The paintings of Chinese painter Wei Jia (born 1975) often reference his youth spent in the theater where his father worked: solitary figures appear spotlit against a gloomy background. In this volume, reproductions of pages from Wei’s sketchbooks reveal his working process, and detail plates permit the viewer to examine his delicate brushwork up close.
PUBLISHER Blue Kingfisher
BOOK FORMAT Hardcover, 9.75 x 13 in. / 106 pgs / 77 color / 29 bw.
PUBLISHING STATUS Pub Date 4/30/2012 No longer our product
DISTRIBUTION D.A.P. Exclusive Catalog: SPRING 2012 p. 157
PRODUCT DETAILS ISBN 9789881506313TRADE List Price: $50.00 CDN $60.00
Much admired by the younger art audience in China, Wei Jia (born 1975) makes thickly textured paintings of what he describes as "radically sanguine" themes, generally of a personal or somewhat bittersweet nature, and often allegorical (a young man holding a bouquet in one hand, and scattering petals with the other); strongly individualistic, they project both melancholy and wonder.
PUBLISHER Blue Kingfisher
BOOK FORMAT Hardcover, 10 x 13 in. / 170 pgs / 44 color / 40 bw.
PUBLISHING STATUS Pub Date 5/31/2010 No longer our product
DISTRIBUTION D.A.P. Exclusive Catalog: SPRING 2010 p. 122
PRODUCT DETAILS ISBN 9789881803313TRADE List Price: $50.00 CDN $60.00
Wei Jia: 2004-2008