Chao Er Tai

1988後

Well

POST WINGS

This piece, "Seated Girl," is a three-dimensional figure created by Zhao Erdai using hand-built clay techniques. The work does not strive for accurate proportions of the human form or academic anatomical structure, but instead embraces the natural state of clay as it is pushed, collapsed, and stacked in the artist's hands, shaping an image of a seated girl who is introspective and serene.

The body's lines are intentionally elongated, with a slender neck and a simplified torso, embodying a hybrid quality that straddles the divide between Eastern figure art and Western modern sculpture. The facial expression lacks a clear emotional direction, neither joyful nor sorrowful, existing in a state that is almost "undefined," which draws the viewer's attention to the posture itself rather than any narrative role.

The natural flow traces of the copper-red glaze are a result of the interplay between the materials and the firing temperature during high-temperature production, leaving traces of time, heat, and chance on the surface of the work. This approach is in line with Zhao Erdai's attitude towards "unrefined generation" in his ink painting creations.

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