despite what you may think you know about the quality of chinese manufacturing, chinese artists are creating a lot of sculpture out of cast resin and metal with an incredibly high level of production value. granted, material and manufacturing costs are tremendously lower in china, and young chinese artists are taking full advantage. i saw quite a bit of sculpture throughout the galleries and museums in china that was ambitious in scale and finish. i was not always sold on the concepts, and some pieces definitely derived from the work of popular western artists, however i found the initiative and enthusiasm commendable. some pieces of interest, from top to bottom:
1. "the desire of a mosquito" by zhuang kolkoi, resin complete with mosquito sound effect
2. "finger pointed childish ox" by wallace chan, carved from obsidian
3. "divorce self from reality and act blindly" by liang binbin, koons-like cast metal with a hirst-like title
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