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Wu Shaoxiang

Wu Shaoxiang (Chinese: 吳少湘) is a Chinese contemporary sculptor living between Berlin, Beijing and Carinthia, Austria.

Wu Shaoxiang
吳少湘
Born1957
Alma materJingdezhen Ceramics Institute Central Academy of Fine Arts
Known forSculpture
Walking Wealth, 2009, bronze, Jiang Xi Art Museum collection, Nanchang, China

Biography edit

Wu Shaoxiang was born in 1957 in Jiangxi Province, China. Having only received ongoing formal education until he was twelve, Wu was sent to work on a farm to lay bricks and saw wood for rafters. It was only when he turned twenty-one that he could he begin his career as a sculptor.

From 1978-1982 Wu studied sculpture at the Jingdezhen Ceramics Institute, then left to work at the China National Design Association in Beijing for two years.[1] From 1984-1987, he pursued postgraduate studies under the sculptor Professor Zheng Ke, at the Central Academy of Arts and Design, now the Central Academy of Fine Arts, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China. After graduating with a master's degree, he taught as a lecturer at the academy.

An important figure in China's New-Wave art movement, Wu won the first scholarship awarded by the city of Beijing, and was named one of the "Ten Most Influential Chinese Avant-Garde Artists" by Fine Arts of China (the most important magazine at the time for modern art published in China).[2] The purpose behind the New-Wave group was to review traditional Chinese art through courageous experimentation in the face of the ever-increasing influence of Western culture, in order to bring Chinese art to the modern world.[3] In 1988, the National Art Museum of China organized its first major solo exhibition, and in the same year, he was the first modern Chinese artist to be allowed to place a sculpture - "Meditation" - in a public space in Europe.[4] On June 6, 1989, two days after the massacre on Tiananmen Square, he was able to leave China with the help of the Austrian Embassy. He settled in Austria with his wife Jiang Shuo, who is also a sculptor, and their son. In 1991, he created "Apple," his first sculpture made entirely of coins. It was included in the Guinness World Records Book 1995 and is now in the Austrian National Bank. He obtained Austrian citizenship in 1993 and published a book of his sculptures since his arrival in Europe. He exhibited at this time in Europe and Asia. After cancer treatment in 1996 he built a new studio in Carinthia with his wife Jiang Shuo and wrote the autobiographical novel "The Shadow of the Sun".[5][6] In 2006, he set up a studio in Beijing, and later he published "Art of Sculpture," which became a textbook for all Chinese universities.[7] He is a visiting professor at the Academy of Fine Arts of Fu Dan University in Shanghai since 2008. Due to its increasing popularity, 2012 saw the opening of a studio in Berlin. Alternating Wu Shaoxiang lives today in Austria, Berlin and Beijing. 2017 he became a visiting professor at Tianjin Academy of Fine Arts. His works are also widely collected by museums and prestigious institutions worldwide.[8]

Early works edit

The artist's work first caught the attention of the public through several modern abstract sculptures, which were commissioned for several locations, including a Beijing park, the Theatre of the Chinese Association of the Arts, and the Central Academy of Science. In his early stage as a sculptor, Wu was influenced by Western modernism. His "Outcry Series" created during the mid-1980s resembled the stylistic representation of sculptors such as Arp and Brâncuși, as well as Duchampe's his ironic sculptures and the artistic method of Chinese impressionism. This series was noted at the time for their abstract presentation of the female body, and representation of sexual consciousness. It was made mainly of cast copper, which was polished to diminish the strength of the material, creating a smooth and luminous tactile experience. Such work indicated the lack of exploration in sexual themes in China, establishing Wu as an artistic pioneer at that time.[9]

Wu was also an active participant in the Chinese modern art circle. He wanted to provide greater international exposure to Chinese art, and avidly explored and incorporated contemporary ideas in his works. In this sense, he was much bolder compared to his more conservative and conventional contemporaries who were hesitant in addressing sexual themes. As a result, he helped to begin a new chapter in modern Chinese art history.[9]

In Austria Wu found a more liberal environment that allowed him the freedom to artistically express himself. He attempted to detach himself from the art movement in China, but found it a challenge. This made him feel like a foreigner both in China and in Austria. Thus, it would become inevitable for Wu to return to his identity, but keeping a global perspective. Some themes he explored included the concept of Yin and Yang – which relates to Chinese philosophy and traditional Chinese medicine.[9]

Later works edit

Living abroad allowed Wu to become more familiar with the relationship between art and commerce. He also witnessed what he felt were the detrimental effects of globalization on art. When visiting museums, Wu saw works by artists he respected as important voices of change commercialized and degraded to simple brand names, as their creations were reproduced on all types of consumer products.[9]

 
Bull of coins, Schloss Pakein, Grafenstein, Carinthia, Austria

The development of his past work along with a greater awareness of consumer culture enabled Wu to create his "Coin Series" in 1991, where he used coins as a medium for sculpting. For example, Apple, made up of 45,000 Austrian shilling coins, is recorded in The Guinness Book of Records in 1995 as the first and biggest coin sculpture in the world.[9]

He uses coins to produce interpretations of both Western and Chinese sculptural forms, including Mao Zedong, Deng Xiaoping, Bill Gates, the Roman goddess of love, Venus, the logo of McDonald's, and a can of Coca-Cola. This would allow him to convey a strong social message, and to establish his individual artistic signature on the international art stage, earning him prominent recognition.

For his first solo exhibition -Coining MOMA(2001)- in the United States at Plum Blossoms gallery in New York, Wu Shaoxiang rendered with wielded coins his own representation of the permanent collection at The Museum of Modern Art, for example taking inspiration from Pablo Picasso, Alberto Giacometti, Aristide Maillol and Jasper Johns.[10] In doing so, he was indicating that enterprises such as the MoMA were increasingly driven by business, carrying out nationwide publicity campaigns and reproducing famous works on gift items to sell them in museum shops. In fact, they had reduced artistic images to commercial images.

