Gene Gallery is delighted to announce the solo exhibition "Ridiculous Things" by artist Yang Yang, which is from September 12, 2024 to October 28, 2024.
Plastic, a symbolic hallmark of modern civilization, also serves as a crucial medium in Yang's works. It not only carries the rapid advancements in technology and the prosperity of consumer culture but also prompts Yang to engage in critical thinking. During his artistic creations, Yang continuously dissects the heavy environmental cost behind the blind pursuit of short-term convenience and material enjoyment. Through these works, Yang aims to awaken viewers' awareness of the environmental sacrifices hidden behind convenience and urge them to reflect on their relentless exploitation of nature and evasion of personal responsibility.
The contradiction between insatiable desire and its lack of meaning underscores the eternal loss and helpless predicament that humans encounter in material pursuits. In this series of creations, elements such as plastic objects, religious icons, and animals attacking humans, which seem unrelated on the surface, are subtly intertwined, jointly depicting vivid scenes of humans struggling between selfish desires and helplessness.
This is an absurd aesthetics that reflects the contradictions and entanglements of reality, just like the unity and division humans face when seeking absolute truth and ultimate meaning. This internal conflict also inspires Yang to profoundly question the essence of faith. His works, with a unique artistic language, not only reveal the contradictions within faith and their compatibility but also open up a new perspective, leading viewers to reexamine this world intertwined with absurdity and impermanence, ponder over the delicate relationships between humanity and nature, faith and reality, and explore the meaning and value of existence. Although people may feel powerless when confronted with these issues, Yang still persists in seeking harmony within chaos, exploring humanity's true identity in modern society and the role of religion in all of this.
This series of works may change with environmental shifts in the future—the industrial hues in the plastic creations will gradually fade, and their texture and structure will require even greater care and preservation—just like the ancient grotto sculptures left behind in the long river of history, continuously extending the lifespan of artistic works through the passage of time.
