Yang Dacai

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The code is translated by the Chinese name ‘杨达才’ (Yang Dacai)  through the ‘GB2312’ official character set.

Yang Dacai is a Chinese former politician. He was the head of the Shaanxi province work safety administration,when a viral photo of him at the scene of the Shaanxi bus–tanker crash showed him wearing a luxury timepiece caused a public outcry against corruption in China. Chinese netizens found images of Yang on Xina Weibo wearing at least 10 different watches. The Xi’an Intermediate People’s Court issued a prison sentence of 14 years for taking bribes and possessing assets of unclear origin. Since Yang was smiling in the original photo and in images of during his sentencing, he became known as the “smiling official” as well as ‘Brother Watch’ . ——Wikipedia

Size

100x70x2.5 cm

Weight

2.50 kg with wooden inner frame

Materials

Acrylics & mixed materials on canvas

Period

2013

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