Chinese Girl 1.0
Oil on Canvas,
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Details
Oil on Canvas
W: 540mm x H: 600mm x D: 50mm
W: 21" x H: 24" x D: 2"
Approx. Weight: 1kg
This work is
unframed
Price
US$ 387
Scale
About "Chinese Girl 1.0"
Title: Chinese Girl 1.0 (Pieter's Replica of Tretchikoff's Kitsch)
Artist: Pieter Lategan
Medium: Oil on Canvas
Year: 2018
Dimensions: 54cm x 60 cm
Location: Pretoria, South Africa
Description:
Chinese Girl 1.0 is my first personal conversation with Vladimir Tretchikoff's iconic "Chinese Girl." Painted in 2018, this work became the starting point of my ongoing exploration into identity, memory, and South African visual culture.
I approached this piece with honesty and curiosity--not to copy, but to truly understand. Tretchikoff's "kitsch" has always fascinated me: the colour, the emotion, the mystery, and how a single portrait became one of the most reproduced images of the 20th century. My version, which I jokingly called "Pieter's Trash," carries that same playful energy, but also a deeper question: Why do certain images stay with us? Why do they enter our homes, our memories, and our cultural identity?
This painting reflects my own journey as an artist and designer living in Pretoria -- shaped by nostalgia, South African history, and the desire to create art that invites viewers to look twice. She is calm yet confrontational, familiar yet renewed. Every day she hangs on my wall, she reveals something different to me: humour, beauty, sadness, or truth.
If you love Tretchikoff, South African pop culture, reimagined classics, or portraits with emotional presence, this artwork will speak to you.
Chinese Girl 1.0 is the beginning of my "Chinese Girl" series -- the first step in a story that continues today.
Short "Artist's Story / Inspiration"
This work began on a quiet evening when I was searching for inspiration. I rediscovered Tretchikoff and realised how deeply his images shaped South African homes and memory. Instead of rejecting the idea of "kitsch," I embraced it. I wanted to understand its emotional power -- why people connect so strongly to something considered "low culture."
Painting this piece made me fall in love with the process, and with the idea of revisiting a South African icon through my own voice.
What Does the Painting Mean to You?
To me, Chinese Girl 1.0 represents curiosity, courage, and the beginning of a creative path. It was my first attempt to step outside expectations and explore cultural identity through portraiture. It's the work that pushed me to grow, to experiment, and to take art seriously as part of my life journey.
Copyright Statement for Website and Platforms
(c) 2025 Pieter Lategan. All Rights Reserved.
"Chinese Girl 1.0 - Pieter's Replica of Tretchikoff" is an original artwork created by Pieter Lategan.
No part of this artwork may be copied, reproduced, distributed, or used in any form without the express written permission of the copyright holder.
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About Pieter
Lover of Vladimir Kitsch Art
Biography:
Pieter Lategan was born in Pretoria, South Africa, on 24 January 1970.
He left school in 1988 and started as a clerk in the Department Education and training.
In 1992 he enrolled at NKP Teacher's Training College in Pretoria. His main subject was art.
The end of the year he stopped studying joined the University of Technology.
He took the Entertainment Technology Course with his main subject, Decor Painting.
He got a job at an advertising company for a year and left and work for a Medal Company and designed for five years and eight months medals.
While there, he enrolled at an Art Academy for a part time course in Communication Design. He completed his studies at the Pretoria University of Technology. He started working for an Internet company as a graphic artist.
He worked there from 2003 till 2015 in the Marketing department as a Graphic, web designer and marketing coordinator.
He enrolled again, part time, at an Art Academy for short courses again in Photoshop, Dreamweaver, Illustrator, and PHP Programming and HTML 5 and SQL also at a private college.
Currently Painting.
In his first series, he was looking at the differences between the Zulus in the Witwatersrand and the Zulus in Kwa-Zulu Natal.
(1970- )
Price Range
US$ 387-483
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Education
National Diploma in Entertainment Techonolgy (Decor)
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