In his latest work, the "Walking Wealth" series, Wu continues to explore the theme of wealth and modern consumer culture, though this time using a new form of innovative sculptural representation - life-sized human figures made out of bronze-cast US dollar notes. As a postmodernist he had to deconstruct his "tradition" or reinterpret the "tradition" of his artistic education. Selecting the historical masterpieces of Western art - which are familiar to most educated Westerners - he could express the themes of his metaphorical messages in a more accessible way. With their unique body language and presentation, these anonymous figures are amusing commentaries on mankind's seemingly immense hunger for monetary fulfillment. In his worlds: "Inventions can free people from physical restrictions, but also lead to unexpected new restrictions. Currency is like this: It was invented to facilitate trade, but it came to dominate people's behavior and reasoning in the end. Coins can be used as a kind of normal material such as stone, wood or metal to make sculptures". The idea of money - illustrated by the coins and banknotes he uses - is in his mind completely incompatible with the actual value of the art.

The exact interpretation of his works, however, is still unclear and fuzzy, probably intentionally. In the history of sculpture, he is the first to use coins exclusively and persistently to make sculptures, going beyond the traditional definition of this art. The raw material used is material substance, but also an art form in itself.[11]

Completed in 2007, his sculpture I Love M depicts a bust of Chairman Mao mounted on a plinth with the McDonald's logo. At the same time as referencing his childhood during the Cultural Revolution, I Love M is a commentary on the pervasiveness of capitalism and the way political figures become symbols over time.[12]

 
King and Queen, 2010, stainless steel, 150 x 231 x 80 cm, Museum of Contemporary Art Taipei, Taiwan

Selected solo exhibitions[13] edit

  • Time Meteorite: Wu Shaoxiang Sculpture Works, Art Tianjin, Beijing Park, Tianjin, China, 2017
  • Wu Shaoxiang, 30 years Exploration on the Art of Sculpture, Jiangxi Art Museum, Nanchang, China, 2016
  • Desire Scenery - Retrospective, Tianjin Academy of Fine Arts, China, 2015
  • Desire Scenery - Retrospective, Today Art Museum, Beijing, China, 2015
  • Invisible Hand, together with Jiang Shuo, Linda Art Centre, 798, Beijing, China, 2015[14]
  • Dolls and Masks, National Museum of Indonesia, Jakarta, Indonesia, 2014
  • Red VS Green, together with Jiang Shuo, Werner Berg Museum, Bleiburg, Austria, 2014
  • Dolls and Masks, together with Jiang Shuo, Museum of Contemporary Art, Singapore, 2014
  • Going for The Money, together with Jiang Shuo, Plum Blossoms Gallery, Hong Kong, 2014
  • Camouflage, together with Jiang Shuo, Plum Blossoms Gallery, Hong Kong, 2013
  • Going Forward! Going for Money!, Museum of Contemporary Art, Taipei, Taiwan, 2012
  • Sculpture from China, Marsvinsholms skulpturpark, Sweden, 2011
  • This Land so rich in Beauty, Plum Blossoms Gallery, Hong Kong, 2011
  • Let's talk about money, Z-Art Centre, Shanghai, China, 2010
  • Going Forward! Going for Money!, together with Jiang Shuo, Museum of Contemporary Art, Singapore, 2010
  • New Age Cadre, White 8 Gallery, Vienna, Austria, 2010[15]
  • Tao Hua yuan, 798 Linda Gallery, Beijing, China, 2009
  • Paradise Fruits, Art Seasons, Zurich, Switzerland, 2008[16]
  • Walking Wealth, Plum Blossoms Gallery, Hong Kong, 2008
  • Jiang Shuo and Wu Shaoxiang Exhibition at Songzhuang Museum, Beijing, China, 2007
  • Chase, Linda Gallery, Singapore, 2006
  • Chase, Linda Gallery, Jakarta, Indonesia, 2006
  • Sculptures and Paintings, Schloss Gabelhofen, Fohnsdorf, Austria, 2003
  • Coining MoMA, Plum Blossoms Gallery, New York City, USA, 2001
  • Wu Shaoxiang and Jiang Shuo, Schloss Wolfsberg, Wolfsberg, Austria, 2001
  • Coining, AAI Gallery, Vienna, Austria, 2001
  • Sculptures and Paintings, Gallery Synarte, Klagenfurt, Austria, 2000
  • Wu Shaoxiang, Gallery Dida, Graz, Austria, 1999
  • Red Memory, Plum Blossoms Gallery, Hong Kong, 1999
  • Sculptures and Paintings, Salzburg Art Fair, Salzburg, Austria, 1999
  • Wu Shaoxiang, Gallery Daghofer, Leoben, Austria, 1998
  • Blander and Wu Shaoxiang, Funda Gallery, St.Veit/GL, Austria, 1998
  • Wu Shaoxiang and Jiang Shuo, Gallery Zentrum, Graz, Austria, 1997
  • Wu Shaoxiang and Jiang Shuo, Shellanda Company, Klagenfurt, Austria, 1997
  • Sculptor, The Rotunda, Exchange Square, Hong Kong, 1996
  • Wu Shaoxiang-New Works, Gallery Kolly, Graz, Austria, 1996
  • The Art of Coining, Hanart Gallery, Taipei, Taiwan, 1995
  • Recent Sculptures, Plum Blossoms Gallery, Hong Kong, 1994
  • Sculptures and Paintings, Gallery Zentrum, Graz, Austria, 1993
  • Sculptures and Paintings, Europe House, Klagenfurt, Austria, 1993
  • Sculptures and Paintings, Gallery Nemenz, Judenberg, Austria, 1992
  • Sculptures and Paintings, Gallery Akzent K, Stuttgart, Germany, 1991
  • Sculptures, Gallery d' Art Teroema, Florence, Italy, 1991
  • Apple, Messe Palast, Vienna, Austria, 1991
  • Sculptures and Paintings, Gallery Burg Montendorf, Salzburg, Austria, 1991
  • Sculptures and Paintings, Raiffeisen Gallery, Klagenfurt, Austria, 1991
  • Joint exhibition with Jiang Shuo, Culture House, Knittelfeld, Austria, 1991
  • Sculptures and Paintings, City Hall Gallery, Klagenfurt, Austria, 1990
  • Dream, China National Art Gallery, Beijing, China, 1988
  • Sculptures, Central Academy of Arts and Design, Beijing, China, 1987
  • Two and Three Dimension, joined by Chen Xiaoyu, Central Academy of Fine Arts, Beijing, China, 1985

