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China China - Bust no.4 1998

Artwork China China - Bust no.4 this artwork made of Porcelain, cast from figure, with handpainted cobalt underglaze, reduction fired red copper glaze and clear glaze, created in 1998-01-01
Accession No.
2000.021
Date Created
1998
Gallery location
Not on public display
Department
Contemporary Asian Art
Dimensions A
32 x 36 x 19cm
Media Category
Sculpture
Medium
Porcelain, cast from figure, with handpainted cobalt underglaze, reduction fired red copper glaze and clear glaze
Place Created
Sydney College of the Arts, Sydney, NSW
Credit Line
The Kenneth and Yasuko Myer Collection of Contemporary Asian Art.
Purchased 2000 with funds from The Myer Foundation, a project of the Sidney Myer Centenary Celebration 1899-1999, through the Queensland Art Gallery Foundation

Ah Xian’s ‘China China’ series was the first major sculpture series to bring him acclaim after being granted asylum in Australia in 1989. A painter associated with the Chinese avant-garde, Ah Xian had fled China following the brutal crackdown on protests in Beijing’s Tiananmen Square. In Australia, however, he was drawn to traditional Chinese materials and techniques, compelling him to return to China to learn from local craftspeople at the porcelain centre of Jingdezhen. The ‘China China’ series soon emerged, beginning a long career working with Chinese artisans and with materials such as cloisonné, lacquer and jade, while exploring the human body as an ongoing theme.
 

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