Chapter 6: Curatorial label for "Medusa"

Episode 6 February 28, 2023 00:01:22
Chapter 6: Curatorial label for "Medusa"
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Chapter 6: Curatorial label for "Medusa"

Feb 28 2023 | 00:01:22

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This chapter is the text written by curator Heather Anderson for Medusa. It is a minute and a half minutes long. 

Ed Pien drew with a knife to create this shimmering tentacular tree with human figures amongst its branches. In 2004, Pien, who immigrated from Taiwan to Canada as a child, made a research trip to China where he encountered a spectacular cut-paper piece while visiting a temple. He began experimenting with the ancient Chinese art of papercutting, which dates back to the Northern and Southern Dynasties (385-581 AD).  

The monumental tree, figures and ropes in Medusa reference La pendaison (1633), a renowned etching by French artist Jacques Callot and American artist Nancy Spero’s Maypole: Take No Prisoners (2008), a sculpture comprising a central pole hung with colourful ribbons and cut aluminum heads. While Medusa shares these artworks’ indictment of violence, Medusa is also inspired by Pien’s experience of fireflies amongst ancient trees in Italy: a captivating homage to trees as more-than-human beings. 

Please move to the next stop. It is a straight line to your right for 7 metres. At the stop, turn left.

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Speaker 0 00:00:00 Chapter six, curatorial label for Medusa. This chapter is the text written by curator Heather Anderson. For Medusa. It is one and a half minutes long. Speaker 1 00:00:11 Ed p drew with a knife to create the shimmering tentacular tree with human figures amongst its branches. In 2000 4:00 PM who immigrated from Taiwan to Canada as a child, made a research trip to China where he encountered a spectacular cut paper While visiting a temple, he began experimenting with the ancient Chinese art of paper cutting, which dates back to northern and southern dynasties. 3 85 to 5 81 A. The monumental tree figures and ropes. In Medusa reference Le Deon, 1633, A renowned etching by French artist Jack. Hello and American artist, Nancy Spiros, maple Take No Prisoners. 2008, A sculpture comprising of central pole hung with colorful ribbons and cut aluminum heads. One. Medusa shares these artwork's indictment of violence. Medusa is also inspired by PM's experience of fireflies amongst ancient trees in Italy, a captivating homage to trees as more than human beings. Speaker 0 00:01:14 Please move to the next stop. It is a straight line to your right for seven meters at the stop turn left.

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