Luo Yongjin (b. 1960) Shanxi 8, Shanxi 12 a set of two inkjet print on fine art paper executed in 2006 200 x 40 cm each (78 3/4 x 15 3/4 in) edition 8/10
EXHIBITION Extraordinary. Ordinary - Photograph Exhibition by Luo Yongjin, Fei Gallery, Guangzhou, 20 May - 20 June, 2009
LITERATURE Illustrated P.46 - 47, Extraordinary. Ordinary, The Photograph Exhibition by Luo Yongjin, Fei Gallery, Guangzhou, 2009
NOTE accompanied with certificate signed by the artist
Architecture is a major subject matter of Luo's work. Throughout the years, he traveled near and afar in China to take pictures of unpopulated areas and uncover buildings not affected by modern society. His pictures often show the fleeting rate of how fast the city landscape has been changing in recent years. The area of Shanxi has done much work in preserving aged architecture and was the source of Luo's inspiration. The present lot features two trees. The tree and its shadow displays the interplay of the oriental philosophy of the yin and yang.