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Zhang Wei’s Artificial Theater
Sep 14, 2017 - Daren You
Zhang Wei is an artist who currently living and working in Beijing. Mr. Zhang lived in a Chinese theatrical troupe; the living environment enriched his knowledge about various roles at all times and in all countries. As the time changed, the performance of opera changed. The pop, fashion and the other foreign elements were added to the traditional culture and art in China, then showing a mixed and absurd aesthetics in Chinese opera.
In order to show how these external influences affect self-definition. In 2007, he collected more than 300 ordinary portraits of Chinese actors. Mr. Zhang used photoshop to assemble the elements from these portraits. Then he collaged the elements which are similar to the facial features on those famous people to complete new portraits of those celebrities. By making this process, Zhang Wei uses his artificial portraits to put a question to the audience. Where is the real you? We are all the actors.