SHOCKING: Fallen angel spotted in Beijing?
Art lovers were shocked by a 'fallen angel' installation that was unveiled in Beijing this week.
Beijing artists Sun Yuan and Peng Yu have been known to create installations using real cadavers or human fat tissue, and though their newest creation does not include these macabre parts, it’s so realistic and unsettling that it might as well.
The pair are known for blurring the lines between art and reality by using materials such as human body fat in their work.
Their latest piece, entitled 'Angel', has just been installed in China's capital, reported People's Daily Online.
This realistic sculpture, “Angel,” depicts a fallen angel in the form of an old woman, her wings devoid of feathers, that seems to be sleeping or perhaps dead. It was made from silica gel, fibreglass, stainless steel, and woven mesh.
The artist statement on their website cryptically reveals the project’s purpose: highlighting the tension and transition between the supernatural and the mundane. The angel, a transcendent being, has become powerless, unable to carry out God’s will, or to help those who believe in its existence.
To illustrate her fall from grace, the woman also sports featherless wings on her back.
However, these materials are pretty tame for the pair.
They have been known to use human fat tissue, live animals and baby cadavers in order to challenge perceptions about death and the human condition.
The artists say that their latest installation is designed to illustrate the tension and changes between surrealism and realism
In a statement on their website, they explained: 'The angel, a transcendent being, has become powerless, unable to carry out God's will, or to help those who believe in its existence.'
According to biblical sources, Cherubim and Seraphim are the only types of angels that have wings (Exodus 25:20, Ezekiel 10, Isaiah 6). Hebrews 1:14 describes angels simply as spiritual beings; therefore, it is most correct to say that only some angels are winged.
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| The 'Angel' installation by Sun yuan and Peng Yu |
Beijing artists Sun Yuan and Peng Yu have been known to create installations using real cadavers or human fat tissue, and though their newest creation does not include these macabre parts, it’s so realistic and unsettling that it might as well.
The pair are known for blurring the lines between art and reality by using materials such as human body fat in their work.
Their latest piece, entitled 'Angel', has just been installed in China's capital, reported People's Daily Online.
This realistic sculpture, “Angel,” depicts a fallen angel in the form of an old woman, her wings devoid of feathers, that seems to be sleeping or perhaps dead. It was made from silica gel, fibreglass, stainless steel, and woven mesh.
The artist statement on their website cryptically reveals the project’s purpose: highlighting the tension and transition between the supernatural and the mundane. The angel, a transcendent being, has become powerless, unable to carry out God’s will, or to help those who believe in its existence.
To illustrate her fall from grace, the woman also sports featherless wings on her back.
However, these materials are pretty tame for the pair.
They have been known to use human fat tissue, live animals and baby cadavers in order to challenge perceptions about death and the human condition.
The artists say that their latest installation is designed to illustrate the tension and changes between surrealism and realism
In a statement on their website, they explained: 'The angel, a transcendent being, has become powerless, unable to carry out God's will, or to help those who believe in its existence.'
According to biblical sources, Cherubim and Seraphim are the only types of angels that have wings (Exodus 25:20, Ezekiel 10, Isaiah 6). Hebrews 1:14 describes angels simply as spiritual beings; therefore, it is most correct to say that only some angels are winged.
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SHOCKING: Fallen angel spotted in Beijing?
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