One Country Two Systems Painting By Winnie Davies
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Artist:
Winnie Davies
Title:
One Country Two Systems
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Year:
2008
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Size - (USA):
48 W x 36 H x 1 D (inches)
Size - (metric):
121.9 W x 91.4 H x 2.5 D (centimeters)
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Edition:
Original
Artwork ID:
460160
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Artwork Description:
The concept of "One Country Two Systems was created by the late Chinese leader Deng Xiaoping to allow Hong Kong maintaining its own autonomy after 1997 - the Handover of Hong Kong to Chinese sovereignty from British Colonial rule. Since then "One Country Two Systems is the term used to describe Hong Kong's relationship with the Mainland. Within our society we can also see two systems the ever increasingly divided between the rich and the poor. Nowhere is the more pronounced than in this economic boom city. This painting is there to graphically reflect this disparity. In the background is a fireworks scene in the booming city harbour. In the foreground, sits the lonely old man with his begging bowl. The striped plastic sheet has not only come to symbolize Hong Kong, it is also seen as a poor man's material. The lonely beggar is contrasted with the booming cityscape. Humanity is contrasted with the reality of our society.
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