Ai Weiwei Lego Zodiac
Horse from Ai Weiweis Zodiac series executed in Lego bricks 2018 Courtesy of a private collection US.
Ai weiwei lego zodiac. The most famous origin tale of the Chinese Zodiac animals suggests that the outcome of the Great Race determined the order of the Zodiac animal years. 115 x 115 cm 4528 x 4528 inches. Zodiac at Jeffrey Deitch Los Angeles.
Seven out of the 12 animal heads in Weiweis piece are based on the original fountain works that have been discovered rat ox tiger rabbit horse monkey and boar. 2 in the Monda Gallery of Contemporary Art at The Ringling 5401 Bay Shore Road. Chinese sociopolitical artist Ai Weiwei has used the lore of the Chinese Zodiac animals in a few of his works across the years.
Circle of AnimalsZodiac Heads is based on the twelve bronze zodiac animals that. Directed by Reza Monahan. Ai Weiweis iconic series of sculptures the Circle of AnimalsZodiac Heads is a significant international project that simultaneously signals his position as Chinas most pervasive artist whilst exploring themes of globalization and identity that inform his work.
Zodiac Jeffrey Deitch Los Angeles. For his new Zodiac series Ai recreates the twelve animals of the zodiac in LEGO evoking the saturated colours of artist Andy Warhol and the pixilation of digital images. Edition of 10 2 AP.
Ai Weiwei on a capsule collections featuring the artwork from his two-dimensional Zodiac Lego series. Ai Weiwei pays tribute to the Chinese zodiac and the rocky history between East and West in first solo exhibition in Thailand. That is the question irresistibly raised by the sculptures and films in Ai Weiweis new show at.
The image wraps around the left side of the body and also appears on the front and back as a large graphic. LEGO Zodiac animals at Ai Weiwei. The Ringling is the first museum in the United States to show this traveling exhibition.
