concentrating his motifs. The protagonists of his monumental paintings are animals. Whether monkeys, hares, or horses, they are less illustrations of their natural physiques than archetypes and hybrid creatures between man and animal."