2009年1月8日星期四

Go to Wu Weishan’s exhibition

































We have gone to an art exhibition called‘Wu Weshan Sculpture Show’on the fourth day of December.The kind of art that being shown is sculpture.The artwork is made by only one artist,Wu Weishan.The artwork is both traditional and contemporary because it is made in the past but it uses many modern skills.

I find an artwork that I think it is the most interesting and it is called‘The Sleeping Baby’.It is made in 1998 and awarded the prestigious‘Pangolin Prize’by the Royal Academy of Sculptor of the United Kingdom in 2003.

This artwork’s subject is a sleeping baby so he uses‘The Sleeping Baby’as its name.If you look at it carefully,you will find more details just like me.I see a baby opening his small mouth,a little bending his head and closing his eyes like two bent lines.His mouth opens like the word ‘o’and maybe there is some saliva near his mouth.He sleeps very peacefully and proparly he has a sweet and satisfied dream otherwise the cornners of mouth are smiling a little.From the art angle to describe the pure baby better ,Wu Weishan doesn't use the lines on the outline of the sleeping baby's head so that it looks smooth and makes us feel comfortable.He uses two bent lines to represent its eyebrous so that they look like two bent moons.It fully or perfectly shows the peaceful part of the child.On its head ,there is a gather of fur looks like soft cotton.He uses bent lines to make the bottom as well.To display the happiness of a child, he uses the bronze color.He also uses clay as the material because it can show the tender of a child.

This artwork makes me feel peaceful, pure and glorious.It even makes me think about my childhood which is the most precious time during my life.Of course, it not only reminds me this, but also something else.I am reminded of my hometown, my kind grandmother, the smoke from kitchen chimneys and all the unforgettable things like these in my memory.I still stand in front of the showcase but my spirit is going back to the past and I faintly hear my grandmother is calling out 'My dear grandchild, the supper is already, go back, go back......!'.I suddenly remind of the famous poem called 'Country Worries' which is written by Yu Guangzhong and I have learned it in my Chinese class.The poem talks about his childhood, his mother and so on.Though we are the people in different times, but the feelings to pure things including the childhood are the same.I also need to say that the artist's intention is similar with us. Through 'The Sleeping Baby', he wants to tell us that the child and the childhood are the purest so we need to treasure them.He also shows a feeling that he want more happy things so that the world might be simple and even better.

In conclusion, I like this exhibition and I feel exciting, interestiong and different because I find 'The Sleeping Baby'and it reminds my childhood and hometown memory.Of course, I like this artwork because it displays the childhood quite well and even let me think that the baby lies there is me.I also remind my precious childhood from it.I feel this way because I see the expressions on the baby's face.Look,the small mouth is a little open,the eyes close like lines and maybe there is some saliva near his mouth.It's so peaceful, quiet and pure that I can't stop thinking of my own childhood.I think maybe I sleep like him on my baby bed?
I consider that most of the other people might appreciate this artwork because each of us has a precious and unforgettable childhood and it is the first step that we stride forward into the world.The 'Pangolin Prize' is the best example to show that the western people like and respect it.In some ways, it is not only an artwork, but also a show of Chinese culture.Chinese people are very pure, kind and easy-going so th is the best way to show this and each of us is the representative of this artwork.

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