Joan Miro

This is a Sculpture by Joan Miro, The Lunar Bird in (1966). This is a large bronze statue that was first designed by Joan Miro around 1940's, soon to cast it's finally version in 1966. Miro had become fascinated with cosmic themes and the relationship between the earth and the sky. Birds had a also become a theme in many of her art works. Her art work has caused a lot of attention because of how unique and fascinating they are.  The statue is found today in Washington DC. I had picked this sculpture because it was very unique out of all of the sculptures Miro had made. It was very cool how she had made the bird into the statue  

Joan Miro

Joan Miro was born in 1893 and grew up to be a famous Spanish painter, sculptor, and ceramicist. Miro was born in Barcelona, Spain where he created a majority of his work. Miro not only went to art school, he went to business school as well. However,  he left the business school after dealing with nervous breakdowns. Therefore, he solely focused on art school and became a well known artist. The painting I chose was known as "Woman in Front of the Sun". This painting was done in 1950 and I selected it because the colors popped out to me.  I saw a person even in the painting even though it was not a perfect human, I still saw the arms, legs, body (dress), and head. Then, I searched for his sculptures and found "The Sun, the Moon and One Star", which was made in 1981. I thought it was interesting how each work of art included the word Sun. Also, in the painting there are stars, which relate to the name of the sculpture. These two Miro pieces look similar because they both look like a human figure and include a red circle. Additionally, the arms in both are thrown in the air in the same manner and I can see a dress in both of them. 

Joan Miro

Joan Miro was a Spanish sculpture, painter, and ceramicist who has a museum dedicated to his work. The sculpture I chose is called Moon Bird. This piece of artwork was made in 1996 and it is made of bronze. It is 234 X 210 X 150 cm and it is on display in the Sabatini Garden. This sculpture to Miro represents a number of themes common to Surrealism and the language Miro wanted to create. The painting Miro made in 1978 is called Woman with a cute little hat, star. This artwork is 116 X 89 cm and it is made of acrylic and oil on cloth. I believe these two pieces of artwork are similar due to having almost the same shapes. In both artworks I see horns coming out of both of them. Also, I believe the shape of the bodies is also similar.  

Li Hongbo

Li Hongbo is best known for his interpretations of paper. These sculptures hint at influences of folk traditions. With one simple tug, a bust revealed layers and layers of paper that unraveled like a slinky. His works have been the subject of many solo museums around the world. Li Hongbo has received several prestigious awards throughout his career. He currently lives and works in Beijing, China. 

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.

Li Hongbo

Li Hongbo uses a honeycomb technique to make his sculptures expand and contract. His sculptures are made from thousands of paper sheets that can twist in many directions. His sculptures are simply made with two things, paper and glue, but turn into these beautiful intricate sculptures that captivate anyone that looks at them. He says that his inspiration for becoming an artist simply came from adding little paintings in his text books.

Li Hongbo -- Absorption No. 6, 2015

Based in Beijing, Li Hongbo is an astonishing artist that is known for his intricate artworks made from paper. Above is his piece title Absorption No. 6 and is composed of a stack of books that are carved out to depict the image of a small boy. The thing that I find the most amazing about this kind of sculpture is that Hongbo is able to give his piece's breath and movement by allowing the sculptures to freely expand and retract. To me, this is unlike using any other medium for creating a sculpture; he makes them come to life in such a fascinating way. I find this particular piece interesting because of the incorporation of the books; I think it adds an interesting touch to the whole image compared his other paper sculptures. Overall, there is no denying Li Hongbo's talent and creativity seeing as though he was able to revolutionize the art world with his paper sculptures.

Li Hongbo

Li Hongbo is famous for his moving sculptures that are made out of paper. He makes these sculptures out of stacks of paper. They stretch and change shape when moved and create a sort of optical illusion. You look at the sculptures and see one thing, then when they are moved it creates a completely different form. 'Life is as fragile as paper', is a quote that stuck with Hongbo, as he uses his creative instinct and Chinese heritage to find inspiration for his magnificent sculptures. 

Li Hongbo

Li Hongbo was a Chinese artist who was born in 1974. He earned his bachelor of fine arts from Jilin Normal University in 1996. He is best known for his realistic paper sculptures. His medium is paper and glue. He includes an element of surprise-  his paper sculptures can stretch indefinitely in many different ways. I chose to do the Bust of David because I like how realistic it looks. It looks like it was made of marble like the real statue of David.

Li Hongbo

Li Hongbo is a current Chinese artist. He is best known for his lifelike paper sculptures, made entirely out of paper and glue. Even thought he is a Chinese artist, his artwork is seen around the world. His artwork is all very interesting and unique but the one that really stood out to me was "Iron for the Ages, Flowers for the Day" done in 2015. The color of the piece is what sparked my interest in this work, but as I looked more into it the meaning goes deeper than that. Each rainbow is made out of paper in the shape of a gun to bring attention towards gun violence. It is meant to bring together the forces of war and peace.

Li Hongbo: Ocean of Flowers

Li Hongbol is a Chinese artist who glues thousands and thousands of paper, and then carves them into shapes to make sculptures. This exhibit is knowns as "Ocean of Flowers". This lay out  includes carved pistols, machine guns, and bullets opened up like fans. The peice and title is used to symbolize his opinion of  gun control.  Li States, "The international making and trading of guns is a colossal business, yet superpowers argue that having big guns is a discourages the rapid growth and booming businesses. We have only created more sophisticated killing machines that take lives as easily, and as effortlessly, as picking flowers." 

This picture on the left shows sculpted paper pistols, and how they are stretched and arranged to create the "ocean of flowers"

Li Hongbo: Irons for the Ages, Flowers for the Day

This is the sculpture of “Irons for the Ages, Flowers for the Day” by Li Hongbo. Li Hongbo is a paper sculpture this work is a colorful installation to make an important statement. Each part of the sculpture is made from gun-shaped packs of paper that have been fanned out into delicate, floral patterns. The contrast is meant to represent different dueling forces of war and peace. This sculpture is supposed to explain the conflict around war and weapons. The sculpture is supposed to have people see the beautiful flowers blooming but then also have them see and realize that the flowers are actually made out of weapons. The goal of this installation is to have visitors take a moment to reflect when they come across this sculpture.

Li Hongbo

This piece of artwork by Li Hongbo is called "Soaring through clouds, stumbling through fog." In 2016, Hongbo's gallery entitled "Textbooks" was created. This specific sculpture was built from binder clips, textbooks, and classroom materials. I like this sculpture because Li Hongbo was able to use the entire room to create it. I like how Hongbo uses the binder clips to make it feel like you are actually soaring through clouds.