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1238 Robert Zhao is a young multi-disciplinary artist from Singapore.
Robert Zhao (Singaporean, b. 1983) Working from his passion about the natural world and narrative
A Realised Dream, Experiment #2 abilities, he developed a story-like strategy in his works to investigate
Archival Print Piezographic Print in Diasec the relationship between human and animals. Although his works are
Printed in 2011 drawn from observations, they are not direct documentation. Instead,
Edition 1/3 he uses his photography as the foundation to construct a complex
162 x 108 cm. (63N x 42I in). and layered amalgamation of fact and fiction that toys with the way
people accept ‘truths’.
HK$55,000 - 60,000
US$7,100 - 7,700 A Realised Dream: Experiment #2 is an image of tropical parrots
warming up under a heating lamp during the middle of winter in
Provenance: Spain. The idea of zoos controlling and displaying nature fascinates
2902 Gallery, Singapore the artist, who finds it both seductive and disturbing to see tropical
Acquired directly from the above by the present owner parrots in Europe during winter time or polar bears in equatorial
Singapore.
Exhibited:
‘Some Kind of Expedition’, Project Space @ Art Stage 2012, His works are preserved in the Singapore Art Museum, UBS, Statoil
Singapore, 12 to 15 January 2012 Art Collection, United Overseas Bank and The Kadist Art Foundation,
also in private hands.
Published:
Huiting Chia, Dingli Yong, The Institute of Critical Zoologists #8: 趙仁輝是位年輕的新加坡藝術家，主要用自己對大自然的熱情以及敘
Some Kind of Expedition, The Institute of Critical Zoologists, 事的天才創作出引人入勝的作品，探索人與動物之間的關係。雖然他
Singapore, 2012, p. 2-3 的作品是從觀察得出，但並不是直接的紀錄，反而是用攝影為基礎，
把事實與虛構交織，令一張作品能夠包含複雜的故事。他的作品挑戰
This work is accompanied by a customized frame designed by the 人對某些「真理」的盲目接受。
artist.
《實現的夢想：識驗二》中的熱帶鸚鵡拍於西班牙中部的冬天，在加
趙仁輝 實現的夢想：識驗二 數碼輸出 木框 二〇一一年印製 熱燈下取暖。這奇特的意像是藝術家對動物園的管制和展覽著迷其中
一個原因。能夠在歐洲冬天看到熱帶鸚鵡或者在赤道新加坡發現的北
來源： 極熊對趙仁輝來說具有極大的魅力，同時又令他極度不安。
新加坡2902畫廊
現藏家購自上述畫廊 他的作品現藏於新加坡美術館、瑞銀、挪威國家石油公司藝術收藏、
大華銀行以及Kadist藝術基金會，還有數個私人收藏。
展覽：
「某種遠征」，新加坡Project Space @ Art Stage 2012，2012年1月
12至15日

出版：
Huiting Chia, Dingli Yong, 《生物學家評論學會：某種遠征》，
新加坡生物學家評論學會，2012年，頁 2-3

此作品附藝術家設計的特製鏡框

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