David DIAO

David DIAO was born in Sichuan, China in 1943. He came to Hong Kong at 6 and at 12 left for New York, where he has been living and working to date. Acquiring his bachelor’s degree in philosophy, DIAO’s work features structural precision and contemplative depth. He has evolved from abstract painting to conceptual and postmodern paintings. Symbols and diagrams are his characteristic painterly language to address such issues as identity politics, family memory, and artistic institutions. Scintillating with particular insight and humor, his work moves beyond the sphere of traditional painting while remaining involved with its mechanisms. His retrospective at Ullens Center for Contemporary Art in Beijing, “David Diao,” is elected one of the top 15 artist retros in 2015 by The Huffington Post.