This summer Sheung Wan’s Fabrik Gallery is showing the solo exhibition of renowned Shanghai contemporary artist, Qiu Shengxian, in a collection of oil paintings titled “Fashion Baby”. Qiu’s distinctive style combines traditional Chinese elements with contemporary fashion expressionism. “Fashion Baby” explores the boundaries and contradictions between time and space, tradition and modernity through fashion. Each portrait features sensuous, alluring Chinese women. Though they wear traditional ancient Chinese dress, simultaneously they adorn 1920s jazz inspired headpieces and red lips, hold glasses of red wine and cigarettes. The contrast between colors and fashion of different times create very interesting pictures that reflects and re-imagines the modern Chinese woman. For those who love art and fashion, “Fashion Baby” is an exhibition not to be missed from now until August 15.
