Video: I asked Confucius Modern sculpture of an ancient thinker
2024 Author: Richard Flannagan | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-15 23:55
Confucius is one of the greatest sages in the world. It is a pity that he died 2, 5 thousand years ago, because even now many would like to talk with him and hear the judgments of a real sage. But not to arrange a seance! (On the other hand, the spirits of Pushkin and Napoleon got tired of puffing for everyone and would gladly give the floor to their Chinese colleague.) So, Zhang Huan turned to the ancient thinker through modern sculpture. We must pay tribute to the sculptor: Confucius turned out to be alive, so it's even strange to see such a realistic depiction of a legendary man.
Want to get an audience with a real sage? Zhang Huan's contemporary sculpture "Q Confucius" (The Simplicity of Confucius) gives us all that opportunity. You can admire the philosopher who sadly looks at our generation in the Shanghai Rockbund Museum. The exposition will run until January 29.
The 46-year-old sculptor, who lives in two houses: in New York and Shanghai, was assisted by a hundred assistants. Modern sculpture required modern materials such as carbon fiber, silicone, acrylic, steel.
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