Wu Jian'an, "Three Trees Make a Forest," 2012

2012
$8,800 USD SOLD
Dimensions
W: 49.0" D: 1.5" H: 33.0"
Materials
Paper
Collection #
CCFA019
Estimated Shipping
$1,000

In the hands of Wu Jian’an, the traditional Chinese medium of paper cut becomes a means of exploring an idiosyncratic range of iconographic source material culled from all over the world. One of the two contemporary artists who represented China at the 2017 Venice Biennale, Wu Jian’an has pushed the boundaries of traditional paper cut techniques into the contemporary realm. In his work "Three Trees Make a Forest," Wu Jian’an takes Chinese folklore as his inspiration, and depicts mythical creatures able to transform between human and tree form. As in many ancient cultures, a close link between humanity and nature was established through folk tales and myth, which in turn fostered the individual's spiritual engagement with nature. Giving new forms of visual expression to these ancient beliefs, Wu Jian’an seeks to re-link humanity with its natural surroundings within a rapidly urbanizing China.

Framed paper-cut.

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Wu Jian'an 邬建安

b. 1980, Beijing, China

Deeply responsive to Chinese art and mythology, Beijing artist Wu Jian’an uses the precise art of paper cut to imagine how the past, with all its traditions, could be compatible with the future.

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