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Roq la Rue Gallery Presents “ A Fine Line ” Xiaoqing Ding
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Roq La Rue is pleased to present a show by two artists who explore some of the darker aspects of human nature, such as sexuality and fear. Both artists, although stylistically quite different, use a combination of expert artistic draftsmanship mixed with audacious subject matter. |
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Xiaoqing Ding hails from Beijing, China but currently lives in New York. Having studied traditional Asian arts for over 8 years in Beijing, her exposure to United States culture has allowed Xiaoqing’s work to adopt a twist that melds classic Asian motifs with an edgy undercurrent of sexuality, gluttony, and the melancholy tug of war between the sexes. In her work, Xiaoqing often depicts foxes (aka kitsune), which in her work symbolize the provocative sexual female, and serves as a foil against repressed sexual desires and sensuality. Peacocks also make an appearance as the vain male. These characters swirl around and provoke the central human characters into revealing their true, if not socially “correct”, desires to each other. This particular series is rendered in both lush, electrically vibrant pastels on paper, as well as delicate, enigmatic drawings. |
Jason D’Aquino is also from New York. His graphite drawings bring the term “meticulous” to new heights as his already small, technically precise line work and shading is so thorough that he uses a jeweler’s loupe to make the tiniest detail perfect. That perfection plays off the humorously sinister and exuberantly grotesque subject matter Jason uses, from Lovecraft-ain horrors and serial killers, to warped pop culture iconography used as an allegorical language about the current state our culture is in, as well as the exploration of what drives humans to use horror as entertainment. This series includes not only some of his well known match book drawings, but also a new series based around a found vintage Vargas pin up calendar, to which Jason has added ghostly images exploring the theme of dark lust and the primal energy of sexuality. |
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