Face distorted by constricting red string

Johnson Tsang

Blockade Line

€600

Edition of 10023.5 (H) × 15.0 (W) × 14.0 (D) cm

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Blockade Line emerged from a meditative dream, disrupted by the stifling reality of the political turmoil in Tsang's home country.

The wall-mounted sculpture portrays a face distorted and constricted by a red rope. The artist reinforces that amongst restrictions, artistic creation remains a free process. He hopes for Blockade Line to hold power outside of this specific scenario, connecting to the visceral human emotion felt universally in our own lives.

“Suddenly I was disturbed by a strong sense of oppression. Like throwing a big stone on a silent lake, causing huge waves. At this moment, I saw that I was tied up, and the ropes were tightly wrapped around all parts of my body. I couldn't move, talk, or even breathe.”

Medium

Painted, dry cast and porcelain-filled resin sculpture wrapped in red cord.

Certificate of Authenticity

Arrives with a certificate of authenticity.

Finishing

Artist's signature stamped on the rear of the sculpture.

Release date

May 25, 2023

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Johnson Tsang looking towards the camera with several of his sculpted heads behind him

Johnson Tsang12 collaborationsJohnson Tsang’s surreal porcelain sculptures balance illusionary compositions with hyperreal aesthetics. Despite their delicate craftsmanship, they depict grotesque scenarios: a human face twisted like a wet towel; a fed-up newborn trapped inside a birdcage; or stacks of human heads squashed inside glass cabinets. Half cherub, half Buddha, the artist’s bulbous figures have an amusing fleshiness. While Tsang’s work recalls aesthetics from across art history, such as Chinese ceramics and Neo-classical sculpture, the self-taught artist predominantly draws from personal experience and his intense, bizarre dreams. In his waking life these are given in physical existence via his art.

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