Yue Minjun

anyone know the original artist of this ? ( contemporary asian art )?

hi !

i bought this in Hong Kong ~ along with a reproduction of a Yue Minjun painting

but i’m not sure if this one is also a reproduction of a famous contemporary asian artist’s work too ?

—-> http://www.flickr.com/photos/yellowsoupbowl/4325450136/

any help is appreciated ~ thanks !

If it is not signed, there may be no way to know.

There are a lot of artists doing sweatshop work to sell to tourists, and they are incredibly difficult to track down. Is it really a reproduction? Some of these things turn out to be quickly painted originals, rather than prints. Take a look at it with a magnifying glass to be sure.

Yue Minjun and Ying Yang twins

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