#circleofanimals

[godobe]

#CircleOfAnimals/#ZodiacHeads by @aiww at @lacma. 🚶‍♀️ #neighborhoodwalk (at LACMA Los Angeles County Museum of Art) https://www.instagram.com/p/CcT4ddtp1wc/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[carinreich]

Commemorating the beginning of the Chinese New Year and the Year of the Ox, I would like to celebrate one of my most important artistic influences, Ai Wei Wei. Not only is @aiww one of the most brilliant and relevant artists of our time, he is a legendary activist. I have been working with the Zodiac in many forms for over 30 years and Ai seems to be a kindred spirit in his desire to depict the Zodiac in varied forms. In May 2018 Wei Wei’s Circle of Animals/Zodiac Heads came to Denver. He recreates the famous twelve bronze animal heads that once adorned the Zodiac Fountain in Yuan Ming Yuan, the Old Summer Palace in Beijing. Cast around 1750, the original heads were looted by Anglo-French troops who destroyed the Palace in 1860 during the Second Opium War. Seen in the first picture is the Ox. In December 2018 I visited Zodiac, an exhibit at the Jeffrey Deitch Gallery in Los Angeles. The center of the space was filled with 5,929 wooden stools from the Ming (1368-1644) and Qing (1644-1911) dynasties and the Republican period, gathered from villages across northern China. Complementing the stools are the Zodiac works composed from thousands of plastic LEGO bricks. The image on the left is the Ox. During this strange year of isolation and introspection I find myself writing random poetry. In honor of the Year of the Ox here is one entitled ROX: I walk the everyday A glimmer of spirit captures A large white ox Taurean magic Shining Blinded I am By ancient illumination What is your message Recovery Fertility Balance I look again A large grey rock Buried in Sanitas bush . . . #aiweiwei #zodiac #circleofanimals #denverart #jeffreydeitchgallery #losangelesart #ROX #yearoftheox #chinesenewyear #carinreichstudio (at Denver's Civic Center Park) https://www.instagram.com/p/CLNaNE_FYUW/?igshid=1gcrt0oyyd6q9

[bbswenson]

4D Film Screening Ai WeiWei

While watching this Netflix film there was a scene shown where it went completely black and there was some text saying that Ai WeiWei had disappeared. This was because of a government crackdown and the police had taken him from the Beijing’s airport. They then later raided his studio.

After watching this film I realized that freedom of speech is still a huge problem occurring today in our world and Ai WeiWei was proving it with his posts on social media. 

I wish people could understand the problems that people face in a country where freedom of speech isn’t seen as a right. I had no clue that this was occurring and if we could help change it the world would be a better place. 

I didn’t understand some of Ai WeiWei photography such as why he would go around the world giving the middle finger to architecture to start a protest. 

One of my favorite lines is at the start of the movie where he talks about how he has around 40 cats and out of all those cats one can open doors. He is that one “cat” that can open doors to the world and so people can see what is actually happening today.

Ai WeiWei is a guy who puts his life on the line so he can defend freedom of expression. His work consists of taking risks towards personal, professional, and political areas. He test his limits on freedom. 

Read more and check out his art work by clicking the link below.....

https://art21.org/artist/ai-weiwei/?gclid=CjwKCAiAjrXxBRAPEiwAiM3DQuZcy9lmaloKce6IT4Vz7-ZoImaH8MydqgVqbozVPdraiEBNXl5RIRoCz1UQAvD_BwE

[8robinsons]

Close up view... By Chinese artist @aiww circle of animals zodiac heads in denver co had me mesmerized! Bronze heads of a rat tiger ox rabbit dragon snake horse sheep monkey rooster dog and pig. 12 animals of the Chinese zodiac . #8Robinsons #untamedcreativebeings #aiweiwei #circleofanimals #circleofanimalszodiacheads #denvercolorado #downtowndenver #denverciviccenter #sculpture #outdoorart #artinstallation #publicart #chinesezodiac #shengxiao . Shop with us online Www.8robinsons.com Www.supadopefresh.com (at Denver's Civic Center Park) https://www.instagram.com/p/BwmnoT0nFW9/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=10csm1o1owo3g

[8robinsons]

These heads were massive!! By Chinese artist @aiww circle of animals zodiac heads in denver co had me mesmerized! Bronze heads of a rat tiger ox rabbit dragon snake horse sheep monkey rooster dog and pig. 12 animals of the Chinese zodiac . #8Robinsons #untamedcreativebeings #aiweiwei #circleofanimals #circleofanimalszodiacheads #denvercolorado #downtowndenver #denverciviccenter #sculpture #outdoorart #artinstallation #publicart #chinesezodiac #shengxiao . Shop with us online Www.8robinsons.com Www.supadopefresh.com (at Denver's Civic Center Park) https://www.instagram.com/p/Bwmnd_9nPKs/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=jluya6n72o4b

[8robinsons]

By Chinese artist @aiww circle of animals zodiac heads in denver co had me mesmerized! Bronze heads of a rat tiger ox rabbit dragon snake horse sheep monkey rooster dog and pig. 12 animals of the Chinese zodiac . #8Robinsons #untamedcreativebeings #aiweiwei #circleofanimals #circleofanimalszodiacheads #denvercolorado #downtowndenver #denverciviccenter #sculpture #outdoorart #artinstallation #publicart #chinesezodiac #shengxiao . Shop with us online Www.8robinsons.com Www.supadopefresh.com (at Denver's Civic Center Park) https://www.instagram.com/p/BwmnRAEnx_N/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=zn88cmca8gdw

[venusian5]

The signs as Hunter x Hunter Nen types

Enhancer - ♉ Taurus and ♌ Leo

Transmuter - ♊ Gemini and ♓ Pisces

Conjurer - ♍ Virgo and ♑ Capricorn

Emitter - ♈ Aries and ♐ Sagittarius

Manipulator - ♎ Libra and ♋ Cancer

Specialist - ♒ Aquarius and ♏ Scorpio