Jingshi Rock Introduction
The white marble, like silk satin, curls into a rectangular window resembling a "回" character. The rigidity of the stone and the softness of the surfaces spiral infinitely, forming a cycle similar to the birth and death in nature. As the gaze shifts, the rectangle transforms into a triangle, disappearing and reappearing, and the carved space creates a viewing window. Through this window, the scenery and meaning behind the sculpture merge with the work, interlinked, presenting infinite landscapes! Creator introduction: Artist: Karen Van Ohm Personal Experience: 2011 - Norway 2011 - Oslo Sculpture Park 2011 - Germany, 10th Jahre Bildhauer Workshop 2011 - BenQ International Sculpture Workshop Creative Journey: Pietrasanta is a small town located at the foot of the Apuan Alps in the province of Lucca, Tuscany, Italy, just a few kilometers from Carrara. It is known as the "Little Athens" of Italy because artists from around the world have come here for centuries to create their stone or bronze sculptures. Since the 15th century, Pietrasanta has been renowned for its marble, and the tradition of excellent stone masons has always been strong, with a large supply of high-quality bronze suitable for artistic creation. To this day, sculptors still come to Pietrasanta to rent a space in workshops for their long or short-term creations. However, today, precise computer instruments are used as creative tools, and the scenes of traditional carving with hammers and chisels have vanished. This small town has always held significance for my work, as the craftsmen’s knowledge, the countless types of stone, and the stone carving tradition closely tied to the lives of the local people in Pietrasanta are all sources of inspiration for me. This world is made of stone, and my favorite among them is granite. Granite originates from molten magma, a flowing substance made up of a mixture of melted rock beneath the Earth's surface. As the magma cools slowly under constant pressure, it evolves into crystals formed from different minerals; these minerals give color to the stone, which explains the myriad colors of granite. These stones were formed thousands of years ago deep beneath the Earth's crust.
