I have a history in the animation business and am currently focused on painting as a creative outlet.

80s synthpop, Bauhaus and international style, Bay area figurative, Cynical realism, Dada, Dark, Early jazz, Ebullient, Ironic, Mythic, Playful, Representational, Whimsical

Yue Minjun is a contemporary Chinese artist based in Beijing, China. He is best known for oil paintings depicting himself in various settings, frozen in laughter. He has also reproduced this signature image in sculpture, watercolor and prints. While Yue is often classified as part of the Chinese "Cyn

Cynical realism, Figurative, Figurative painting, Political

Is the man in Fang Lijun's "Series II: No 2" (1992) screaming or yawning? Is this extreme anguish or utter boredom? And what is his relation to the group of almost identical men standing in the distance behind him? Is he just one guy in a crowd of undifferentiated guys, or is he asserting his individ

Absurd, Angry, Cartoonish, Cynical realism, Funny, Visceral