Easily mistaken for a color photograph, "Who?" (2012) is actually an incredible, large-scale realist oil painting by rising star, emerging Chinese Contemporary artist Yang Peng. This stunning work encapsulates a forceful yet ironic conceptual moment in time, a powerful visual metaphor that deals with the censorship of the Chinese public by its government. Yang creates five vertical tiers in this composition, each depicting a very expressive portrait of the same man. Anonymous hands reach out from behind to tightly cover the eyes of each portrait, succeeding in hiding the man's identity from public view. In turn, each face struggles against this censorship of self. Yang is famous for his works such as "Who?" that unabashedly speak out against the widespread censorship of individual political, cultural, and religious beliefs in China. This work is unframed and measure 74.80 x 47.25 inches (190 x 120 cm) and is in excellent condition.

Yang Peng was born in China in 1984, and has grown up experiencing Chinese the integration of modern and traditional culture. His works assess the dreams and determined will of the Chinese present day culture. In 2006 he graduated from the Sichuan Academy of Fine Arts, Chongqing, China with his B.F.A., and in 2009 studied for his M.F.A also at the Sichuan Academy of Fine Arts. Long before his degrees Peng's work has been collected and the subject of selected Solo and Group Exhibitions, most recently in the group Museum show, "We - The Value of Community", Chongqing 501 Museum of Contemporary Art, Chongqing, China. His 2011: "Southwest Painting Art-Yang Peng Solo Exhibition", 3818 Space, 798, Beijing, China. Notable Museum and Exhibitions include amongst many others: 2011"Southwest Painting" Yunnan Culture Museum, Yunnan, China. "Art and Reborn-New Generation Exhibition", Huantieshidai Art Museum, Beijing, China."The 19th National Prints Exhibition", Chongqing Art Museum, China.2010: "Malaysia Art Fair", Exhibition Center at the Foreign Trade Building, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. 2009: "Art Shanghai", Shanghai, China."Cross-Border and New Picture Views-Southwest Contemporary Art Exhibition", Taipei National Culture Museum, Taiwan.