Group exhibitions [17] edit

  • Chinese Dreams: Yi Kai and Wu Shaoxiang, Alisan Fine Arts, Hong Kong, 2018
  • Redefining the City with Context • Beyond the Wall: Xi’an Contemporary Art Exhibition 2018, Xi’an Art Museum, Xi’an, China, 2018
  • Money in Art, Kunst im Traklhaus, Salzburg, Austria, 2018
  • Insight, Pingshan International Sculpture Exhibition, Shenzhen, China, 2018
  • Art Basel, Presented by Alisan Fine Art Gallery, Hong Kong, 2018
  • Art Stage Singapore, Presented by Linda Gallery, Singapore, 2018
  • Art & Antique Vienna, Vienna, Austria Schütz Fine Art-Chinese Department, 2018
  • Fair for Art Vienna, Vienna, Austria Schütz Fine Art-Chinese Department, 2018
  • Art & Antique Residenz Salzburg (March and August), Salzburg, Austria, Schütz Fine Art-Chinese Department Art & Antique, 2018
  • Art Vienna, Leopold Museum, Vienna, Austria Schütz Fine Art-Chinese Department, 2017
  • Art & Antique Residenz Salzburg (March and August), Salzburg, Austria, Schütz Fine Art-Chinese Department Art & Antique, 2017
  • Art & Antique Vienna, Vienna, Austria Schütz Fine Art-Chinese Department, 2017
  • Contemporary Chinese Art, Vienna, Austria Schütz Fine Art-Chinese Department, 2017
  • Art & Antique Hofburg Vienna, Vienna, Austria Schütz Fine Art-Chinese Department, 2017
  • Art & Antique Residence Salzburg (March and August), Salzburg, Austria, Schütz Fine Art-Chinese Department, 2016
  • Art Miami New York, Schütz Fine Art-Chinese Department, 2016
  • 2015 Art Salzburg, Austria, Schütz Fine Art-Chinese Department, 2015
  • Olympia Art Fair, Olympia, London, England, Schütz Fine Art-Chinese Department 2015
  • Art & Antique Residenz Salzburg (March and August), Salzburg, Austria, Schütz Fine Art-Chinese Department, 2015
  • 20 years Schütz Fine Art, Schütz Fine Art, Vienna, Austria, 2015
  • Art & Antique Hofburg Vienna, Austria, Schütz Fine Art-Chinese Department, 2015
  • Art Landing Singapore, Presented by Linda Gallery, Singapore, 2014
  • Da Xiang You xin - Contemporary Chinese Sculpture Today, Songzhuan Art Centre, Beijing, China, 2013
  • Art Beijing, Agriculture Exhibition Hall, Beijing, China, Linda Gallery, 2013
  • Art Beijing, Agriculture Exhibition Hall, Beijing, China, Linda Gallery, 2012
  • Art Taipei, Taiwan, Linda Gallery, 2012
  • ART Beijing, Agriculture Exhibition Hall, Beijing, China, Linda Gallery, 2011
  • International Gallery Exposition, China World Trade Centre, Beijing, China, presented by Linda Gallery, 2010
  • Greeting with their Heart and Blood, 798 Linda Art Centre, Beijing, China, 2010
  • ART Santa Fe, El Museo Cultural de Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA, Plum Blossoms Gallery, 2009
  • Singapore Art Fair, Singapore, Linda Gallery, 2009
  • ART Singapore, SUNTEC Singapore, Singapore, Linda Gallery, 2008
  • Shanghai Art Fair 2007, Shanghai, China, 2007
  • ARTSingapore 2007, The Contemporary Asian Art Fair, Singapore, 2007
  • Art Beijing 2007, Beijing, China, 2007
  • China International Gallery Exposition 2007, Beijing, China, 2007
  • ArtSingapore 2006, Singapore, 2006
  • The International Asian Art Fair, The Armoury, New York, USA, 2003
  • Sculptures, Elizabeth Weiner Fine Art Gallery, Santa Monica, California, USA, 2003
  • The International Asian Art Fair, Lincoln Art Centre, New York, USA, 2002
  • Configurations, Plum Blossoms Gallery, New York, Hong Kong, 2002
  • International Biennial of Contemporary Art Austria, Hüttenberg, Austria, 2002
  • The International Asian Art Fair, The Armoury, New York, USA, 2001
  • The International Pavilion of Palm Beach, Art Palm Beach, Florida, USA, 2001
  • Salon de Mars, Geneva, Switzerland, 2001
  • Chinese Figure, Hanart Gallery, Hong Kong, 2000
  • The International Asian Art Fair, The Armoury, New York, USA, 2000
  • The 20th Century Art, The Armoury, New York, USA, 2000
  • The International Contemporary Art Fair, Los Angeles, USA, 1999
  • Goedhuis Contemporary, London, United Kingdom, 2000
  • The International Contemporary Art Fair, Palace Degli Affari, Florence, Italy, 1998
  • Contemporary Austrian Painter, The Rotunda, Exchange Square, Hong Kong, 1998
  • The International Asian Art Fair, The Armoury, New York, USA, 1997
  • Contemporary Austrian Painter, The Rotunda, Exchange Square, Hong Kong, 1997
  • Table for Two, LKF Gallery, Hong Kong, 1996
  • The Collector's View, Hanart Gallery, Hong Kong, 1996
  • Art Asia, Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre, Hong Kong, 1995
  • Budapest Art Expo, Budapest, Hungary, 1995
  • New Trends Art Hong Kong, Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre, Hong Kong, 1994
  • Tresors Singapore, World Trade Centre, Singapore, 1994
  • Art Asia, Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre, presented by Plum Blossoms Gallery, Hong Kong, 1994
  • The Spirit of Times, Gallery Hinteregger, St. Pölten, Austria, 1993
  • Packaged Art, Bündner Art Museum, Chur, Switzerland, 1990
  • International Art Exhibition, Stadgarden Gallery, Norden, Germany, 1990
  • Avant-garde China, China National Art Gallery, Beijing, China, 1989
  • New Expressionism in China, China National History Museum, Beijing, China, 1989
  • 30 Years The Central Academy of Arts & Design, Central Academy of Arts and Design, Beijing, China, 1988
  • Works by Young Beijing Artist, China National Art Gallery, Beijing, China, 1987
  • Contemporary Chinese Fine Art, Toronto Exhibition Hall, Toronto, Canada, 1987
  • Excellent Chinese Urban Sculptures, China National Art Gallery, Beijing, China, 1987
  • Tradition and Modern - New Sculptures, China National Art Gallery, Beijing, China, 1987
  • National Sculpture Exhibition, China National Art Gallery, Beijing, China, 1986
  • New Works from Jingdezhen Ceramics Institute, Jingdezhen, 1982
  • Ceramics Museum, Jingdezhen, China, 1982
  • Jiang Xi Province Art Exhibition, Jiang Xi Revolution Museum, Nanchang, China, 1981
  • National Art Academy's Drawing Exhibition, China Art Academy, Hangzhou, China, 1981
 
