On July 15,2022, “Transformation • Creation” The 8th Wuhu “Liu Kaiqu” Sculpture Exhibition Collection Meeting was held in Wuhu. At present, the 34 sculpture works have been successfully installed in the park.
Field Research before the Meeting
Vice President of Chinese Artists Association, President of China Sculpture Institute, and President of Shanghai Academy of Fine Arts, Zeng Chenggang; Vice Mayor of the People''''s Government of Wuhu City, Cai Yi; Vice President of China Sculpture Institute, Professor of Luxun Academy of Fine Arts, Huo Boyang; Vice President of China Sculpture Institute, Vice President of School of Plastic Arts of Central Academy of Fine Arts, lv Pinchang; Professor of China Academy of Art, Yu Xiaoping; Deputy director of Wuhu Bereau of Housing and Urban-Rural Development, Ding Minsheng; Office Director and Deputy Director of China Sculpture Institute, Hua Chunjiang and Liu Meixia and other leaders of relevant departments and comrades attended the meeting.
Vice President of Chinese Artists Association, President of China Sculpture Institute, and President of Shanghai Academy of Fine Arts, Zeng Chenggang
Vice Mayor of the People''''s Government of Wuhu City, Cai Yi
“Liu Kaiqu” Sculpture Exhibition, jointly presented by China Sculpture Institute, China Academy of Art, Shanghai Academy of Fine Arts and the Wuhu Municipal People''''s Government, has become an important domestic outdoor sculpture exhibition brand. The theme of this exhibition, “Transformation • Creation”, not only includes the inheritance and development of excellent traditional cultural resources, but also contains the comprehension and innovation of modern life. The artists explores possibilities from national traditions, borrows and absorbs from diverse cultures, condenses the spirit of the times, and tries and creates excellent works to meet people''''s cultural needs and enhance people''''s spiritual strength, reflects the urban character of Wuhu.
Meeting Site
The work presented in Wuhu Sculpture Park is the result of the curatorial team of China Sculpture Institute considering and selecting the best of the 1,278 works. From the preliminary selection scheme validation, production of three-dimensional draft, and then to re-selection of further work demonstration, to today’s successful installation, each step has been strictly checked and refined. Under the guidance of the principles of high level, high specification and high quality, more than 300 sculptures have been completed in Wuhu Sculpture Park and Central Park.
Excellent traditional culture is the basis of a country and a nation''''s inheritance and development, the important source of socialist core values, and the solid foundation for us to stand firmly in the world culture agitation. “Transformation • Creation”the 8th Wuhu ‘’Liu Kaiqu’’ Sculpture Exhibition, as the material carrier of the city''''s history and culture, is highly compatible with the social goal of strengthening the construction of ecological civilization and building a beautiful and livable Wuhu, the landing of this year''''s sculpture exhibition will further consolidate Wuhu City''''s brand advantage.
Group Photo of Participating leaders
Installed Works
Hiroyuki Asano
Dreams
John Van Alstine
Catapulta 3-19
America
Sergei Oganov
Argonauts
Belarus
Formations
Kim Jung-Hee
Space 2007
South KOREA
Jaco Sieberhagen
Navigator+ Connected
South Africa
Sodong Choe
Permanency 2150
South KOREA
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