Title of the Exhibition:

Neo Cubism:

Deconstructivism and Cubism Now

Date of Creation:
2014-2023
Genre:
Portraits, Figurative Compositions, Nudes
Period-Movement:
Postmodern Art, Neo-Cubism, Deconstructivism
Technique:
Painting
Materials:
Original Digital Collage Artworks, Original Paintings on Canvas
Dimensions:
Variable


Exhibition Description:
The history of Visual Arts can be understood as an ongoing struggle over the use of cultural and ideological influence, including ideals of beauty, attractiveness, and various forms of social and political superiority. Within this context, twentieth-century movements such as Cubism, pioneered by Pablo Picasso and Georges Braque, fundamentally challenged traditional modes of representation by emphasizing fragmentation and multiple perspectives, thus critiquing established visual hierarchies. Later, artists associated with Neo-Cubism and Deconstructivism continued this legacy by interrogating not only formal conventions but also the psychological and societal implications of visual culture. Strategies to assert dominance in the Military Arts have, at times, included both direct and indirect psychological manipulation, symbolized here as 'zombification' and ritualistic practices. This metaphor of 'zombification'—drawn from historical references such as primitive art, ancient statues of gods, voodoo rituals, Christian iconography, and more recent technological developments like radio, television, and Internet culture—emphasizes the profound impact of programmable influence on society. In this series of paintings, informational, personal, and political 'zombification' is metaphorically represented through cubist, geometrically distorted human forms accompanied by motifs of radio waves, signifying another layer of mediated reality. Nicholaas Chiao developed these artworks in response to the intense psychological experiences he encountered in Brooklyn after relocating to America. Chiao's artistic influences include Pablo Picasso, Francis Bacon, and George Condo. His contribution to Neo-Cubism integrates the Rule of halves in composition and demonstrates a sophisticated use of color theory.