Zhou Yan Contemporary Chinese Art Archive 周彦当代中国艺术档案
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Date
2007
Format
Article
Materials
Charcoal
Description
In this series, the artist fires charcoal in a kiln at high temperatures, transforming it into "material carbon." The three works have distinct forms. One is a flattened cylinder, its surface clustered with spherical nodules of varying sizes. The second is shaped like a teardrop, with crisscrossing cracks. The third shares a similar texture to the second, but its top curves into a downward hook. The series draws on the introspective traditions of Eastern religious thought. The artist describes the works as "crystals" formed through meditation—an outward extension of inner space and life ultimately finds its final form as a crystal. (Source: https://www.artda.cn/yishujiakuguonei-c-127.html) (Angela Tan '28)
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