Kang Can

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1982 Born in Chongqing, China

2006 Graduating from Workshop 1 of the Oil Painting Department of Sichuan Fine Art Institute with a Bachelor’s Degree
Present Professional artist in Tank Loft- Chongqing Contemporary Art Center


Exhibition
2007

• “Chinese Walls” organized by LotusArt, Amsterdam in the Netherlands

2006

• Exhibition of The Bridges At Art Basel Miami Beach , Miami Beach, United States
• Exhibition of Excellent Works of Graduates from Institutions of Fine Art in China in Beijing Today Art Museum
• Exhibition “Urgence” in Tank Loft- Chongqing Contemporary Art Center
• Exhibition “Zou Jie Chuan Xiang”, Chongqing, China
• The 10th Annual Exhibition of Student Works of Sichuan Fine Art Institute
  

2005

• Second Prize in the 1st Chongqing College Student Art Festival, China Chongqing Art Museum
• Award for Excellence in Exhibition of Basic Course Teaching of Sichuan Fine Art Institute

2004

• The 9th Annual Exhibition of Student Works of Sichuan Fine Art Institute
  
  Publications
  2006 CONTEMPORARY ARTISTS 6／2006
  LOOK YELLOW PAGE 2006.12－1
  New Woman Paper 241
  
  2007 ART China NO.1/2007
  ART China NO.2/2007
  New York Times March 14, 2007
  
  
  
  Statement
  With the rapid development of urbanization and globalization, China is witnessing a process of internationalization with a surprising speed. In this fast developing post-industrial age, we, surrounded by superfluous information and images, are becoming callous and fatigued which bemuses us and set us doubting the reality.
  Thanks to our doubts, we have found a sensitive excitement prompting us to seek our inspirations in this fanaticizing consumption age. Babies, as the symbol of the human purity, came to this world, simple and unadulterated. When put together with typically contemporary symbols in a certain fragment of a narration in a super-realistic way, they will possibly break through the existing notion of pattern of these symbols, creating a brand new meaning.
  However, I would like to make clear that I did not mean to and are not able to create a new type of artistic form. Instead, I would just like to seek a way out for my doubts by means of patterns and transmit them in various channels.
  
  
  KANG CAN and ANDY WARHOL
• (comments taken from www.vcfineart.com/exhibitions/chinese_neo-pop.html#kangcan)
• Andy Warhol and Kang Can both comment on societal issues through the use of a singular image taken from popular culture. Warhol's work elevated people and everyday objects to celebrity status, employing images from pop culture, as opposed to the elitist styles of the Abstract Expressionist movement. Kang Can works against these same pressures, using images from his own popular culture, and fighting the traditional Chinese style to present his own unique vision. Like Warhol, a certain celebrity status is implied through the single figure of a baby, struggling to conquer the larger than life pressures of contemporary society.