A Walking Man
Wang Luyan
王鲁炎
Production date
1997
Media
steel
Measurements
95 x 20.5 x 70 cm
Notes
The sculpture ‘A Walking Man’, inspired by Wang Luyan’s recurring theme of paradox, appears at first sight to be simply a representation of a walking male figure, made of old screws, bolts and machine parts. The paradox is that it is impossible to know whether he is walking forwards or backwards. The figure is striding – but in which direction? Wang Luyan’s mechanical walking figures made from jammed, static gears and machine parts, illustrate his sense of the powerlessness of the individual in contemporary society.
Accession number
2005.002