The Book of Fat II
The Book of Fat II
The Book of Fat II
The Book of Fat II
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MaterialGallery
pillowcase, natural dyes, shell, hair, mixed mediaTabula Rasa Gallery
Description
Human-crafted. AI-refined.

The artwork features the minimalist text "DOCENT" in a clean, sans-serif font against a plain white background. The composition is centered and simple, emphasizing the boldness of the lettering. The style is highly reductive, with the sole focus on the word itself and its visual impact. This piece likely explores the nature of language, perception, and the role of the docent or art guide in interpreting and presenting artwork. The artist's intention may be to challenge traditional notions of art and curatorial practice through this stark, conceptual approach. ...

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The Book of Fat II
Artist
Zhang Meng 张萌
B.1983, Chinese

Zhang Meng (b.1983 in Tianjin, China) is a linguistics scholar turned artist. Her creations reflect her wild imagination as a cosmic wanderer, weaving together multiple perspectives from mythologies of various origins, objective bystanders of social events, and personal memories and experiences. Furthermore, figures in her paintings are often emotionally troubled and detached or obscured and hidden within the landscapes, conveying a sense of fragility and strangeness. This is also tangible in the media she employs charcoal, pencil, hot wax and paper, assorted textiles, which are naturally brittle, slippery and ephemeral. Her works are featured in several museum and gallery exhibitions such as: On a Sentimental Moon, Tabula Rasa Gallery (Beijing, 2023); Forest-Stift, Luis Leu (Germany, 2023); Karls Ruhe, AroundSpace Gallery (solo, Shanghai, 2022); Fragmentation is Abstraction, C-space (Berlin, 2022); We are so many here, Kunsthalle Basel (Basel, 2022); Works on Paper, Stevenson Gallery, (Cape Town, 2021); LISTE Art Fair Basel 2021 (dual solo, Basel, 2021); Tones and Toes, Tabula Rasa Gallery (solo, London, 2021); Ich Singe, Nordheimer Scheune (solo, Nordheim, 2021); Let Painter Talk, Taikang Space, (Beijing, 2021); NINININI PENG, neewhom, Gebäude im Passagehof 24 (Karlsruhe, 2019); Regionale 19, Kunsthalle Palazzo (Switzerland, 2018), etc. https://mengzhang.de/ ...

Zhang Meng 张萌: Artworks
The Book of Fat 1
Zhang Meng 张萌
The Book of Fat 1, 2021
91 x 51.5 x 20.5cm
Christbaumloben
Zhang Meng 张萌
Christbaumloben, 2022
120 x 180cm
A Nameless Residential Quarter
Zhang Meng 张萌
A Nameless Residential Quarter, 2022
90 x 120cm
Then We Go Around and Around and Around
Zhang Meng 张萌
Then We Go Around and Around and Around, 2022
100 x 140cm
A Bloody Sweet Release
Zhang Meng 张萌
A Bloody Sweet Release, 2023
42 x 60cm
The Book of Fat II
A Salvation of the Fat from My Kindergarten's Lunchbox-3
Zhang Meng 张萌
A Salvation of the Fat from My Kindergarten's Lunchbox-3, 2022
150 x 180cm
The Star of Earth
Zhang Meng 张萌
The Star of Earth, 2024
28 x 28cm
Violet Flame
Zhang Meng 张萌
Violet Flame, 2024
28 x 37cm
Violet Flame
Zhang Meng 张萌
Violet Flame, 2024
38 x 47cm
Dewen dreamt about Isis
Zhang Meng 张萌
Dewen dreamt about Isis, 2024
32 x 51cm
Pork Belly
Zhang Meng 张萌
Pork Belly, 2023
6 x 8 x 4cm
Vaccariae Semen
Zhang Meng 张萌
Vaccariae Semen, 2023
42 x 60cm
Peace Hotel
Zhang Meng 张萌
Peace Hotel, 2022
48 x 63cm
Backyard of Otto Bar 2
Zhang Meng 张萌
Backyard of Otto Bar 2, 2020
90 x 120cm
Then you go around and around and around
Zhang Meng 张萌
Then you go around and around and around, 2022
100 x 140cm
I want to be strong
Zhang Meng 张萌
I want to be strong, 2020
120 x 180cm
Tabula Rasa Gallery
Gallery
Tabula Rasa Gallery
London

Tabula Rasa Gallery is based in Beijing's 798 art district. Established in 2015, it aims to promote both Chinese and international contemporary artists through exhibitions, talks, research and publication. The gallery name is Latin for 'blank state'. In philosophical discourse, it refers to the idea that our knowledge comes from our experiences and education, all participants are born in a Tabula Rasa state. Tabula Rasa hopes that the exhibitions they present can subvert viewers’ preconceptions, creating conditions for fresh artistic experiments. ...

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