INTRODUCTION
Since the 1990s, WU Weishan has created nearly 500 sculptures of Chinese historical and cultural celebrities, including Lao Tzu, Confucius, LI bai, DU Fu, TANG Xianzu, QI Baishi, NIE Er and many others. He has become the most productive sculptor on this subject in China. In addition, he pioneered the “On Expressive Sculpture”, which features both realism and abstraction and focuses on the character of the figures, resulting in a style of sculpture that resonates with traditional Chinese calligraphy and painting, which does not pursue objective representation but aims to express the soul of the figures. WU Weishan’s sculptures highlight the personality traits and strength of the figures, and the cultural backgrounds and spirit of the times, not only presenting the cultural giants of China, but also delivering Chinese beliefs and aesthetic values to the world.
As an important platform to promote traditional Chinese culture and to showcase the image of Beijing, NCPA aims to present Chinese culture to the world from a global perspective. The exhibition will be a refreshing art feast for the audience, providing them with a “Chinese Style” interpreted by WU Weishan’s sculptural language.
As an important platform to promote traditional Chinese culture and to showcase the image of Beijing, NCPA aims to present Chinese culture to the world from a global perspective. The exhibition will be a refreshing art feast for the audience, providing them with a “Chinese Style” interpreted by WU Weishan’s sculptural language.
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WU Weishan
WU Weishan (born in January 1962) is a renowned contemporary sculptor, Member of the Standing Committee of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC), Curator of the National Art Museum of China, Vice-Chairman of China Artists Association and Chairman of Chinese Urban Sculpture Artists Association. He was elected as Corresponding Member of the Académie des Beaux-Arts in 2018, becoming the second Chinese artist to be elected by the Academy after the famous painter WU Guanzhong.
He is Honourary Ph.D. in Literature and Honourary Academician at the Chinese University of Hong Kong of China, Honourary Ph.D. in philosophy at Inje University of Korea, Honourary Ph.D. at Herzen State Pedagogical University of Russia, Academician of the Italian National Academy of Arts, Honourary Academician of the Russian Academy of Arts, Academician of National Academy of Arts of Ukraine, Fellow of the Royal British Society of Sculptors, and Member of the Society of Portrait Sculptors, UK.
He was awarded the Gold Medal of the Louvre International Art Exhibition by France, the Gold Medal by the Russian Academy of Arts, the Pangolin Award by the UK, the RRC Award for Person of the Year of Chinese art, the title of “Artists with High Moral Virtue and Artistic Achievements of China”, the first China Arts Award, and “Goodwill Ambassador for China Voices” by the State Council.
WU Weishan originated the modern Chinese impressionistic sculpture and pioneered the theory of “On Expressive Sculpture” and the theory of “Eight Major Styles of Traditional Chinese Sculpture”, comprehensively summarizing the essence of Chinese sculpture, and playing a leading role in the development of modern Chinese sculpture. His representative works include Marx, Large-size Group Sculptures in the Memorial Hall of the Victims in Nanjing Massacre by Japanese Invaders, and Lao Tzu: Harmony Between Nature and Man.
WU Weishan
WU Weishan (born in January 1962) is a renowned contemporary sculptor, Member of the Standing Committee of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC), Curator of the National Art Museum of China, Vice-Chairman of China Artists Association and Chairman of Chinese Urban Sculpture Artists Association. He was elected as Corresponding Member of the Académie des Beaux-Arts in 2018, becoming the second Chinese artist to be elected by the Academy after the famous painter WU Guanzhong.
He is Honourary Ph.D. in Literature and Honourary Academician at the Chinese University of Hong Kong of China, Honourary Ph.D. in philosophy at Inje University of Korea, Honourary Ph.D. at Herzen State Pedagogical University of Russia, Academician of the Italian National Academy of Arts, Honourary Academician of the Russian Academy of Arts, Academician of National Academy of Arts of Ukraine, Fellow of the Royal British Society of Sculptors, and Member of the Society of Portrait Sculptors, UK.
He was awarded the Gold Medal of the Louvre International Art Exhibition by France, the Gold Medal by the Russian Academy of Arts, the Pangolin Award by the UK, the RRC Award for Person of the Year of Chinese art, the title of “Artists with High Moral Virtue and Artistic Achievements of China”, the first China Arts Award, and “Goodwill Ambassador for China Voices” by the State Council.
WU Weishan originated the modern Chinese impressionistic sculpture and pioneered the theory of “On Expressive Sculpture” and the theory of “Eight Major Styles of Traditional Chinese Sculpture”, comprehensively summarizing the essence of Chinese sculpture, and playing a leading role in the development of modern Chinese sculpture. His representative works include Marx, Large-size Group Sculptures in the Memorial Hall of the Victims in Nanjing Massacre by Japanese Invaders, and Lao Tzu: Harmony Between Nature and Man.
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Lao Tzu: Harmony Between Nature and Man
Lao Tzu: Harmony Between Nature and Man, Bronze, 2011
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The Greatest Virtue is Like Water: Lao Tzu
The Greatest Virtue is Like Water: Lao Tzu, Bronze, 2006
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Asking way: Lao Tzu & Confucius
Asking way: Lao Tzu & Confucius, Bronze, 2017
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As Lofty as a Mountain: Confucius
As Lofty as a Mountain: Confucius, Bronze, 2010
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Lao Tzu: Harmony Between Nature and Man
Lao Tzu: Harmony Between Nature and Man, Bronze, 2011
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The Greatest Virtue is Like Water: Lao Tzu
The Greatest Virtue is Like Water: Lao Tzu, Bronze, 2006
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Asking way: Lao Tzu & Confucius
Asking way: Lao Tzu & Confucius, Bronze, 2017
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As Lofty as a Mountain: Confucius
As Lofty as a Mountain: Confucius, Bronze, 2010
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WANG Xizhi
WANG Xizhi, Resin, 2005
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A Toast to the Moon: LI Bai
A Toast to the Moon: Poet LI Bai, Bronze, 2012
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FEI Xiaotong
FEI Xiaotong, Bronze, 2006
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On the Same Boat
On the Same Boat: The Communion Between Leonardo da Vinci and QI Baishi, Bronze, 2012
