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Painting (MA)

Shunshun Qi

Education 

Royal College of Art, MA painting London                           2020.9-2022.7

Central Academy of Fine Arts (CAFA) , China                     2016.9-2020.7                                

Beaux-arts de Nantes France                                      2018.9-2019.3

 

Exhibitions

The Flesh of Paint, Liliya Art Gallery,London,2022

The Function Suite, Escape Straftford, London,2022

Pull over and take a cig group show,Espacio Gallery, London,2022

Royal college of Art WIP Show, Online,2021

CAFA Graduation Show, Beijing,2020

Show Location: Battersea campus: Painting Building, First floor

Shunshun Qi-statement

Graduated from Royal College of Art, Painting. My work focus on intimacy, tenderness and interior spaces.

Intimacy as a connection between people, as well as a boundary between selves shapes people’s sense of identity and coexists with alienation and individualism. Since 2020-when Covid first appeared, billions of people experienced the unexpected and uncomfortable nature of lockdown. In my work, I propose questions of intimacy during this particular period of time: do we want more intimacy or do we want more personal space? Do we want to go back to living in groups or are we becoming more and more independent? In my paintings, I aim to embody the paradoxical situation of intimacy. I explore how intimacy is illustrated, represented and understood through painting.  

Recently I have been focusing on the space of bathrooms-where everyone is supposed to be naked with the exposure of private body parts. What would happen when I bring these moments into public? What if I invite strangers to participate in these intimate events? What are the boundaries between private and public?

Do you like me?
Do you like me?Oil on canvas 100*60cm
Are you coming?
Are you coming?1010*80cm Oil on canvas
Are you with me?
Are you with me?60*100cm, Oil on canvas

Medium:

Oil on canvas
Triptych in the bathroom, Oil on canvas
Triptych in the bathroom, Oil on canvas
Triptych in the bathroom, Oil on canvas

Medium:

Oil on canvas

Size:

50*70cm
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Medium:

Animation