Mao
MAO : 1989
On 23, Nov 2015 | In b) MAO works | By foster eastman
1972 Porcelain busts of Chairman Mao busts were filled with red acrylic paint and detonated onto the canvases to reflect the violence that occurred in Tiananmen Square in 1989
MAO : Land Reform (2)
On 23, Nov 2015 | In b) MAO works | By foster eastman
Mao promised land, and he delivered. However, this was very unfortunate for the Landlords.
By 1958, Mao took back the land and collectives were created… leading to one of the worst self-induced famines ever recorded in history. Approximately 30 million citizens starved during The Great Leap Forward 1958-1961.
MAO : Remembering Norman Bethune
On 23, Nov 2015 | In b) MAO works | By foster eastman
The Canadian Doctor Norman Bethune worked for many years giving medical treatment to wounded red army soldiers.
MAO : Building China
On 23, Nov 2015 | In b) MAO works | By foster eastman
An image of a 12 year old child pulling a plow is transferred onto images of China under massive industrialization. All technology was paid for by food products sent to Russia.
MAO : Violence is Justified
On 23, Nov 2015 | In b) MAO works | By foster eastman
An original banner from the Cultural Revolution is cut and mounted onto panels of images of young soldiers in training.
MAO : Dalai Lama and Mao
On 23, Nov 2015 | In b) MAO works | By foster eastman
Two images of the Dalai Lama, the younger when he went into exile in 1959 and a current photo transferred onto old testament pages of Foster’s grandfather’s (Foster Eastman) bible.
Chairman Mao with Red Guards from an original banner from the Cultural Revolution.
MAO : The Great Leap Forward:Weight Lifter
On 23, Nov 2015 | In b) MAO works | By foster eastman
The image of the weightlifter is transferred onto 2 image transfers of peasant paintings from the 1960s. This represents citizens working together to build a strong China. However, during this period, 30 million Chinese citizens died of starvation.
MAO : chocolate Mao
On 23, Nov 2015 | In b) MAO works | By foster eastman
Chocolate Mao symbolizes the exposure and relationship of political science versus childhood experiences in China during Mao’s reign. Mao pins have been created with plaster of paris from molds taken from vintage Mao pins from the Cultural Revolution. They were then covered with chocolate and sealed with resin… 48X48 on board