If I have to put into words the quality of the pictures made by the Chinese painter I would say they are of a somewhat „chewing gum social realistic ” atmosphere. The size of the paintings varies from 113,4x84 cm to 122x182 cm. Their technique is acrillyc on canvas. When the Chinese painter had them painted he sent them to me to Hungary where I modified them. He had been informed of all my intervention in advance, before the whole project.
The origin of almost every single item in our globalised world is from China, and China was a source of inspiration for me, too.
„Why not have my paintings painted there as well?” The title of the project that was produced this way is: Made in China.
This work method was an interesting experience for me, because before this project I only remade other painters’ works. Now I have to handle/adjust paintings painted after my photos in a way that I try to add the least to make the most of out of it. Sometimes I pay attention to keep the original atmosphere and quality (or style if I can use this word) of the paintings, but more important is to always pay attention to its professional quality. It was also remarkable to experience how to face works of somebody else’s hands , how to approach them , what to highlight in them.
We reveal our innermost secrets by not doing all the obligatory and necessary tasks with a piece of art, when we only do the most important ones (as it is proved by various examples in the history of art) and maybe the ultimate truth is that while doing the artpiece we very often get lost in the details, in questions of material.
Have I found the missing money (!;?)
Having paintings painted cheaply in large quantities combined with a fascinating production story already means good marketing. I firmly believed that with this action I could join the big globalisation non-circulation but linearism as a hydrocapitalist (hydrocapitalist = swimming in money).
As an amateur economist I wanted to join this global tendency unfortunately in the very last minute just before the crisis started; while as a professional artist I just managed to foresee or at least drew attention to this tendency that is bound to decline and condemns the economic world.
I still believe that this project can be interesting from various point of views. Now I list a couple of these options:
• The „Made in China” project is of several items. It is very likely that it will be of „limited series” and with the help of this fact I want to encourage people to consume less but to spend more in not only my but everybody else’s favour.
• Either of the above mentioned possibilities will become true, it will bring me fame, recognition and money. This money I would of course invest in the stuck western economies fighting with serious problems. I would buy companies and shares at a bargain plus I would invest in pieces of art produced by artists from the developed world (works by Picasso, Damien Hirst etc. ) in the name of postnaivity these works of art I would later use in barter trade with China.
Sincerely yours,
Ede Sinkovics - painter
DLA aspirant