Shoe, 1986, wood, bamboo and rope, 92 cm

Selected works edit

 
The Flags of Hong Kong, 1994, Hong Kong dollar coins, 70 x 313 x 9 cm, Hong Kong Art Museum collection

See also edit

Bibliography edit

  • Gao Minglu (2010). Wu Shaoxiang Works. Shuimu Art Space, Beijing.
  • Linda Ma (2016). Invisible Hand. Linda Gallery, Beijing.
  • Linda Ma (2014). Wu Shaoxiang & Jiang Shuo. Linda Gallery, Beijing.
  • Xu Liang (2016). Wu Shaoxiang, Collected Works. Today Art Museum Publishing House LTD, Beijing.
  • McGuinness Stephen (2003). Wu Shaoxiang. Plum Blossoms Gallery, New York, Hong Kong, Singapore.
  • Xu Liang (2015). Wu Shaoxiang. Today Art Museum Publishing House LTD, Beijing.[18]

References edit

  1. ^ 林大藝术中心, Linda Gallery. "Wu Shaoxiang 吴少湘 (b. 1957)". Linda Gallery 林大藝术中心. Retrieved 2019-01-29.
  2. ^ "TODAY ART MUSEUM | The Scene of Desireâ€"â€"Wu Shaoxiang's 30 Years of Exploration on the Art of Sculpture". www.todayartmuseum.com. Retrieved 2019-01-29.
  3. ^ "THE 1985 NEW WAVE ART MOVEMENT" (PDF).
  4. ^ Linda Gallery 林大藝术中心. "Wu Shaoxiang 吴少湘". Linda Gallery 林大藝术中心. Retrieved 2019-01-29.
  5. ^ "Wu Shaoxiang: Im Schatten der Sonne". Seifert Verlag (in German). Retrieved 2019-01-18.
  6. ^ "wu shaoxiang - ZVAB". www.zvab.com. Retrieved 2019-01-29.
  7. ^ "Künstlerfamilie Wu eröffnet Schau in Peking - oesterreich.ORF.at". ktnv1.orf.at. Retrieved 2019-01-29.
  8. ^ "Wu Shaoxiang" Linda Gallery
  9. ^ a b c d e Markbreiter, Robin: "Chinese Sculptor: Wu Shaoxiang" Arts of Asia
  10. ^ Balsa, Josette.: "Carving the Way" Hong Kong Tatler
  11. ^ Gao, Minglu (2010). Wu Shaoxiang Works. Beijing: Shuimu Art Space. pp. 23–25.
  12. ^ "Wu Shaoxiang | Artworks, Exhibitions, Profile & Content". ocula.com. 2019-03-05. Retrieved 2019-03-05.
  13. ^ Today Art Museum: Wu Shaoxiang, Collected Works 1982-2016, Kowloon 2016, Today Art Museum Publishing House Ltd, ISBN 978-988-13957-5-7
  14. ^ "Unsichtbare Hand - Ausstellung von Jiang Shuo und Wu Shaoxiang". de.china.com. Retrieved 2019-01-29.
  15. ^ "Ausstellung "Wu Shaoxiang - New Age Cadre", Wien, Wu Shaoxiang, white8 GALLERY". www.artipool.de. Retrieved 2019-01-29.
  16. ^ Archive, Asia Art. "Wu Shaoxiang & Jiang Shuo: Fruits of Paradise". aaa.org.hk. Retrieved 2019-01-29.
  17. ^ [1] Alisan Fine Arts
  18. ^ "Schütz Fine Art - PUBLIKATIONEN". www.schuetz-antik.com. Retrieved 2019-01-29.

External links edit

  • Werner Berg Museum, Red Vs. Green
  • Schütz Fine Art, Wu Shaoxiang
  • Schilling, Mark, Dollar, Euro und … Geld in der Kunst (25. 7. bis 15. 9. 2018) Land Salzburg

