2010 - 2013

Sculpture: Bronze

In Bronze Totem, Liu used a house-shaped wood sculpture as the maquette for a cast bronze piece. The nuances of the original wood sculpture are still visible in the bronze, but the heaviness of the new material gives the structure a sense of gravitas and permanence, as if it were a memorial to the idea of home, rather than a functioning home itself. An appendage juts out from the side of the house like a precarious and oversized eave. It is intended to signify the weight of past experiences and the impact that these experiences have on the evolution toward one’s present state of being.

Written by Dr. Jennifer Field