Chinese
Competition Academy Award
"Future City"Zhang Guanqiao
Picture Appreciation
Video Appreciation
Work Description

The establishment and development of a city for a nation revolve around its own historical and cultural context. Traditional Chinese architecture and the architecture of different countries, as well as buildings from different periods, serve as historical coordinates of culture, representing the characteristics of different eras. The features of traditional architecture are not only pursued by a minority elite but also by society as a whole. The advancement of science and technology symbolizes the progress of human society, and symbols of modern technology represent the characteristics of a new era. The transformation of a city is inseparable from the inheritance and innovation of traditional culture. How to be rooted in tradition without being confined to traditional styles, and how to develop modern aesthetic forms and concepts based on traditional forms of beauty are questions that contemporary people should consider. Behind the formal symbols lies a contemporary way of life and understanding.

 

The artwork "Future City" combines the intention of traditional Chinese city gates with circuit board elements, presenting a structure that embodies the characteristics of a corner of a city. Through this, I express my artistic imagination and interpretation of the appearance of a future city. The cyberpunk style alludes to a cognitive mode of one's own life under the control of high-tech elements such as technology, virtual reality, and electronics.

Expert Reviews

Zhang Songtao (Dean of the Sculpture and Public Art College, Hubei Academy of Fine Arts):

The combination of the grandeur of traditional architecture and the futuristic cyberpunk style in this artwork is highly imaginative in portraying a sense of cosmic space in the new future.