E=mc² au-dessus de Nagasaki
2005-2008
Ink and colored minerals on silk
291 x 144 cm
At first, Yang Jiechang’s ink on silk painting E=mc² above Nagasaki causes a real visual shock. With undeniable technical skill, he starkly recalls America’s atomic bombing of Japan in 1945, a real trauma for the country. The cloud of smoke, a chaotic, fascinating shape, questions us on the ephemeral, transformation, the link between heaven and earth, and the place of man.
This work is part of a series of paintings that Yang Jiechang created in 2008 entitled On Ascension. Influenced by Chinese thought, he explores rising, suspension and falling in large, vibrant compositions. The subject’s horror contrasts with the technique’s beauty, reflecting the tension between human existence and the contemporary world that the artist seeks to reveal.
E = mc² above Nagasaki was first shown by the Pinault Collection during the "Qui a peur des artistes ?" (“Who’s Afraid of Artists?”) show at the Palais des Arts in Dinard in 2009.
This work is part of a series of paintings that Yang Jiechang created in 2008 entitled On Ascension. Influenced by Chinese thought, he explores rising, suspension and falling in large, vibrant compositions. The subject’s horror contrasts with the technique’s beauty, reflecting the tension between human existence and the contemporary world that the artist seeks to reveal.
E = mc² above Nagasaki was first shown by the Pinault Collection during the "Qui a peur des artistes ?" (“Who’s Afraid of Artists?”) show at the Palais des Arts in Dinard in 2009.
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© Yang Jiechang
Courtesy Galerie Jaeger Bucher
