珈源胜境 (Jiayuan Mountain)

Du Kun, artist

born 1981

珈源胜境 (Jiayuan Mountain), 2015

Where object was made: Beijing or Tianjin, China

Material/technique: oil; canvas

Dimensions:
Object Height/Width (Height x Width): 210 x 140 cm
Object Height/Width (Height x Width): 82 11/16 x 55 1/8 in

Credit line: Courtesy of Fu Mude, Beijing

Accession number: EL2016.014

Not on display

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This painting depicts Ou Jiayuan, lead singer and founder of the Sichuan-based rock band Soundtoy. The large-scale portrait is part of Du Kun’s Head series, which monumentalizes contemporary Chinese musicians as architectonic embodiments of religious temples and grottoes. The slippage between portraits of iconic rockers and rock temples is intentional: it reflects Du’s personal interest in Chinese contemporary music (he performs in his own band), and his intensely spiritual personal life.