SHAN SHAN SHENG

With Artworks installed in four of the world‘s tallest buildings, as well as other major works of architecture, Shan Shan Sheng is truly an artist of great accomplishment. From the city where she was born, Shanghai, to an American city known for its architecture, Chicago, to the bicultural city of Hong Kong, Sheng is an artist whose universal messages can be appreciated anywhere in the world.

In 1982, Shan Shan Sheng came to United States to pursue her academic and artistic interests by attending Mount Holyoke College and the University of Massachusetts at Amherst, where she earned her Master of Fine Arts Degree, and continued to Harvard University as an artist-in-residence for two years. Now she lives and works in San Francisco. In 1989, she was an official artist for the Asian Art Festival in Chicago, she was one of a hundred distinguish career women for the city of Chicago. In her 25 years as a professional artist, she has spent the last 18 years working in the public art field. She has now completed over 30 large-scale projects in the states of California, Arizona, Massachusetts, Florida, New Mexico, Utah, Texas, Oklahoma and the cities of Chicago, Miami, Denver, Nashville and Charlotte as well as the international cities of Shanghai, Beijing, Taipei, Hong Kong, London and Venice. Her public art project “Ocean Wave” at port of Miami was awarded the best public art project by Americans for the Arts in 2007. In 2009, Sheng‘s artwork “Bamboo Forest” at high speed train station, in Hsinchu, Taiwan, was awarded the best public art project by Minister of Culture, Taiwan.

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“SEA OF KNOWLEDGE” Richard Desich SMART Center, Lorain County Community College

Artist Shan Shan Sheng created her work „Sea of Knowledge“ to fully integrate into Richard Desich SMART Center. She worked side by side with our studio to create the work that acts as an inspirational metaphor, suggesting a beautiful educational journey and boundless exploration expressed in a bright gradient of color.

„Wave of Knowledge“ measures 14 feet high, 150 feet long.

It is the visual and thematic counterpart to the outdoor sculpture „Open Door“. It is an illuminated portal, a door of vivid, colored glass. It is a symbol of a bright transformation and adventure that begins with creative, innovative education. Measuring 15 feet high, 8 feet across and 2 feet deep.

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"Open Door" and "Wave of knowledge"
Lorain County Community College, Elyria, USA

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"Blooming"
Shen Zhen, China

"AUF DER SUCHE NACH DEM LICHT DER WELT"

Kabinettscheibe zur Ausstellung "Auf der Suche nach dem Licht der Welt"

Die Werke sind einem Projekt zu verdanken, das wir im Jahr 1996 ins Leben gerufen haben. Wir forderten Künstler aus aller Welt auf, sich an einer Ausstellung zum Thema "Auf der Suche nach dem Licht der Welt" zu beteiligen. Die einzige Vorgabe für die Glasbilder war deren Format von 45 x 45 cm. Ansonsten sollten ihrer Kreativität keine Grenzen gesetzt werden. Rund 40 Künstler sagten daraufhin ihre Teilnahme zu. Mittlerweile sind mehr als 300 Künstler/innen beteiligt.

Ohne Titel, 2016

Die Auflage beträgt 20 Stück, 45 x 45 cm, jede Scheibe ist nummeriert und signiert.

Preis: 1.050,00 € inkl. 19% MwSt.

Technik:
Floatglas, Malerei und Airbrush-Malerei mit keramischen Farben