Yue Minjun's The Sun displays three rows of homogeneous pink heads tilted upwards against a background of a bright pink sun.  Yue appropriates the symbol of the large sun, a common symbol of Mao's "halo," lighting up China's new era on communist propaganda from the Cultural Revolution.   On these posters, the masses were often portrayed as looking forward to the future, optimistic and trusting of their new chairman.  Yue's pink heads appear squinting, seemingly blocking out the rays of the sun.  The repetitive image of the heads alludes to the ideals of Mao's communism, suggesting a forced uniformity upon the faces causing the hyper-realistic look of the piece that is almost performative.  The strained smiles of the figures mask a feeling of helplessness and lack of control within their society.