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LIU DAHONG
(Chinese, B. 1962)
Golden Rules and Jade Precepts
oil on canvas
61 x 61 cm. (24 x 24 in.)
Painted in 1991
Literature
Schoeni Fine Oriental Art, Liu Dahong: Paintings 1986-92, exh. cat., Hong Kong, China, 1992 (illustrated, p. 135).
Educate the People Publishing House, Hanart T Z Gallery, Liu Dahong's Textbook - Elementary Level (Lessons 1 to 27), Hong Kong, China, 2008 (illustrated, p. 96).
Exhibited
Hong Kong, China, The China Club, Liu Dahong: Paintings 1986-92, November 1992.

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Lot Essay

Golden Rules and Jade Precepts (Lot 2495) is a visual depiction of the anthem of the People's Liberation Army, "The Three Disciplines and the Eight Points of Attention", each painted on a trompe-l'oeil brick. Liu adopts the proletarian forms of expression in promulgating socialist ideals, infusing it with unprecedented tension, while striking a chord in collective nostalgia. Through these works, Liu continues to form his own philosophy in painting, rooted in a folk and political argot, to express a concern for the fate of mankind and cultural history.

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