By: CAFA (Central Academy of Fine Arts in Beijing) On the occasion of the opening for Chinese sculptor Liu Shiming’s retrospective exhibition “Departure and Return: Liu Shiming’s Sculpture” in Asian Culture Center New York, Italian professor and sculptor...
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By: CAFA (Central Academy of Fine Arts in Beijing) On the occasion of the opening for Chinese sculptor Liu Shiming’s retrospective exhibition “Departure and Return: Liu Shiming’s Sculpture” in Asian Culture Center New York, Italian professor and sculptor Dionisio Cimarelli was invited to participate the relative symposium held at the Columbia University. As a further exploration of Liu’s sculpture in the Western context, the symposium integrated topics of “Chinese Method” under the Western perspective, a comparison of Chinese and Western sculptural materials and techniques as well as the emotions and modernity rooted in both cultural contexts. Though being a European, Dionisio had a nine-year experience in Shanghai, China as sculptor, lecturer and art consultant. His cross-cultural art background and personal interest enable him to specially know wide knowledge in traditional techniques and experimentation with different materials, like marble, bronze, wood, porcelain and ceramic......
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