Mini Apple China Ed. 2018 - Or, 2018

by Li Lihong

Sculpture : steel 2.6 x 2 x 2 inch

$226
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Numbered and limited to 300 copies

3 copies available

Signature

Artwork signed in the mold

Authenticity

Sold with certificate of Authenticity from the gallery

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Dimensions cm inch

2.6 x 2 x 2 inch Height x Width x Depth

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The sculpture cannot be displayed outdoors


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Pop Art

Asian art

Asia

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Dragon

Artwork sold in perfect condition

Artwork location: France

Edition "Art for all" by Galerie Loft

2018, Fonte de métal argentée,
D.5 × H. 6,2 cm, 435 grammes,
Édition à 300 ex.
Dim. de la boite : 8,5 x 8 x 7 cm,
Certificat d'authenticité inclus.

As he explores the cultural and social impact between east and west Li Lihong starts in 2007 several series of ceramics such as “Mac Donald’s - China” or “Nike - China”. These works will project him on the international artistic scene. His apple “Apple - China”, is clearly one of his most famous works. In transforming the logo of the famous American company into sculptures, that are either silver or gold, adorned with traditional Chinese patterns (dragons, clouds...), he symbolizes perfectly the complex relations of these two great economical powers, between confrontation and fusion, dialogue and contradiction.

In this Art For All collection, Li Lihong has made and edition of this mythical work in an accessible format, proving us how much the message carried out in his work isn’t limited to size and in this case can even be concentrated in the palm of our hands.
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About the Artist
Born in 1974 in Jingdezhen, a city that has been considered for centuries as the world capital of porcelain, LI LIHONG started his training of the arts of ceramics at a very young age under the supervision of the great master Qin Xiling. Even if his work finds inspiration in the traditional royal porcelains, that have made the reputation of his village, Li Lihong conceives his works with a completely contemporary approach. He reinvents Chinese porcelain in a radical manner; after having taken in all the different international influences (publicity, consumer society...) that the Chinese assimilated after the implantation on their territory of worldwide firms such as Coca-Cola or Mac Donald’s in the 1980’s.
With these hybrid works of art Li Lihong transcribes all the ancestral quality of traditional Chinese porcelain now affixed to new shapes born from the meeting of east and west, creating genuine modern icons, that are surprising, fragile and poetic.
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Li Lihong

Li Lihong

China  • 1974

Emerging artists

Li Lihong comes from the Jiangxi province, more precisely from the famous village Dezhen Jin where the royal porcelain of China has been produced for centuries.

He has learned the art of ceramics with master Qin Xiling. Unlike the work of his master, which is more traditional, Li lihong is inspired by the great Chinese ceramics, but with a contemporary touch.

Inspired by this millenary tradition, surrounded by the greatest ceramic artists in China, Li Lihong has always dreamed of becoming a ceramic artist, as his illustrious ancestors and his teacher, master Qin Xiling, while adding a modern touch to his works.

Absorbing all the influences of contemporary society, from advertising to the consumer culture (with the arrival in China of large firms such as Coca-Cola or McDonald's in the '80s ), he captures in his ceramic works the ancestral quality of porcelain and the confrontation between tradition and modernity and between the East and the West. His sculptures, most often golden or silver (and more rarely, white or colored) incorporate the blue and white aesthetic of traditional porcelain decoration. 

Using experimental techniques, Li Lihong achieves this surprising mix of minimalist shapes, geometrical and curved lines, and goes beyond the limits of traditional ceramics. Through elements of daily life, he expressed as well, through his visual language, the changes in the Chinese society and its capacity to assimilate various cultures to which it is faced.


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