ART and design
GCA Critique worksheet Wu Weishan Sculpture Exhibition
Chapter1.1
On Dec 4, 2008, with our art teacher Ms Hadley, our class went to Nanjing University to see “Wu Weishan Sculpture” exhibition.The weather was fine that day and we rode bikes there.
On Dec 4, 2008, with our art teacher Ms Hadley, our class went to Nanjing University to see “Wu Weishan Sculpture” exhibition.The weather was fine that day and we rode bikes there.
There are scores of sculptures inside the exhibition hall, some are tall and some are short, one of the short exhibits is called Sleeping Baby; some are fat and some are slim,and of all the exhibits, I like this one best, which is called“Spanish teenager” and the artist of the sculpture is Wu Weishan. It was made in 2003. This sculpture is a slim man with concave-convex, uneven lines. His head tilts on one shouder, his eyes are deep-set. His face shrinks with little muscle,and his hair is in a disorder.The color is brown because it is made of soil and some fingerprints still remain on it, so it is just so vivid.
The subject of this artwork is to describe the characters and personalities of a Spanish teenager. The artist used sculpture to show the rich inner mind of the teenager. From the sculpture I can see a sad-looking and sullen teenager. This artwork made me feel solemn and depressed. when I was looking at the sculpture. “Why is he so sad ?” I asked myself. “Why does the man have a poker face?” and “ what is he looking at?”, “What is he thinking about ?”.
This artwork reminded me of a picture in which a handsome man was standing beside a window who was thinking about his girlfriend. So why does this artwork reminds me of this picture? Because I think these two artworks have the same eyevision, same face expressions and even poses are similar. This also relates to one of my chlassmates who does not talk so much in the class and he also has a poker face and is always sullen and serious.
I think the artist depicts this teenager to indicate that he is deeply thinking about his uncertain future since he had a very unpleasant life. I like this artwork because it gives me a deep impression and makes me think a lot. The most common way to describe an object is to draw, but the artist Wu Weishan uses sculptures to show people his mind and understanding of the world. This artwork is so vivid that it stays in my head for a long time. Because the sculpture is just like a real person,and his eye-vision catches on my eyes as if he is talking to me about his story with sadness. This artwork also makes me think that, to be successful in life,one must have a correct start-up, have a good education and then be calm, cool-headed never get discouraged in front of failures. Be brave and deligent!Following this way one can get to success in the end.
I think other people will also appreaciate this artwork. Because it touches you when you walk past the sculpture.He is a sculpture but he gives us the feeling that he is more than a sculpture, everybody walking past the sculpture has the same feeling. But I hope everybody in the world will have a good and successful life.
my favorite artwork
Wu Weishan sculptrue exhibition