shaoxiang, chinese, 吳少湘, chinese, contemporary, sculptor, living, between, berlin, beijing, carinthia, austria, 吳少湘born1957jiangxi, province, chinaalma, materjingdezhen, ceramics, institute, central, academy, fine, artsknown, forsculpture, walking, wealth, 200. Wu Shaoxiang Chinese 吳少湘 is a Chinese contemporary sculptor living between Berlin Beijing and Carinthia Austria Wu Shaoxiang吳少湘Born1957Jiangxi Province ChinaAlma materJingdezhen Ceramics Institute Central Academy of Fine ArtsKnown forSculpture Walking Wealth 2009 bronze Jiang Xi Art Museum collection Nanchang China Contents 1 Biography 2 Early works 3 Later works 4 Selected solo exhibitions 13 5 Group exhibitions 17 6 Selected works 7 See also 8 Bibliography 9 References 10 External linksBiography editWu Shaoxiang was born in 1957 in Jiangxi Province China Having only received ongoing formal education until he was twelve Wu was sent to work on a farm to lay bricks and saw wood for rafters It was only when he turned twenty one that he could he begin his career as a sculptor From 1978 1982 Wu studied sculpture at the Jingdezhen Ceramics Institute then left to work at the China National Design Association in Beijing for two years 1 From 1984 1987 he pursued postgraduate studies under the sculptor Professor Zheng Ke at the Central Academy of Arts and Design now the Central Academy of Fine Arts Tsinghua University Beijing China After graduating with a master s degree he taught as a lecturer at the academy An important figure in China s New Wave art movement Wu won the first scholarship awarded by the city of Beijing and was named one of the Ten Most Influential Chinese Avant Garde Artists by Fine Arts of China the most important magazine at the time for modern art published in China 2 The purpose behind the New Wave group was to review traditional Chinese art through courageous experimentation in the face of the ever increasing influence of Western culture in order to bring Chinese art to the modern world 3 In 1988 the National Art Museum of China organized its first major solo exhibition and in the same year he was the first modern Chinese artist to be allowed to place a sculpture Meditation in a public space in Europe 4 On June 6 1989 two days after the massacre on Tiananmen Square he was able to leave China with the help of the Austrian Embassy He settled in Austria with his wife Jiang Shuo who is also a sculptor and their son In 1991 he created Apple his first sculpture made entirely of coins It was included in the Guinness World Records Book 1995 and is now in the Austrian National Bank He obtained Austrian citizenship in 1993 and published a book of his sculptures since his arrival in Europe He exhibited at this time in Europe and Asia After cancer treatment in 1996 he built a new studio in Carinthia with his wife Jiang Shuo and wrote the autobiographical novel The Shadow of the Sun 5 6 In 2006 he set up a studio in Beijing and later he published Art of Sculpture which became a textbook for all Chinese universities 7 He is a visiting professor at the Academy of Fine Arts of Fu Dan University in Shanghai since 2008 Due to its increasing popularity 2012 saw the opening of a studio in Berlin Alternating Wu Shaoxiang lives today in Austria Berlin and Beijing 2017 he became a visiting professor at Tianjin Academy of Fine Arts His works are also widely collected by museums and prestigious institutions worldwide 8 Early works editThe artist s work first caught the attention of the public through several modern abstract sculptures which were commissioned for several locations including a Beijing park the Theatre of the Chinese Association of the Arts and the Central Academy of Science In his early stage as a sculptor Wu was influenced by Western modernism His Outcry Series created during the mid 1980s resembled the stylistic representation of sculptors such as Arp and Brancuși as well as Duchampe s his ironic sculptures and the artistic method of Chinese impressionism This series was noted at the time for their abstract presentation of the female body and representation of sexual consciousness It was made mainly of cast copper which was polished to diminish the strength of the material creating a smooth and luminous tactile experience Such work indicated the lack of exploration in sexual themes in China establishing Wu as an artistic pioneer at that time 9 Wu was also an active participant in the Chinese modern art circle He wanted to provide greater international exposure to Chinese art and avidly explored and incorporated contemporary ideas in his works In this sense he was much bolder compared to his more conservative and conventional contemporaries who were hesitant in addressing sexual themes As a result he helped to begin a new chapter in modern Chinese art history 9 In Austria Wu found a more liberal environment that allowed him the freedom to artistically express himself He attempted to detach himself from the art movement in China but found it a challenge This made him feel like a foreigner both in China and in Austria Thus it would become inevitable for Wu to return to his identity but keeping a global perspective Some themes he explored included the concept of Yin and Yang which relates to Chinese philosophy and traditional Chinese medicine 9 Later works editLiving abroad allowed Wu to become more familiar with the relationship between art and commerce He also witnessed what he felt were the detrimental effects of globalization on art When visiting museums Wu saw works by artists he respected as important voices of change commercialized and degraded to simple brand names as their creations were reproduced on all types of consumer products 9 nbsp Bull of coins Schloss Pakein Grafenstein Carinthia Austria The development of his past work along with a greater awareness of consumer culture enabled Wu to create his Coin Series in 1991 where he used coins as a medium for sculpting For example Apple made up of 45 000 