Cross Hands
1988
310x300x100 cm
Bronze
in front of the entrance of College of Medicine, Cheng-Hsing Campus.
The gesture imitates the performance of Peking Opera and presents it in a simple and neat way. Horizontally held hands and upright body seem to form a solid and steady cross, creating an image of the sublime in tranquility in terms of the overall shape. It demonstrates a feeling of upright and steadiness.
Artist
朱銘 Ju, Ming 1938~
Born in Tongxiao, Miaoli, 1938, Ju, Ming was originally called Ju, Chuan-Tai. When he was 15 years old, he learned from the sculptor Lee, Chin-Chuan and thus started his career of sculpture. In 1969, he began to learn from Yang, Ying-Feng in the age of 31 and gradually ...More
