Sun Xun - The Audacity of Scale
Sun Xun
The Time Vivarium - Silk Book 1, 2014
signed and dated by the artist, recto
acrylic on paper
closed: 18 1/4 x 28 inches (46.4 x 71.1 cm)
open: 18 1/4 x 194 inches (46.4 x 492.8 cm)
table: 66 1/2 x 123 3/4 x 46 3/8 inches (168.9 x 314.3 x 117.8 cm)
(SX-7905)
Sun Xun is widely known for transforming traditional Chinese ink painting and printmaking techniques into striking, moving images. The Time Vivarium — Silk Book 2 is an intricate leporello, a folding book featuring acrylic and ink painting on silk that relates to a larger stop-motion animated film. The book and film, based upon his father’s experiences during the Cultural Revolution, reflect upon official histories, state propaganda, and museum dioramas.