Austrian shilling coins is recorded in The Guinness Book of Records in 1995 as the first and biggest coin sculpture in the world 9 He uses coins to produce interpretations of both Western and Chinese sculptural forms including Mao Zedong Deng Xiaoping Bill Gates the Roman goddess of love Venus the logo of McDonald s and a can of Coca Cola This would allow him to convey a strong social message and to establish his individual artistic signature on the international art stage earning him prominent recognition For his first solo exhibition Coining MOMA 2001 in the United States at Plum Blossoms gallery in New York Wu Shaoxiang rendered with wielded coins his own representation of the permanent collection at The Museum of Modern Art for example taking inspiration from Pablo Picasso Alberto Giacometti Aristide Maillol and Jasper Johns 10 In doing so he was indicating that enterprises such as the MoMA were increasingly driven by business carrying out nationwide publicity campaigns and reproducing famous works on gift items to sell them in museum shops In fact they had reduced artistic images to commercial images In his latest work the Walking Wealth series Wu continues to explore the theme of wealth and modern consumer culture though this time using a new form of innovative sculptural representation life sized human figures made out of bronze cast US dollar notes As a postmodernist he had to deconstruct his tradition or reinterpret the tradition of his artistic education Selecting the historical masterpieces of Western art which are familiar to most educated Westerners he could express the themes of his metaphorical messages in a more accessible way With their unique body language and presentation these anonymous figures are amusing commentaries on mankind s seemingly immense hunger for monetary fulfillment In his worlds Inventions can free people from physical restrictions but also lead to unexpected new restrictions Currency is like this It was invented to facilitate trade but it came to dominate people s behavior and reasoning in the end Coins can be used as a kind of normal material such as stone wood or metal to make sculptures The idea of money illustrated by the coins and banknotes he uses is in his mind completely incompatible with the actual value of the art The exact interpretation of his works however is still unclear and fuzzy probably intentionally In the history of sculpture he is the first to use coins exclusively and persistently to make sculptures going beyond the traditional definition of this art The raw material used is material substance but also an art form in itself 11 Completed in 2007 his sculpture I Love M depicts a bust of Chairman Mao mounted on a plinth with the McDonald s logo At the same time as referencing his childhood during the Cultural Revolution I Love M is a commentary on the pervasiveness of capitalism and the way political figures become symbols over time 12 nbsp King and Queen 2010 stainless steel 150 x 231 x 80 cm Museum of Contemporary Art Taipei TaiwanSelected solo exhibitions 13 editTime Meteorite Wu Shaoxiang Sculpture Works Art Tianjin Beijing Park Tianjin China 2017 Wu Shaoxiang 30 years Exploration on the Art of Sculpture Jiangxi Art Museum Nanchang China 2016 Desire Scenery Retrospective Tianjin Academy of Fine Arts China 2015 Desire Scenery Retrospective Today Art Museum Beijing China 2015 Invisible Hand together with Jiang Shuo Linda Art Centre 798 Beijing China 2015 14 Dolls and Masks National Museum of Indonesia Jakarta Indonesia 2014 Red VS Green together with Jiang Shuo Werner Berg Museum Bleiburg Austria 2014 Dolls and Masks together with Jiang Shuo Museum of Contemporary Art Singapore 2014 Going for The Money together with Jiang Shuo Plum Blossoms Gallery Hong Kong 2014 Camouflage together with Jiang Shuo Plum Blossoms Gallery Hong Kong 2013 Going Forward Going for Money Museum of Contemporary Art Taipei Taiwan 2012 Sculpture from China Marsvinsholms skulpturpark Sweden 2011 This Land so rich in Beauty Plum Blossoms Gallery Hong Kong 2011 Let s talk about money Z Art Centre Shanghai China 2010 Going Forward Going for Money together with Jiang Shuo Museum of Contemporary Art Singapore 2010 New Age Cadre White 8 Gallery Vienna Austria 2010 15 Tao Hua yuan 798 Linda Gallery Beijing China 2009 Paradise Fruits Art Seasons Zurich Switzerland 2008 16 Walking Wealth Plum Blossoms Gallery Hong Kong 2008 Jiang Shuo and Wu Shaoxiang Exhibition at Songzhuang Museum Beijing China 2007 Chase Linda Gallery Singapore 2006 Chase Linda Gallery Jakarta Indonesia 2006 Sculptures and Paintings Schloss Gabelhofen Fohnsdorf Austria 2003 Coining MoMA Plum Blossoms Gallery New York City USA 2001 Wu Shaoxiang and Jiang Shuo Schloss Wolfsberg Wolfsberg Austria 2001 Coining AAI Gallery Vienna Austria 2001 Sculptures and Paintings Gallery Synarte Klagenfurt Austria 2000 Wu Shaoxiang Gallery Dida Graz Austria 1999 Red Memory Plum Blossoms Gallery Hong Kong 1999 Sculptures and Paintings Salzburg Art Fair Salzburg Austria 1999 Wu Shaoxiang Gallery Daghofer Leoben Austria 1998 Blander and Wu Shaoxiang Funda Gallery St Veit GL Austria 1998 Wu Shaoxiang and Jiang Shuo Gallery Zentrum Graz Austria 1997 Wu Shaoxiang and Jiang Shuo Shellanda Company Klagenfurt Austria 1997 Sculptor The Rotunda Exchange Square Hong Kong 1996 Wu Shaoxiang New Works Gallery Kolly Graz Austria 1996 The Art of Coining Hanart Gallery Taipei Taiwan 1995 Recent Sculptures Plum Blossoms Gallery Hong Kong 1994 Sculptures and Paintings Gallery Zentrum Graz Austria 1993 Sculptures and Paintings Europe House Klagenfurt Austria 1993 Sculptures and Paintings Gallery Nemenz Judenberg Austria 1992 Sculptures and Paintings Gallery Akzent K Stuttgart Germany 1991 Sculptures Gallery d Art Teroema Florence Italy 1991 Apple Messe Palast Vienna Austria 1991 Sculptures and Paintings Gallery Burg Montendorf Salzburg Austria 1991 Sculptures and Paintings Raiffeisen Gallery Klagenfurt Austria 1991 