Xia's pieces reveal complex process of creating them

Updated: 2016-06-28 09:29

By Lin Qi(China Daily)

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Xia's pieces reveal complex process of creating them

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His works show viewers his methods and his thinking process. The combined power of the numerous components gives a glimpse of his playful mind as well.

"He (Xia) manages to keep a distance from the naive cartoon style to build a new world of his own, a world merging sculptures and game, which is rare in the current art scene of China," says Sui Jianguo, who was Xia's teacher while he was pursuing a master's degree at the Central Academy of Fine Arts a few years ago.

Xia attempts to lead people to one-to-one communication in a fragmented world that is being controlled by both wired and wireless networks.

"We are living in two worlds, the real and cyber. People spend more time in the latter-just look at what they do on the subway, few talking and a lot of playing and chatting over smartphones," he says.

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