SCULPTURE “STRONG CONFIDENCE, SINCERE FEELINGS”

(background information)

Technical characteristics

The sculpture is made of stainless steel, known for its high strength, temperature resistance and durability against mechanical damage.

Sculpture dimensions: height – 108 cm, length – 100 cm, thickness – 50 cm.

Along with the solar panels, the sculpture is one of the two contributions from the People’s Republic of China and symbolizes the country’s commitment to fostering confidence and cooperation among the CICA Member States in pursuit of peace and prosperity across the Asian continent and beyond.

The original name of this artwork 信者情真 (pinyin - "xìn zhě qíng zhēn") contains the hieroglyph xìn (信), which, depending on the context, can mean “faith” or “confidence” and is present in the Chinese name of CICA.

The author of this work of art is Professor Wu Weishan, a famous Chinese sculptor and Director of the National Art Museum of China.

Brief information about the sculptor

 

 

Date and place of birth

3 January 1962, Dongtai, Jiangsu Province, China.

 

Other public positions

Vice President of the Chinese Artists Association, President of the Chinese Urban Sculpture Artists Association, Director of the National Advisory Committee on Urban Sculpture Construction, Professor, doctoral supervisor of Chinese philosophy, fine arts and design art. Secretary General of the BRICS Alliance of Art Museums and Galleries and the International Alliance of Museums of the Silk Road.

 

Titles and ranks

Foreign Honorary Member of the Russian Academy of Arts (2011)

Academician of the French Academy of Fine Arts (2018)

 

Education

He graduated from the Faculty of Arts of Nanjing Normal University in 1987. He studied at the postgraduate programme of Peking University, as well as at the Washington University School of Fine Arts in St. Louis (Missouri).

 

Selected works

“Marx” (2018), “Large-scale thematic group of the Memorial Hall of the Victims in Nanjing Massacre by Japanese Invaders”, “Centennial Monument –  Large Monument to the Work-Study Movement in France” (2019), “Dialogue Beyond Time and Space: Leonardo da Vinci and Qi Baishi” (2020), “Confucius” (2017), “Smiling Coubertin” (2017), “Gate of the Soul. Dialogue between Taras Shevchenko and Du Fu” (2017), “The Sleeping Child” (2003). Exhibitions were held in Italy, France, the United Kingdom, Russia, Germany, the USA, Japan, the Republic of Korea, Singapore, etc.

 

Awards

The Pangolin Award of the Royal British Society of Sculptors (2003), the China Arts Award (2011), the gold medal of the Russian Academy of Arts (2016), the Gold Medal of the Louvre International Art Exhibition (2012), the Rockefeller  Award (USA) as the First Award for Person of the Year in Art of China, the Gold Medal of the Union of Artists of the Russian Federation (2016), the Order of Glory of the Foundation of the President of Ukraine (2016), the Gold Medal “Surikov” of the Union of Artists of the Russian Federation (2019), the award “Brilliance of China – Best of the Year in Chinese Culture Promotion 2019” (2019), the Honorary Gold Medal of Leonardo da Vinci (2020).