From Shanghai Scrap: Observations on Asia and the world by Adam Minter, an American writer in Shanghai. http://shanghaiscrap.com/?p=1946
Upon first examination, the wallpaper pattern shown below appears to be little more than a modern, perhaps psychedelic, update of a traditional Chinese paper cut (click here, for traditional examples).
But closer examination reveals something more subtle, and more playful: Though not obvious in this photo, there is a third key layer to this work: the images underlying the various logos were taken at Shanghai recycling centers and garbage dumps, and depict various types and degrees of consumer waste.
Designed by my friend Chen Hangfeng, a Shanghai-based artist and designer who has spent the last few years creating similarly playful, but serious works about the impact of consumerism on Chinese culture, this work - and others - constitute “Daily Prosperity,” a solo show currently on display at Shanghai’s Art Labor Gallery [ http://www.artlaborgallery.com/pages/exhibitions/art_labor_current.html# ] until January 2.
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