May Jiang

Baku

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“Legends say that the Baku will come into the child's room and devour the bad dream, allowing the child to go back to sleep peacefully.”
— Wikipedia

My work inspiration comes from my wish to eliminate nightmares. I visualise Japan's mythical beast, Baku, entering my dream to help and devour nightmares for me.

The content of my work reflects on the meaning of what everything is moving towards a good trend.

I consider sculpture art as an excellent form of artistic expression: intuitive and visible. My work consists of two sculptures. I use resin and bronze as materials for casting my sculpture figures with a certain spatial-visual effect. They stand opposite each other, gaze onto another self, contradicting and balancing.

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This work explores different themes and determines the different materials and textures.

The bronze version of my work represents a dream world. It has been oxidised to produce vivid colours which generate when the bronze is heated.

The resin version is a reality. Broken glass attaches to the sculpture's surface, shimmering and twinkling along with the glass's gapes with an icy sadness. The reality is as complex and diverse as broken glasses.

 
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