National Treasure - Bodhisattva, Northern Qi Dynasty, China
By Fu Wenjun
US$ 60,000
Overview
This artwork was last updated 322 days ago.
2014
C-Print, Gicleé on museum quality photo paper
Edition of 2
Dimensions: 100cm (H) x 80cm (W) x 2cm (D) / 39.4" (H) x 31.5" (W) x 0.8" (D)
Note: Actual colours may vary due to photography & computer settings
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About the art
Artist statement
Whether cultural relics are world or national is indeed a question. Cosmopolitanization is developing, and the primary feeling of cosmopolitanization at the cultural level is "borderless". Through modern media, the "national treasures" stored in major museums have become digital information, while the museums in which they are located have become "treasuries" for storage and display. From this point of view, the statues seem to have an "embodiment". This optimism is caused by contemporary "replication" technology, and we are also in the "era of replication". Replication is a technology and a social phenomenon as well. And through replication, the "image" is distinguished between an "actual one" and an "embodiment". What's more, the right of reproduction declares more realistic rights, that is, who own the actual objects has the right to publish and interpret them.
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Artist profile
Fu Wenjun
Hometown: Chongqing
Based in: Chongqing
A Chinese visual artist celebrated for his provocative, unique use of digital photography, Fu Wenjun creates art that both reflects and challenges our understanding of the modern world. The Chongqing-born creator trained in oil painting at the Sichuan Fine Art Institute before turning his focus to photography, where he developed …
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