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LIANG WEIZHOU (CHINA, B. 1962)
A Group of Four Photographs
Kite
numbered ‘3/12’, titled in Chinese, dated ‘2004-2006’, signed ‘Liang W. Z’ and signed in Chinese (lower edge)
archival pigment print on fine art paper
64.7 x 62.4 cm. (25 1/2 x 24 5/8 in.)
Executed in 2004-2006
edition 3/12

Straw Barn
numbered ‘2/15’, titled in Chinese, dated ‘2005-2006’, signed ‘Liang W. Z’ and signed in Chinese (lower edge)
archival pigment print on fine art paper
42.3 x 42.3 cm. (16 5/8 x 16 5/8 in.)
Executed in 2005-2006
edition 2/15

Country Home Vanity
numbered ‘2/15’, titled in Chinese, dated ‘2006-2007’, signed ‘Liang W. Z’ and signed in Chinese (lower edge)
archival pigment print on fine art paper
43.5 x 43.5 cm. (17 1/8 x 17 1/8 in.)
Executed in 2006-2007
edition 2/15

Zhenjiang Old House
titled in Chinese, dated '2006', signed 'Liang W.Z', and signed in Chinese (lower edge); signed again in Chinese, signed 'Liang weizhou', and inscribed in Chinese (on the reverse)
archival pigment print on fine art paper
29.8 x 29.8 cm. (11 3/4 x 11 3/4 in.)
Executed in 2006



Provenance
Acquired directly from the artist by the present owner
Private Collection, USA
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Lot Essay

Passionate about his hometown Shanghai, Liang Weizhou presents large-format photographs of his peculiar and very personal vision of its outskirts. Ranging from ethereal still lifes, landscapes of rocks and rivers to more contemporary settings being overtaken by factories, Liang’s eerie visions of Shanghai deliver a sense of reverie and nostalgia.

In these works, Liang’s compositions create an almost surreal experience. The photographs lie between painting and photography: Liang adds color, scratches and marks to his photographs, recalling his experience and training as a painter. Moreover, the effect presents a dichotomy between the subjective expression of painting and the objective realism of photography.

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