Senies of Work ~ 2 . Wisper in Forest
“God sleeps in the rock, breathes in plants, dreams in animals and awakes in man.” ─ Plotinus
Niuniu Trojan 2006 Hinoki 190x120x60cm
1.Every good artist should know how to draw inspiration from nature. In “Whisper in Forest” series, LIANG creates various animals through his unique perspective. Most of the time, it is the shape of his wood materials inspire him to transform a sawed trunk into whales, eagle, sheep, cats, bats...the wood itself was born once again through his creating process.
bat 2007 camphor wood 270x90x55cm
eagle tail 2007 camphor wood 170x65x50cm
2. The “Whisper in Forest” series is the embodiment of various animals full of LIANG’s creative features that manifest obvious tensions in theirs postures. Such as in Tail of Whale & Spot of Tiger and Triangle Ka-Mi, the power of lines respond to the heaviness of its wood material. In addition, they keep their wood carving textures while completely out of the restraints of its wooden body after turnover to stainless steel. They’ve become sculptures in surrealistic architecture style. From wood carving to stainless steel sculpture,
whale tail tabby 2008 Hinoki 210x110x60cm
Triangular Cammy 2008 Hinoki 192x120x50cm
3. LIANG shows his deep understanding and highly controlled skills over both materials. Each piece of his work expresses a strong sense of existence. Somehow, he has a way to demonstrate the unignorable strength and volume of each work even after chiseling.
headlight fish 2017 stainless steel casting 240x100x98cm
black panther 2017 stainless steel casting 263x115x70cm
4. Comparing to other five series, the viewer can feel the more unrestricted fantastic imagination of LIANG’s creativity from “Whisper in Forest” series, which often reveals the childlike innocent part of the artist’s heart. For example, you will have a knowing smile when seeing Big Teeth; More young conveys truth, kindness and beauty through its various postures. Each and every time when LIANG creates an “animal”, it’s undoubtedly a dreamlike transformation upon the touch of The Creator.
little black dog 2018 Lychee wood 105x50x70cm
meet 2006 stainless steel casting 84x36x78cm & 59x36x56cm
相聚 2016 stainless steel casting 160X50X75cm
Platinum Feibao 2006 stainless steel casting 75x35x75cm
No-1 sheep 2018 copper stain 140x60x123cm
No-2 sheep 2018 copper stain 110x68x88cm
No-3 sheep 2018 copper stain 155x64x98cm
No-4 Sheep 2018 copper stain 128x57x80cm
No-5 Sheep 2018 copper stain 95x48x53cm
No-6 Sheep 2018 copper stain 110x56x86cm
No-7 Sheep 2018 copper stain 105x52x88cm
Zodiac 2017 Copper dyed black 80x50x50cm