十二生肖 Chinese Zodiac ; 尺寸不一 overall diminesions variable ; 24k黄金&实心青铜 24K Gold&Solid Bronze ; 2006-2008

作品《十二生肖》取材于第二次鸦片战争时期圆明园遗失的文物十二兽首，最终的呈现形式是青铜铸造头骨，镀以24K黄金，每只头骨的重量在17到50公斤之间不等。十二生肖是中国传统的文化符号，它凝聚了历朝历代的中国人的方方面面，圆明园十二兽首作为具有重大历史见证意义的文物，也曾多次在拍卖市场上拍出天价。我用黄金骷髅头骨的形式创作这一组作品，目的是要陈述鸦片战争这段历史的同时，揭露掠夺者之罪恶，警醒人们弱肉强食的不变法则，并表达艺术创作者在民族历史的现代化进程中的自审意识，以及对于吾之国民性的刮骨疗疮式的反思。

The work “Chinese Zodiac”is based on the twelve animal heads looted from the Summer Palace during the Second Opium War. The final presentation of the skulls is cast in solid bronze, with a plating of 24K gold, the weight of each skull ranging between 17 to 50 kg. The Chinese Zodiac is the symbol of Chinese traditional culture; it embodies the different dynasties of Chinese people in all aspects. The twelve animal heads of the Summer Palace are a cultural relic which has great historical significance and also repeatedly fetch sky-high prices in the auction market. I created this set of works with golden skulls, with the purpose of stating the history of the Opium War, at the same time exposing the evil predators, making people aware of the law of the jungle at the time. It also serves the purpose of expressing the conscious self-examination of artistic creators in the process of the modernization of national history and stating my personal reflection which is represented by bone scraping.

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鼠 Rat；39x21x26cm；26220g牛 Ox；29x42x30cm；35860g虎 Tiger；24x24x39cm；31460g兔 Rabbit；39x24x23.5cm；34140g龙 Dragon；46x24.5x33cm；32520g蛇 Snake；39.5x20x18cm；17660g马 Horse；38x15.5x22cm；21460g羊 Goat；50x38x27cm；29720g猴 Monkey；29x21x28cm；48540g鸡 Rooster；41.3x13x16.5cm；17760g狗 Dog；40x22x21cm；28840g猪 Pig；39x19x23cm；28560g