Joint exhibition with Jiang Shuo Culture House Knittelfeld Austria 1991 Sculptures and Paintings City Hall Gallery Klagenfurt Austria 1990 Dream China National Art Gallery Beijing China 1988 Sculptures Central Academy of Arts and Design Beijing China 1987 Two and Three Dimension joined by Chen Xiaoyu Central Academy of Fine Arts Beijing China 1985Group exhibitions 17 editChinese Dreams Yi Kai and Wu Shaoxiang Alisan Fine Arts Hong Kong 2018 Redefining the City with Context Beyond the Wall Xi an Contemporary Art Exhibition 2018 Xi an Art Museum Xi an China 2018 Money in Art Kunst im Traklhaus Salzburg Austria 2018 Insight Pingshan International Sculpture Exhibition Shenzhen China 2018 Art Basel Presented by Alisan Fine Art Gallery Hong Kong 2018 Art Stage Singapore Presented by Linda Gallery Singapore 2018 Art amp Antique Vienna Vienna Austria Schutz Fine Art Chinese Department 2018 Fair for Art Vienna Vienna Austria Schutz Fine Art Chinese Department 2018 Art amp Antique Residenz Salzburg March and August Salzburg Austria Schutz Fine Art Chinese Department Art amp Antique 2018 Art Vienna Leopold Museum Vienna Austria Schutz Fine Art Chinese Department 2017 Art amp Antique Residenz Salzburg March and August Salzburg Austria Schutz Fine Art Chinese Department Art amp Antique 2017 Art amp Antique Vienna Vienna Austria Schutz Fine Art Chinese Department 2017 Contemporary Chinese Art Vienna Austria Schutz Fine Art Chinese Department 2017 Art amp Antique Hofburg Vienna Vienna Austria Schutz Fine Art Chinese Department 2017 Art amp Antique Residence Salzburg March and August Salzburg Austria Schutz Fine Art Chinese Department 2016 Art Miami New York Schutz Fine Art Chinese Department 2016 2015 Art Salzburg Austria Schutz Fine Art Chinese Department 2015 Olympia Art Fair Olympia London England Schutz Fine Art Chinese Department 2015 Art amp Antique Residenz Salzburg March and August Salzburg Austria Schutz Fine Art Chinese Department 2015 20 years Schutz Fine Art Schutz Fine Art Vienna Austria 2015 Art amp Antique Hofburg Vienna Austria Schutz Fine Art Chinese Department 2015 Art Landing Singapore Presented by Linda Gallery Singapore 2014 Da Xiang You xin Contemporary Chinese Sculpture Today Songzhuan Art Centre Beijing China 2013 Art Beijing Agriculture Exhibition Hall Beijing China Linda Gallery 2013 Art Beijing Agriculture Exhibition Hall Beijing China Linda Gallery 2012 Art Taipei Taiwan Linda Gallery 2012 ART Beijing Agriculture Exhibition Hall Beijing China Linda Gallery 2011 International Gallery Exposition China World Trade Centre Beijing China presented by Linda Gallery 2010 Greeting with their Heart and Blood 798 Linda Art Centre Beijing China 2010 ART Santa Fe El Museo Cultural de Santa Fe New Mexico USA Plum Blossoms Gallery 2009 Singapore Art Fair Singapore Linda Gallery 2009 ART Singapore SUNTEC Singapore Singapore Linda Gallery 2008 Shanghai Art Fair 2007 Shanghai China 2007 ARTSingapore 2007 The Contemporary Asian Art Fair Singapore 2007 Art Beijing 2007 Beijing China 2007 China International Gallery Exposition 2007 Beijing China 2007 ArtSingapore 2006 Singapore 2006 The International Asian Art Fair The Armoury New York USA 2003 Sculptures Elizabeth Weiner Fine Art Gallery Santa Monica California USA 2003 The International Asian Art Fair Lincoln Art Centre New York USA 2002 Configurations Plum Blossoms Gallery New York Hong Kong 2002 International Biennial of Contemporary Art Austria Huttenberg Austria 2002 The International Asian Art Fair The Armoury New York USA 2001 The International Pavilion of Palm Beach Art Palm Beach Florida USA 2001 Salon de Mars Geneva Switzerland 2001 Chinese Figure Hanart Gallery Hong Kong 2000 The International Asian Art Fair The Armoury New York USA 2000 The 20th Century Art The Armoury New York USA 2000 The International Contemporary Art Fair Los Angeles USA 1999 Goedhuis Contemporary London United Kingdom 2000 The International Contemporary Art Fair Palace Degli Affari Florence Italy 1998 Contemporary Austrian Painter The Rotunda Exchange Square Hong Kong 1998 The International Asian Art Fair The Armoury New York USA 1997 Contemporary Austrian Painter The Rotunda Exchange Square Hong Kong 1997 Table for Two LKF Gallery Hong Kong 1996 The Collector s View Hanart Gallery Hong Kong 1996 Art Asia Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre Hong Kong 1995 Budapest Art Expo Budapest Hungary 1995 New Trends Art Hong Kong Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre Hong Kong 1994 Tresors Singapore World Trade Centre Singapore 1994 Art Asia Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre presented by Plum Blossoms Gallery Hong Kong 1994 The Spirit of Times Gallery Hinteregger St Polten Austria 1993 Packaged Art Bundner Art Museum Chur Switzerland 1990 International Art Exhibition Stadgarden Gallery Norden Germany 1990 Avant garde China China National Art Gallery Beijing China 1989 New Expressionism in China China National History Museum Beijing China 1989 30 Years The Central Academy of Arts amp Design Central Academy of Arts and Design Beijing China 1988 Works by Young Beijing Artist China National Art Gallery Beijing China 1987 Contemporary Chinese Fine Art Toronto Exhibition Hall Toronto Canada 1987 Excellent Chinese Urban Sculptures China National Art Gallery Beijing China 1987 Tradition and Modern New Sculptures China National Art Gallery Beijing China 1987 National Sculpture Exhibition China National Art Gallery Beijing China 1986 New Works from Jingdezhen Ceramics Institute Jingdezhen 1982 Ceramics Museum Jingdezhen China 1982 Jiang Xi Province Art Exhibition Jiang Xi Revolution Museum Nanchang China 1981 National Art Academy s Drawing Exhibition China Art Academy Hangzhou China 1981 nbsp Shoe 1986 wood bamboo and rope 92 cmSelected works editTorso from the Louvre bronze 139 x 58 x 34 cm Schutz Fine Art Chinese Department Vienna Austria 2018 Naked Nike bronze and stainless steel 178 x 60 x 75 cm Schutz Fine