ZHAN WANG | Artificial Rock

Fine Art Auctions, Miami, 4 December 2014, Lot 13
Acquired from the above sale by the present owner

Hally Wolhander, "Hot Metal," Surface Magazine, 2014, p. 70

This work is in very good and sound condition overall. Under very close inspection, there are minute and unobtrusive surface scratches visible. Under further close inspection, there is evidence of wear and handling to the extreme edges of the protruding elements, as well as scattered evidence of burnishing and oxidation, most notably on the lower half of the sculpture.
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Zhan Wang uses a variety of media—sculpture, installation, photography, and video—to create works that address and play with ideas about landscape and the environment. The artist's most well-known work is a series of artificial rock sculptures, which replicate the rocks found in the gardens of traditional Chinese scholars, but are cast in industrial materials like stainless steel and chrome, transforming something traditional into something modern.

Executed in 2000, this work is accompanied by a certificate of authenticity signed by the artist.