Art Basel (The Holy Collector)
Overview
This artwork was last updated 1339 days ago.
2019
Oil Paint, Oil on canvas
Unique Work
Dimensions: 203cm (H) x 164cm (W) / 79.9" (H) x 64.6" (W)
Note: Actual colours may vary due to photography & computer settings
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About the art
Artist statement
'The Holy Collector' is part of a series of works inspired to Art Fairs. Huang has been moving inside art fairs almost incognito, behaving as both actor and spectator and selecting scenes, people, and situations that she has first drawn from life with digital tools. The painting shows a scene from Art Basel art fairs captured by previous visits of the artist to the fair in Miami - in the specific a wit representation of a well-known collector choosing a work at a gallery's booth with his following of gallerists, gallerinas and advisors.
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Huang Hai-Hsin
Born: 1984
Hometown: Taipei
Based in: New York
Huang Hai-Hsin's works explore images indicative of contemporary life, particularly banal everyday life scenes that reveal an ambiguous atmosphere between humor and horror. She takes inspiration from ordinary family photos, tourists at attractions sites, people-watching at museums and the routine disaster drills. In her work, most aspects of life have …
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