Gu often uses genetic material such as hair and blood as the channel of expression. His most creative project, the United Nations series, includes installations at sites around the world in which hair is used to create works which are symbol of the future which is not ruled by racial or national boundaries. For example, to mark the handover of Hong Kong to China, he created "United Nations: Hong Kong Monument: The Historical Clash," which consisted of a Chinese hair Flag, a Union Jack of British hair, and hair threads from Hong Kong scattered on the floor, which is installed in 14 country.
His chain of thoughts mostly starts from the hammurabi tablet that inscribed with the code of law in the 18 century and the ancient Chinese’s way to record history and embracing it. He choose the sculpture way to express his the opinion he have towards cultural position and his understanding of interaction between various culture. Example: he use to use the translation syllabus to find the direction translation of Chinese Idioms, then use the English to translate into Chinese again and do so again. “This is to show the difference of culture, when the culture are passes …show more content…
Gu Wenda focused on using genetic material such as hair to bring out his feeling. One of his most creative art work is the United Nations Series, which he traveled around the world for hairs to create his work, and to show the symbol of the future that show no rules of boundaries of which race and culture. One of Gu Wenda’s masterpiece is “TianTan” or “Heaven Altar”, shows the chain of his thoughts that starts from the Hammurabi Tablet, which is inscribed with the code of law in the 18-century and the ancient Chinese’s way to record history and to embrace
His chain of thoughts mostly starts from the hammurabi tablet that inscribed with the code of law in the 18 century and the ancient Chinese’s way to record history and embracing it. He choose the sculpture way to express his the opinion he have towards cultural position and his understanding of interaction between various culture. Example: he use to use the translation syllabus to find the direction translation of Chinese Idioms, then use the English to translate into Chinese again and do so again. “This is to show the difference of culture, when the culture are passes …show more content…
Gu Wenda focused on using genetic material such as hair to bring out his feeling. One of his most creative art work is the United Nations Series, which he traveled around the world for hairs to create his work, and to show the symbol of the future that show no rules of boundaries of which race and culture. One of Gu Wenda’s masterpiece is “TianTan” or “Heaven Altar”, shows the chain of his thoughts that starts from the Hammurabi Tablet, which is inscribed with the code of law in the 18-century and the ancient Chinese’s way to record history and to embrace