Real Big City is a new limited-edition screen print from Shanghai-based German artist and IdleBeats co-founder Gregor Koerting. He recently premiered the poster in a joint exhibition called Tale of Two Cities in Shanghai with the Paris-based print studio Frenchfourch.

 

Real Big City is a remake of a woodblock print that Gregor had made eight years ago when he first arrived in Shanghai. The first version of this print illustrated his initial impressions of the city, which according to him, was unlike anything he had ever seen before. He envisioned the iconic skyline of Shanghai as a cyberpunk and impressively futuristic cityscape.

 

《真正的大城市》是居住在上海的德国艺术家兼IdleBeats联合创始人Gregor Koerting的限量丝网版画新作。在近日的“双城记”——与巴黎版画工作室Frenchfourch的联展上，他首次展示了这个海报作品。
 

《真正的大城市》是Gregor八年前初到上海时创作的一幅木版画的复刻。这幅版画的初刻描绘的是他对这个城市的最初印象，据他所说，当时的他从未见过这番景象。他将上海标志性的城市天际线想象成赛博朋克和未来得令人咋舌的城市景观。

 

 

Now after having lived in Shanghai for eight years, Gregor has remade this poster as a new four-color silk-screen print. Incorporating his greater understanding and experience of having lived in this “real big city”, he has now changed the concept of the print to represent every major megalopolis in the world. He believes that in a place like Shanghai one can see the trajectory of future civilizations, which is not necessarily dystopian, but actually full of exciting new possibilities.

 

在上海生活八年之久后，Gregor用四色丝网印重新制作这幅海报。有了在这座“真正的大城市”生活的更多经历以及对其的更深了解，他改变了这幅版画的概念，它现在代表世界各个大都会。他相信，在像上海这样的地方，你可以看到未来文明的走向，它未必是反乌托邦，但是确是充满了激动人心的机会。

Video, photo and content by Leon Yan, Neocha
 
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