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Clima is pleased to present the first solo show at the gallery by Zhang Shujian (b.1987, Hunan Province, CN).
Opening reception Tuesday, September 23rd, 2025
on view 24.09.2025 – 29.11.2025
Influenced by Chinese and European masters, Zhang Shujian focuses on the human face. But unlike traditional portraitists, his aim is not idealization; instead, he turns his gaze to what is often hidden or ignored—the awkward, the asymmetrical, the imperfect.
The first encounter with a work by Zhang Shujian is often a turmoil, our eye finds itself confronted with imperfection, even ugliness. His portraits, sometimes bordering on the grotesque, depict not only real individuals but also imagined figures, each brought to life through meticulous detail and emotional depth. He gives pictorial space to the flaws in our faces, to the elements we consider awkward or deformed. His highly detailed works are a quest for hyperrealism and...More
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Clima is pleased to present the first solo show at the gallery by Zhang Shujian (b.1987, Hunan Province, CN).
Opening reception Tuesday, September 23rd, 2025
on view 24.09.2025 – 29.11.2025
Influenced by Chinese and European masters, Zhang Shujian focuses on the human face. But unlike traditional portraitists, his aim is not idealization; instead, he turns his gaze to what is often hidden or ignored—the awkward, the asymmetrical, the imperfect.
The first encounter with a work by Zhang Shujian is often a turmoil, our eye finds itself confronted with imperfection, even ugliness. His portraits, sometimes bordering on the grotesque, depict not only real individuals but also imagined figures, each brought to life through meticulous detail and emotional depth. He gives pictorial space to the flaws in our faces, to the elements we consider awkward or deformed. His highly detailed works are a quest for hyperrealism and...More
