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About the artwork
In this sculpture entitled 出入, Gao Xiao Wu portrays contemporary Asian identity through aspects that one associates with China. He comments on the theme of fast-paced development and modernisation despite notions of tradition in his rendering of a Buddha-like figure seated atop a screw or spinning top. Perched precariously and only remaining upright given the idea of perpetual motion, this symbolises the constant industrialisation that has birthed modern China.
About the artist
Gao Xiao Wu was born in Sanming, Fujian province, in 1976 and currently lives and works in Beijing. He enrolled in the sculpture department of Xiamen Art Academy before continuing his studies at the Central Academy of Fine Arts, Beijing and graduating in 2004. Basing his work on the lives of ordinary people in the city, as well as an exploration of his own identity, Gao Xiao Wu's work has been shown in solo and prestigious group exhibitions and is included in high-profile art collections worldwide including the White Rabbit Collection, Australia; DBS Group, Singapore; Park Hyatt, Shanghai and the Museum of Modern Art, New York.