Chao Er Tai

1988後

Well

POST WINGS

In Zhao Er-dai's three-dimensional creation, "Gazing" is not an external expression of emotion, but rather a state of inward convergence. This work uses the female body as a prototype, yet deliberately avoids specific identities and narratives, choosing instead to convey a state of viewing that oscillates between stillness and perception through posture, proportion, and line.

The figure in the work adopts a straight and upright standing posture, with the body proportions intentionally elongated and the lines slender and restrained, creating a nearly vertical tension reminiscent of Western modern sculpture; however, its overall character still retains the Eastern feminine qualities of restraint and subtlety. This intersection of "Eastern body, Western form" prevents the work from falling into the tradition of figurative representation nor becoming a purely formalist abstraction, establishing a quiet and stable balance between the two cultural contexts.

The figure's head is slightly tilted upwards, with the arms naturally drawn in front of the body, neither pointing towards the outside world nor making an expressive gesture, but instead presenting a state of gazing inward while simultaneously perceiving the world.

None