Jingshi Introduction
The white marble shifts into a rectangular window shaped like the Chinese character "回" (hui), with a texture reminiscent of satin. The rigidity of the stone and the softness of the lines create an endless rotation, akin to the cycle of life and death in nature. As the gaze shifts, rectangles transform into triangles, disappearing and reappearing, and the sculpted space becomes a viewing window. Through this window, the scenery and meanings behind the sculpture merge with the work, intertwined, creating infinite landscapes! Artist Introduction: Author: Karen van Oomen Personal Experience: 2011 - Norway 2011 - Oslo Sculpture Park 2011 - Germany, Tenth Jahre Bildhauer Creation Camp 2011 - BenQ International Sculpture Creation Camp Creation history: Pietrasanta is a small town located on the outskirts of Lucca, Tuscany, Italy, at the foot of the Apuan Alps, just a few kilometers from Carrara. It is known as Italy's "Little Athens" because for centuries, artists from around the world have come here to create their stone or bronze sculptures. Since the 15th century, Pietrasanta has been famous for marble, and the tradition of skilled stonemasons has always thrived here, along with a wealth of high-quality bronze suitable for artistic creation. Even today, sculptors still come to Pietrasanta to rent space in workshops for both long-term and short-term projects. However, the tools have changed, with precision computer instruments now being used, and the days of chiseling with hammers and chisels are long gone. This small town has always held significance for my work; the knowledge of the craftsmen, the countless varieties of stone, and the inseparable relationship between the stone sculpture tradition and the local people are all sources of my inspiration. This world is made of stone, and my favorite among them is granite. Granite itself is formed from magma, a mixture of molten rock beneath the earth's surface. As the magma cools slowly under constant pressure, it evolves into crystals formed from different minerals, which give the stone its color, explaining the presence of colorful granites. These stones were formed thousands of years ago deep beneath the Earth's crust.