The symbol of green dog originated from the German shepherd named “Hegen” that accompanied Mr. Zhou since 1993, when he first painted Hegen, Mr. Zhou turned him into the traditional black color. In the 1990s, by a chance experiment, green became the main color to depict the dog, and the visual impact of the green dog is very strong and unique. The green color called Italian Classico Green Verde No. 290 has meaning only when it expresses Hegen, “what you see is not necessarily real”, “the color itself has no meaning, only what comes to mind, the color becomes a symbol.\u201d Mr. Zhou’s Hegen not only have the bright green color that provokes nature, but also have a variety of emotions and gestures.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
This work was exhibited on the campus of the International University of Venice during the 53rd<\/sup> Venice Biennale. The two large dogs, stuck together and in a back-to-back position, look in opposite directions but are connected by a common value, symbolizing the concept of yin and yang in Chinese philosophy.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The symbol of green dog originated from the German shepherd named “Hegen” that accompanied Mr. Zhou since 1993, when he first painted Hegen, Mr. Zhou turned him into the traditional black color. ","protected":false},"featured_media":5680,"parent":0,"menu_order":40,"template":"","class_list":["post-5217","art-piece","type-art-piece","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"yoast_head":"\n