Tiananmen
In an effort to describe the rocky past, Zeng places an abstract version of Chairman Mao over the building in Tiananmen Square. The bright reds and oranges show both an ironic sense of great courage over the top of an uncertain future. The painting is given animation with a flurry of brush strokes that replace what would normally be depicted as stoic and straight-laced. The fact that Chairman Mao’s portrait dominates the painting is possibly a symbol for his dominance over Chinese culture.
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