A couple of weeks ago,we went to Nanjing University to see an exhibition called:"Wu Wei Shan Cutural Figures Sculpture Gallery". This exhibition mainly showed artwork made by Wu Wei Shan.The artwork are mainly traditional sculptures of famous artists,writers and famous people of the past.
The artwork that I found intesesting was a sculpture of a famous person in the past called "Lao Zi".It was made by Wu Wei Shan in the year 2005. The biggest copy of this artwork is in Jiang Su,Huainan.There is also a famous book called "Dao De Jing"carved inside of the sculpture.The sculptue is empty inside and is big enough for a person to stand inside.All the words carved inside Lao Zi are ancient Chinese words.
This artwork makes me feel very calm.It makes me think of many things such as how we should treat others,how the world is,how we should get along with others and, also what our society is like.This artwork reminds me of a story I learned in grade 7 .It is a story telling people how to forgive others when other people do something wrong.
There is an old Chinese way of saying"the chest of a man is wider than the sky and is deeper than the oceans" meaning that this person is very kind and generous.I think the artist's intention is to represent the characteristics of the famous Chinese person,Lao Zi.Also,byshowing his expression,tells us what kind of person he is.
I like this artwork.Although it is not very neatly done,it can express the feeling of a person.Also, carving the famous book of "Dao De Jing"inside the sculpture is a very creative way
of making artwork.By seeing this, it makes me feel that the wise person is standing right in front of me to teach me something that he thinks is important.
In fact, I think a lot of other people will appreciate the artwork,especially Chinese people because Lao Zi is a hero in many Chinese people's hearts.He has almost become a symbol of philosophy, next to Kong Zi, another famous person in ancient China.
2009年1月7日星期三
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