On Gold Mountain
Sculptures from the Sierra by Zhan Wang
- When
- Event has passed (Fri Feb 15, 2008 - Sun May 25, 2008)
- Cost
- $5 - $12
- Tags
- Museums, Cultural Museums, Fine Arts Museums, Art Organizations, Organizations
Description
Zhan Wang is among the most respected artists in China, having become world-renown for his stainless steel sculptures of “scholars' rocks,” the graceful, craggy boulders found in several provinces around China that seem to have been sculpted by natural forces into complex forms worthy of thoughtful contemplation–almost like mental or spiritual landscapes.For his exhibition at the Asian Art Museum, Wang has selected rocks from the foothills of the Sierra Nevada, alluding to the nineteenth-century Chinese immigrant experience of mining gold during the California gold rush. Both the actual rocks and their stainless steel versions will be exhibited. The artist will also create a topographic San Francisco cityscape–one of his “urban landscape” series– using steel rocks, mirrored surfaces, silverware, and stainless steel pots and pans.
More Info
- Link
- http://www.asianart.org/zhanwang.htm
- Call
- 415-581-3500
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