水形物语（The Shape of Water）
US$ 2,980
Overview
2024
Bronze, Color electroplating on bronze
Suitable for outdoor use
Edition of 29
Dimensions: 53cm (H) x 25cm (W) x 22cm (D) / 20.9" (H) x 9.8" (W) x 8.7" (D)
Note: Actual colours may vary due to photography & computer settings
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About the art
Artist statement
Water, shapeless and adaptable, takes on myriad forms. Life, perceptible everywhere, surrounds us. Each of us ought to offer boundless love and respect to the diverse life forms that coexist with us. A wise director once remarked, 'Each morning as we awaken, we face a choice: fear or love. Choosing love is the ultimate answer.'
In the sculpture, I deliberately blurred the gender lines of the human-dragon hybrid. It embodies a life force as pure and pristine as water, symbolizing the pristine state of life and the dawn of all wonders.
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Zhao Yongchang (赵永昌)
Born: 1992
Hometown: Hangzhou
Based in: Hangzhou
“Ode to Gallantry” - Artist Statement
It is the verve and strength of the oriental aesthetic temperament that has influenced and inspired me the most. Today, the classic oriental sculptures handed down from the line to the shape all show a kind of "round" wisdom. I like oriental aesthetics, and I …
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