The Pressure of Studying features three figures of boys tilted at an angle, seeming to charge in three different directions. The chubby cheeks of the boys in Wu's subject matter are symbolic of the inflated desires that youths today possess. The heads of the boys are exaggerated as compared to the rest of their bodies, reflective of the emotional and physical burdens which youths today carry as a result of striving for what society pressures him or her to achieve, which is to study hard and be much more acomplished in life than the others.
Born in 1982, Fujian Province, China, sculptor Wu Liang Yan creates sculptures representing the new face of Chinese youth. In all his works, the same figure is used - a young child with plump cheeks, bearing a disproportionately large head that is tilted upwards, with a red tie around his neck. Each part of the child's form is laden with meaning in the context of China's history and progression. Wu Liang Yan graduated from the prestigious Fujian Art Institute. Today, his critically acclaimed sculptures have been exhibited in both group and solo exhibitions in Xiamen, Beijing and France. Read More
Selected Exhibitions
2009
Solo Exhibition: "Upwards," Beijing 798, China
China Contemporary Art Exhibition: "Histoire Recente," France
China's Driving Force: The Yearbook of China International Sculpture Exhibition, Beijing, China
2008
China-Korea Arts Exchange Exhibition, Beijing, China
"The Survival of the Scene" Contemporary Art Exhibition, Shangshang International Museum of Art, Beijing, China
The 1st Songzhuang Youth Artists Exhibion, Beijing, China
"Sculpture Party": The First Songzhuang Sculpture Communication Exhibition, Beijing, China
The Power of Life, Beijing, China
2007
Black International Documentary Art Exhibition, Beijing, China
"Made in Songzhuang," Beijing, China
2006
The Fourth International World Chorus Festival V1 Arts Exhibition, Xiamen, China
2005
Gulangyu Island Intenational Contemporary Carving Museum Works Exhibition, Xiamen, China
2004
The Eighth International Character Carving Outdoor Exhibition, Xiamen, China
2003
The First Pop Culture Contemporary Character Carving Art Exhibition of Fujian Province, Quanzhou, China
2001
The First Character Carving Art Exhibition, Xiamen
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