"Super Idol no 19' 2008

Luo Hui

Original oil on canvas
150 ⨯ 120 ⨯ 5 cm
ConditionVery good
€ 4.500

Willem Kerseboom Gallery

• About the artwork
  Luo Hui (China, 1973)
  Super Idol no 19
  published in our catalogue Luo Hui 'Cruel Delight', page 3
  catalogue available
  Luo Hui
  1973 Born in Guangduong, China
  Exhibitions (selected)
  2011 “Surrealist Pop”, Yue Art Gallery, Beijing 54th Venice Biennale, Venice
  2010 “Dazzled and Enchanted. New Age Animamix”, Guangdong Museum of Art, Guangzhou
  2009 “Enliven-In Between Realities and Fiction”, Animamix Biennial, Museum of Contemporary Art, Shanghai; Today Art Museum, Beijing; Guangdong Museum of Art, Guangzhou “100 Tales in Animamix”, Museum Nasional, Jakarta and Singapore Art Museum, Singapore
  2008 3rd Nanjing Triennial, Nanjing “Chen Fei & Luo Hui–Recent Paintings & Animation”, A Story Gallery, Seoul
  2008 Willem Kerseboom Gallery, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
  2007 Animanga Exhibition The Maison des Arts de Creteil, Paris, France / Maubeuge, France
  2003 The visual of new generation, Guangzhou, China
  Play not Play, Beijing Tokyo Art Projets, Beijing, China
  2002 Goedhuis: China Contemporary Art Invitational Exhibition, USA
  Liquidation: Deep Water Fish, Beijing, China
  Dazzle, Guangzhou, China
  2001 Nine Buildings Vision Art Exhibition, Zhengzhou, Henan, China
  Four Chambers, Two Halls, Beijing, China
  China New Power, Guangzhou, China
  China Famous Calligraphy and Painting Invitational Exhibition, Korea
  2000 Luo Hui and Chen Fei Two person Joint Exhibition, Shenzhen, China
  Lovely, Beijing, China
  New Century Guangdong Oil Painting Exhibition, Guangzhou, China
  Past and Present China Youth Oil Painting Exhibition, Guangzhou, China
  1999 The 9th All China Art Exhibit'', Guangzhou, China
  
  
  
• About the artist

  Born in 1973 in Guangduong, China, artist Luo Hui grew up in a time of immense cultural transformation. His work reflects that tension between tradition and innovation, between personal expression and collective memory. Luo Hui is known for his layered visual language, in which playful influences from popular culture merge with a refined sense of form, symbolism and social observation.

  Luo Hui’s artistic career began in the late 1990s in China, where he quickly rose to prominence on the national art scene. His work was selected for the prestigious 9th All China Art Exhibit (1999) in Guangzhou, followed by a series of exhibitions in cities such as Shenzhen, Beijing and Zhengzhou. In this early phase, he worked both individually and in duos, such as his joint exhibition with Chen Fei in 2000.

  Around the turn of the century, Luo’s style began to develop further: in exhibitions such as Lovely (Beijing, 2000) and Four Chambers, Two Halls (Beijing, 2001), he explored themes such as identity, perception and the role of images in an increasingly digital world. His participation in international exhibitions in Korea and the United States, such as the Goedhuis: China Contemporary Art Invitational (2002), marked his first steps on the world stage.

  A major turning point came in 2007 and 2008, when Luo Hui entered Europe. His work was exhibited at the Animanga Exhibition in Paris and Maubeuge, where his playful visual language seamlessly connected with the emerging dialogue between Asian and Western pop culture. In 2008, his work was shown at the renowned Willem Kerseboom Gallery in Amsterdam, confirming his position as an international artist.

  Luo Hui’s oeuvre continues to intrigue to this day: it is simultaneously light-hearted and critical, visually seductive and substantively layered. His works allow the viewer to balance between wonder and reflection – an invitation to look beyond the surface to the meanings beneath.

   

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