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Wang Guangyi is the father of the Chinese Pop Art movement. The irony in his paintings is the irony of a clash of generations and the uncontrollable changes man and society are going through in post 1976 China.
In his 'Great Criticism' series,
Cultural Revolution propaganda images abandon the id
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eology
of the past for a new cause. They see modern brands such as
Coca-Cola, Chanel and Swatch as a new source of admiration and
worship. Idealism and materialism are mixed to form what Wang
calls 'Anatomic Structuralism', where icons lose their original
meaning resulting in a strong sense of irony.
