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Sui Jianguo
#Prophet
SHENZHEN, CHINA
Considered one of China’s most distinguished and inventive contemporary sculptors, Sui Jianguo’s Prophet rises 8 metres within a prestigious Gemdale development in Gangxia, Shenzhen. The cast bronze artwork with its gold finished surface is sited at the main entrance and acts as a portal, welcoming visitors into the commercial street which is the heart of Shenzhen.
A continuation of his Blind Portraits series, Sui creates initial clay maquettes which he builds intuitively by hand whilst blindfolded. Transformed into a large-scale public artwork, Prophet manifests the fundamental forces of physics through the intimate merging, twisting and distorting of material by a makers hand.
This process illustrates the artists playful exploration of traditional Chinese art and contemporary Western art through its combination of sensory intuition and subjective expression.
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Image Credit: Rex Zou, Charlie Xia
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Sui Jianguo
Artist
#Services provided
Consultancy
Public Art Strategy
Artwork Briefs
Culture & Heritage
Materiality & Construction Advice
Cost Estimating & Budgeting
Shipping & Installation Guidance
Manufacturing
Design Development Support
Lost Wax Casting & Sand Casting
Project Lifecycle Management
Welding & Fabrication
Finishing & Patina
Preservation
Installation
Installation
#Project summary
Creative
Sui Jianguo
Artwork Title
Prophet
Project
One Avenue
Client
Gemdale, Excellence Group and Dabaihui Group
Year
2020
Location
Shenzhen, China
Build
UAP