Video: Sky Lanterns in the Shape of Terracotta Army Soldiers: Original Exhibition in Edinburgh
2024 Author: Richard Flannagan | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-15 23:55
To celebrate the Chinese New Year in Edinburgh timed the opening of the exhibition, which presents multi-colored sculptures made in the form of soldiers terracotta army … Illuminated sculptures are nothing more than sky lanterns, created by the artist Xia Nan, installed on the territory of the University of Edinburgh.
As you know, the famous terracotta army was found in 1974 during excavations carried out in the tomb of the Chinese emperor Qin Shi Huang, who ruled in the 3rd century BC. Eight thousand full-size terracotta statues that “protected” the emperor's soul became a real sensation at the end of the 20th century, and today they inspire many artists to creative experiments. In particular, we have already told the readers of the Kulturologiya. RF site about the sculptures of "terracotta daughters" by the French artist Prune Nurri and about the terracotta army from Lego painted on the asphalt by artists from the Planet Streetpainting association.
Xia Nan's "terracotta" army consists of 90 striking sculptures, among which there are figures of men. Women, children and even horses. The average height of the sculptures is 2.5 m, they are made of multi-colored paper used for sky lanterns. The artist's palette includes red, green, white and blue colors.
The original sculptures were created in 2008 for the Beijing Olympics. Over the years, the exhibition has visited Shanghai and other large Chinese cities, and now the organizers have decided to acquaint Europeans with it.
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