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Basic Information of This Sculpture
| Art Sculpture No. & Name | red boy statue |
| Dimension (Height x Width x Depth) | H 1.36m |
| 4.5 Feet in Height | |
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| Mirror polishing | Lacquer coated | Matte | Electroplate | Brushed | Hairline | Patina |
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| Artwork Finished Time | 2016 |
| Installation Location | Beijing, China |
Material: stainless steel/ comprehensive material
Size: 136x78x45cm
Surface: highly polished / painted
Done at 2016
About the Metal Sculpture
A small red boy statue lay on the top of a plant, and held a leaf with a bottle of wine at the top of the leaf. 2 glasses were put near the red boy. This casting metal sculpture is an artwork, as well, it has practical value. It can decorate your home and you can use it as a wine rack. The sculpture was cast with bronze for the red boy and stainless steel for the plant.
Chen Wenling's red boy, bright red. Since ancient times, red has been the symbol and auspicious color of China. And now, the red human body has changed the realistic tendency of the work, strengthened the unrealistic intention, expressed the author's negation, snobbishness, anxiety, fear, and cruelty toward the adult in reality, and unexpectedly told people's Common aspiration: nostalgia for innocence and questioning Chinese civilization that has been precocious for two thousand years.
