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Li Songsong, a young artist in the 70s, has recently delved into the exploration of public images and their translation onto canvas. Unlike some previous artists who used painting as a means to criticize, expose, question, satirize, or propagandize about specific historical periods, Li Songsong takes a more objective approach. He does not pass judgment on the historical value of the images he selects, but instead focuses on capturing the objective, simple, and direct power of history as it is transplanted onto canvas.
This transposition offers us a fresh perspective on reflecting on historical memories, as well as an opportunity to identify with memories within a historical language context. Li Songsong represents a younger generation of artists who engage with collective and personal memories of history, contrasting with the previous generation’s different behavior and standpoint. This position allows for a deeper understanding of the relationship between a public, nonspecific historical image and its actual boundaries.
Li Songsong’s large-scale oil paintings are based on photographs depicting political incidents in Chinese history. Rather than conveying political messages, his paintings reflect personal intentions and the search for his own origin through his own eyes.
PROFILE
1968
– Born in Beijing, China
EDUCATION
1996
– Graduated from the Central Academy of Fine Arts, Department of Oil Painting, Lives and works in Beijing
Selected Exhibitions
1. Public Action Work “Horse” Qinghua University Institute of Fine Arts, Beijing
2. 99 Gallery, Aschaffenburg, Germany
3. “Li Songsong Works 2001-2004” CAAW, Beijing
4. “The 3rd National Exhibition of Oil Painting” China National Museum of Fine Arts, Beijing
5. “Left Hand, Right Hand: China-German Exhibition of Contemporary Art” 798 Space Art & Culture, Beijing
6. “China’s Photographic Painting” China Art Seasons Gallery, Beijing
7. “Summer Show 2004” Hanart TZ Gallery, Hong Kong
8. “Multiple Definitions -Imaginary Community” Tianjin Crystal City, Tianjin
9. “Democracy Forever” Plumblossums Gallery, New York
10. “Welcome, Welcome: Art-Beijing-Contemporary” Base Gallery, Tokyo
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