Archive for January, 2014
Alicia Martin Lopez
Tales you lose
“Coins are actually massively-reproduced little sculptures. This project brings individual character to each replica, and makes us think: Are we able to like one cent more than others, just by injecting new stories in it? ” This is the leading idea behind the Tales you Lose project by Andre Levy, who turns ordinary coins into unique pieces depicting some of our contemporary society icons over the sculpted figures…
Serpent d’Océan – Huang Yong Ping
“By having a major figure from Chinese mythology appear on European shores, Huang Yong Ping examines, the notions of identity and cultural hybridity, as is often the case in his work. The environmental question is also very present in his art where he regularly exposes the paradox of the man sawing the branch he is sitting on, torn between creative abilities and destructive impulses. This is one of the many possible interpretations of this work: placed on the beach, the skeleton appears with the tide and, little by little, will be home to marine fauna and flora.”
Serpent d’Océan by Huang Yong Ping was created as a permanent work for the Estuaire contemporary art exhibition in 2012.
Sources: Nantes Tourisme, Laughing Squid, Flickr.
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