Art Chinese Department Vienna Austria 2016 Fruits of Paradise patinated bronze 92 x 111 x 60 cm Schutz Fine Art Chinese Department Vienna Austria 2008 Collaboration with Jiang Shuo Coining MoMA Brancuși Tree H M Z Foundation Fohnsdo 2003 Coining MOMA Maillol Shilling coins 95 x 58 x 43 cm 2001 Schutz Fine Art Chinese Department Vienna Austria 2001 2006 Head From British Museum Bowl Torso Cyber Club Hong Kong 2003 Family III fountain Singulus Umag Croatia 2003 Harmonious fountain Ebental District Government Ebenthal Austria 2002 Harmonious fountain Wolkensberg Foundation Klagenfurt Austria 2002 Clouds VI Celebrity Cruises Miami United States 2002 Torso From Louvre RBB Bank Spittal Spittal an der Drau Austria 2002 Deng Xiaoping Souvenir Badge Wadsworth Collection New York United States 2001 Patrick Schloss Pakein Grafenstein Austria 2001 Pomegrante Barmherzigen Bruder Hospital St Veit Austria 2001 Circulate Volksbank Karnten Sud Klagenfurt Austria 2001 Fountain Villa Ried St Veit Austria 2000 Mao Venus From British Museum Crow Art Museum Dallas United States 1999 Head From Gugenheim Karnten State Government Carinthia Austria 1999 Man On Peach Hypo Landesbank Klagenfurt Austria 1999 Goddess Leoben City Government Leoben Austria 1998 Venus RBB Bank Klagenfurt Austria 1998 Cloud Villa Borovnik Ferlach Austria 1998 Goddess Beijing Silver Tower Beijing China 1998 The Moon LKH 2000 Sculpture Park Karnten State Government Klagenfurt Austria 1997 Gentle Breath Bjorn Borg Collection Stockholm Sweden 1997 Coin Control Bank Vienna Austria 1997 Venus RBB Bank Klagenfurt Austria 1997 Sepe State Icehockey Hall Klagenfurt Austria 1997 Family fountain Starmann Company Klagenfurt Austria 1996 Enjoyable fountain County Attendant Centre County Government Moosburg Austria 1996 Torso Schwarzneger Art collection Los Angeles United States 1996 Winged Source fountain Ford Sintsching Klagenfurt Austria 1995 Banana Hanart Gallery Hong Kong 1995 The Moon Renaissance Hotel Hong Kong 1995 The Great Venus of 20th Century New World Centre Kowloon Hong Kong 1995 Gentle Breath New World Hotel Shenzhen China 1995 Harmonius italian marmor 46 x 56 x 15 cm Schutz Fine Art Chinese Department Vienna Austria 1994 The Seed of Jade RBB Bank Klagenfurt Austria 1994 The Great Venus of 20th Century Wing on Art Collection St Paul De Veuce France 1994 Head Klagenfurt City Gallery Klagenfurt Austria 1994 Inner Movement DAF Aichwalder Klagenfurt Austria 1993 Flutist House Hinteregger St Polten Austria 1993 Turning Figure City Government St Veit Glan Austria 1993 Window Raiffeisen Lands Bank Klagenfurt Austria 1993 Hand Fountain Kock Villa Velden Austria 1992 Telephon Gallery Akzent K Stuttgart Germany 1992 Apple National Bank Vienna Austria 1991 Sitting Girl Treibach Sport Centre Treibach Austria 1991 Heavenly Dog Hardy Collection Museum Portschach Austria 1991 Turning Figure Karnten State Culture Council Klagenfurt Austria 1991 Gentle Breath Oesterreichische Nationalbank Vienna Austria 1990 Dancing Spirit Stroh Centre Klagenfurt Austria 1990 Family fountain local government St Veit Austria 1989 Victory The Revolution Monument Shijiazhuang City Shijiazhuang China 1988 City Symbol Sculpture Luzhu City China 1988 Meditation Europe Sculpture Park Klagenfurt Austria 1988 The Four Feelings China Association of letters and Arts Beijing China 1987 The See of Knowledge Central University of Finance Beijing China 1987 Masks Beijing International Hotel Beijing China 1987 Bath The Central Academy of Arts and Design Beijing China 1987 Spring Bin River Park Beijing City Government Beijing China 1986 nbsp The Flags of Hong Kong 1994 Hong Kong dollar coins 70 x 313 x 9 cm Hong Kong Art Museum collectionSee also editJiang Shuo Central Academy of Fine ArtsBibliography editGao Minglu 2010 Wu Shaoxiang Works Shuimu Art Space Beijing Linda Ma 2016 Invisible Hand Linda Gallery Beijing Linda Ma 2014 Wu Shaoxiang amp Jiang Shuo Linda Gallery Beijing Xu Liang 2016 Wu Shaoxiang Collected Works Today Art Museum Publishing House LTD Beijing McGuinness Stephen 2003 Wu Shaoxiang Plum Blossoms Gallery New York Hong Kong Singapore Xu Liang 2015 Wu Shaoxiang Today Art Museum Publishing House LTD Beijing 18 References edit 林大藝术中心 Linda Gallery Wu Shaoxiang 吴少湘 b 1957 Linda Gallery 林大藝术中心 Retrieved 2019 01 29 TODAY ART MUSEUM The Scene of Desirea a Wu Shaoxiang s 30 Years of Exploration on the Art of Sculpture www todayartmuseum com Retrieved 2019 01 29 THE 1985 NEW WAVE ART MOVEMENT PDF Linda Gallery 林大藝术中心 Wu Shaoxiang 吴少湘 Linda Gallery 林大藝术中心 Retrieved 2019 01 29 Wu Shaoxiang Im Schatten der Sonne Seifert Verlag in German Retrieved 2019 01 18 wu shaoxiang ZVAB www zvab com Retrieved 2019 01 29 Kunstlerfamilie Wu eroffnet Schau in Peking oesterreich ORF at ktnv1 orf at Retrieved 2019 01 29 Wu Shaoxiang Linda Gallery a b c d e Markbreiter Robin Chinese Sculptor Wu Shaoxiang Arts of Asia Balsa Josette Carving the Way Hong Kong Tatler Gao Minglu 2010 Wu Shaoxiang Works Beijing Shuimu Art Space pp 23 25 Wu Shaoxiang Artworks Exhibitions Profile amp Content ocula com 2019 03 05 Retrieved 2019 03 05 Today Art Museum Wu Shaoxiang Collected Works 1982 2016 Kowloon 2016 Today Art Museum Publishing House Ltd ISBN 978 988 13957 5 7 Unsichtbare Hand Ausstellung von Jiang Shuo und Wu Shaoxiang de china com Retrieved 2019 01 29 Ausstellung Wu Shaoxiang New Age Cadre Wien Wu Shaoxiang white8 GALLERY www artipool de Retrieved 2019 01 29 Archive Asia Art Wu Shaoxiang amp Jiang Shuo Fruits of Paradise aaa org hk Retrieved 2019 01 29 1 Alisan Fine Arts Schutz Fine Art PUBLIKATIONEN www schuetz antik com Retrieved 2019 01 29 External links editWerner Berg Museum Red Vs Green Schutz Fine Art Wu Shaoxiang Schilling Mark Dollar Euro und Geld in der Kunst 25 7 bis 15 9 2018 Land Salzburg Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Wu Shaoxiang amp oldid 1192357545, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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