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#China #sculpture #steel #water
Monumental Splashes of Stainless Steel Calligraphy by Zheng Lu
Water Dripping – Splashing, 2014. Sundaram Tagore Gallery
Chinese artist Zheng Lu has long been fascinated by the properties of water, from its amorphous shape when flying through the air to the quality of light that glints across its surface. Lu also grew up in a literary family where the art of Chinese calligraphy played a meaningful role in his upbringing. In his large-scale stainless steel sculptures, the artist merges the two unrelated interests to create gravity-defying waves of calligraphy that twist and splash dramatically through the air.
To make each artwork Lu begins with with a plaster base to which he gradually adheres thousands of laser-cut Chinese characters. The final pieces can sit either freestanding on a pedestal or installed as numerous suspended parts that are linked in space to fill an entire gallery.
One of Lu’s largest sculptures from his water series is currently on view at Sundram Tagore Gallery in New York through October 10th, and you can see more of his work on Artsy and at Fabien Fryns Fine Art.
Sundaram Tagore Gallery
Water in Dripping No.7, 2013. Fabien Fryns Fine Art
Sundaram Tagore Gallery
Sundaram Tagore Gallery
Sundaram Tagore Gallery
#China #sculpture #steel #water
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