Thursday, February 14, 2019

Li Hongbo Bust of a Young English Girl, 2013


The medium of this sculpture is paper. Its dimensions are 15 5/8 in. x 6 1/4 in.  x 7 7/8 in. Hongbo was interested in the vast possible uses paper had. This is a realistic sculpture of a woman's neck and head wearing a sort of head cover. I found this more important because I thought it was more difficult to make the appearance of hair coming out of a hat. Many pieces take thousands of pieces of paper combined. The pieces look like one solid piece but are actually able to stretch, bend and expand. It is very appealing to see them pulled and then return into a realistic sculpture.

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