- Shi Jinsong
Shi Jinsong (born 1969,
Hubei ,China ) is an artist based inWuhan andBeijing . He studied at Hubei Academy of Fine Arts. [ [http://www.chambersfineart.com/en/contemp/sjinsong-bio.html Biography] , Chambers Fine Art]He is particularly known for his debut "Na Zha Baby Boutique" exhibition, a series of
stainless steel sculptures depicting baby accessories - rattle, cot, stroller, etc - made from razor-sharp blades (Na Zha is a child warrior deity inChinese mythology ). Chambers Fine Art described this work as a "dialogue, at once menacing and ironic, between the forms of mythic Chinese culture and modern day globalization". He returned to this theme for his "Secret Book of Cool Weapons", which portrayed corporatelogo s such as the NikeSwoosh asmartial arts weapons. [ [http://www.chambersfineart.com/en/calendar/2006-2.html Na Zha Baby Boutique] , Chambers Fine Art catalogue]Shi has shown work internationally in many exhibitions including "Shanghai Cool: Creative Reproduction" at the
Shanghai Duolun Museum of Modern Art , "Mahjong" atKunstmuseum Bern inSwitzerland , "Alors, La Chine?" at thePompidou Center inParis , and "Too Much Flavour" atChambers Fine Art inNew York .References
External links
* [http://www.saatchi-gallery.co.uk/artists/shi_jinsong.htm Shi Jinsong] , Saatchi Gallery
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