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London October 2012 - Chen Fei is part of the exciting new young generation of artists that
have benefited from a loosening of the social and cultural constraints suffered by previous
generations. Moving away from the political-pop and cynical realism subjects of the ‘New
wave’ artists that emerged in China in the 1980’s Chen Fei instead embraces mass media
and uses it as a positive source of inspiration. Film plays a big role in the development of his
ideas and subjects; the artist is keen on narratives in his work and regards his compositions
as stills from a movie yet to be made. Each painting is treated like a film complete with
screenplay and like all great directors he has his muses, choosing mainly his girlfriend, his
pet dog or himself to appear in his paintings.
Chen Fei’s mature and highly developed ‘super flat’ painting
style is reminiscent of comic books and Japanese cartoons, like
the media they emulate they are youthful and vibrant in style
and yet unlike cartoons and comics Chen Fei’s subjects are
occasionally more sinister and darker in tone. Chen Fei is a
consummate professional demanding always and only the best
from himself:
"Art does not depend on age or gender, what matters is
whether an artwork is good or bad. No one will forgive your
mediocrity just because you are young. If you are a genius, you
can always be one step beyond your generation and you will
always be recognized." Chen Fei, 2011
For Extravagant Imagination Olyvia Fine Art will exhibit 7 of Chen Fei’s paintings that
represent an excellent selection of the artist’s oeuvre for his first solo exhibition in Europe.
Show dates:
Public viewing: November 1 - November 30, 2012
Opening hours: Monday to Friday from 10.00am - 6.00pm
For further information please contact:
OLYVIA FINE ART
17 Ryder Street
London SW1Y 6PY
+44 207 925 2986
oms@olyviafineart.com
www.olyviafineart.com
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