China Daily
The bronze sculpture China Daily – Services top task for Games was completed in 2007, based on an enlarged clay model of a crumpled page from the Chinese newspaper China Daily. The page contains news about the preparations for the Summer Olympics in Beijing in 2008.
The pro-government paper only reported on trivial matters, despite the fact that it was a controversial event; accordingly, the sculpture is depicted as a crumpled sheet of paper. In his figurative work, Wang Du creates three-dimensional structures from different media sources, which derive their impact from significant enlargement and the transfer to a less perishable and transient material.
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Wang Du
1956
geboren in Wuhan, Provinz Hubei, China; lebt und arbeitet seit 1990 in Paris.
1981–1985
Studium an der Guangzhou (Kanton) Academy of Fine Arts, Provinz Guangdong/CN.
1985–1990
Lehrauftrag für Bildende Kunst, Institut für Architektur am Polytechnikum Südchina/CN.
1986–1990
Gründer und Vorsitzender von The Salon of Artists of Southern China, Guangzhou/CN.
1997–2000
Lehrauftrag im Bereich bildende Kunst, Université Paris VIII (Vincennes - Saint Denis)/FR.
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Photos © Carsten Gliese
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Location
Viersen
Viersen, Rathausmarkt 1
Viersen, Rathausmarkt 1
Artist
Wang Du
Year
2007
Size
150 x 240 x 120 cm
Material
White bronze (coated / galvanized silver-bronze) on a foundation under the grass
