Zhang Dali
AK-47(42), 2003
Acrylic on vinyl
39 ½ x 31 ½ in. (100.3 x 80 cm.)
Signed, dated and titled on verso, #42
Zhang Dali
AK-47(43), 2003
Acrylic on vinyl
Signed, dated and titled on verso, #43
39 ½ x 31 ½ in. (100.3 x 80 cm)
Zhang Dali uses the symbol AK-47 repeatedly to build up the portraits of the migrant workers.
AK-47 is a type of Russian machine gun and thus is foreign, a tool of aggression and a sign of
violence. One cannot help but remark that it is a fitting symbol for the hard lives many of the
migrant workers live. However, by isolating these faces on canvas, the artist presents them as
individuals. Yet, by using the same symbol to build up each portrait, one is not allowed to forget
that they are still one of this mass of migrant workers.
Zhang Dali
Slogan A7: One World One Dream, 2008
Acrylic on vinyl
70 x 78.7 in. (177.8 x 200 cm)
Zhang Dali
Dialogue, No. 21, 2005
Color C-Print
39 1/3 x 59 in. (100 x 150 cm.)
Total edition of 10
Signed and numbered on reverse
Zhang Dali
Dialogue, No. 73, 2005
Color C-Print
39 1/3 x 59 in. (100 x 150 cm.)
23 ½ x 35 ½ in. (59.7 x 90.2 cm.) also available
Total edition of 10
Signed and numbered on reverse
Zhang Dali
Dialogue, No. 106, 2005
Color C-Print
23 ½ x 35 ½ inches (59.7 x 90.2 cm.)
Signed and numbered ‘4/10’ on reverse