Zi Xin
MaMaHuHu, 2026
White Raku clay, airbrushed underglaze, tassels, thread
81 x 31 x 60 cm
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马马虎虎 (Mǎmǎhūhū) Legend has it that the phrase comes from a painter who started painting a tiger but, halfway through, was asked to paint a horse. So he simply gave...
马马虎虎
(Mǎmǎhūhū)
Legend has it that the phrase comes from a painter who started painting a
tiger but, halfway through, was asked to paint a horse. So he simply gave the
tiger a horse’s head.
A horse? A tiger? He couldn’t quite decide.
Today, mǎmǎhūhū means so-so, careless, or just not quite right.
Not quite a horse. Not quite a tiger. Not quite anything.
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