Yue Minjun

each: inscribed in Pinyin, titled, dated 2005, and numbered 1/25 (3/25)

Private Collection, USA

The work is generally in good condition.
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The terracotta warrior sculptures by Yue Minjun demonstrate a blend of historical implications and the potency of the self-image. They are fashioned to mirror the historical army of terracotta warriors found in the tomb of Qin Shi Huangdi, one of China's most influential emperors. These warriors, originally created as funerary art and buried with the Qin emperor, make up an imposing army of 8,000 and each individual sculpture is crafted with unique human characteristics. Yue Minjun's contemporary warriors, unlike the original terracotta soldiers, all bear the same facial characteristics and pose. These figures are reminiscent of ideological aesthetics found in older Chinese art. Their exaggerated limbs and large heads give the sculptures a touch of modernity. These sculptures are made of bronze and represent a unified force, the power of self-image, and the many contradictions that contemporary China faces as it continues to develop into the twenty-first century.