Solidarity

Ma Desheng

1979, printed 2005

woodcut print

M+ Museum

Multiple hands reach upwards from a dense cluster of small buildings. The image is a black and white woodcut print. Multiple hands reach upwards from a dense cluster of small buildings. The image is a black and white woodcut print. Ma Desheng (born 1952, Beijing) was a leader of the Stars Group, which was founded in 1979. A self-taught artist, he worked as an industrial draftsman and woodblock print artist before starting to paint with traditional Chinese ink. Ma lives and works in Paris, France.