Gate to the South 1995 50x38 - Huge

Year1995

Hand SignedLower Right 

Condition Other - minor slackness to canvas 

Framed without GlassFloated in Black Frame 

Purchased fromGallery 1997 

Provenance / HistoryAcquired from Naham Galleries on May 4, 1997. 

Certificate of AuthenticityArt Brokerage 

LID162604

Zhou Brothers - China

Art Brokerage: Zhou Brothers Chinese Artists: The Zhou Brothers were born in 1950s, China Guangxi, into a family of scholars, and were committed to art since a very young age. In the late 1970s, Zhou Brothers developed an abstraction style that merged China's primitive art aesthetic – inspired by the ancient Huashan rock paintings – with the language of western art tradition. They also established a system of symbols that express life's passion and power, and successfully displayed abstruse eastern philosophy, and possesses a shocking contemporary vision. The Zhou Brothers style not only belongs to the abstract sphere which the west is familiar with, it also carries the mysterious vibe of ancient China's prehistoric civilization. After the exhibition, the Zhou Brothers were followed by commercial success. By 1990, their exhibitions had taken place in high end galleries and art museums around the world. The Zhou Brothers' thinking, aesthetic, and creativity are a symbiosis of eastern and western philosophy, art, and literature that informed their development since early childhood, and eventually spurring the evolution of their influential philosophy. They call their philosophy "Feelingism," and described it as "feeling is liberty." It can be interpreted as believing in yourself, and following your heart. The Zhou Brothers create paintings through unique collaborations, and the most compelling thing about this process is the intricacies of spirituality. Listings wanted.