The Luo Brothers' first solo exhibition in the United States, Welcome to the World Famous Brand is a series of paintings spectacularly rich in form and content, blending the traditional with the contemporary. The Luo Brothers utilize traditional Chinese media like lacquer paint and combine it with the modern techniques of collage. They also paint with watercolor on paper, creating a softer effect with washes of color, reminiscent of traditional scroll paintings. Their densely packed surfaces are crowded with a blend of traditional, Cultural Revolution, and consumer-culture icons which seem poised to leap out of the painted space and overwhelm us. The joy of these paintings is their ability to impart serious social commentary through a delightfully boisterous horror vacui of Asian and Western icons that seem to spill out of the painted space and engage us.

Exhibition curated by Nixi Cura, Visiting Assistant Professor of Visual Art, Union College, and Rachel Seligman, Director/Curator, Mandeville Gallery

EVENTS:
Closing Reception
Thursday, May 15, 2003
4:30 - 6:30 PM
Nott Memorial