Projects
Hsiao-Chi & Kimiya: The Lion
WARDOUR STREET: THE GATEWAY TO CHINATOWN
Photos: David Bushell
Chinatown Arts Space and Shaftesbury PLC are delighted to announce Hsiao-Chi Tsai from Taiwan and Kimiya Yoshikawa from Japan as the winners of the £20,000 Wardour Street Sculpture commission with their collaborative proposal ‘The Lion’. This exciting new commission encapsulates the vibrancy and diversity of Chinatown and its community. The sculpture will be installed for up to 10 years on the corner of Wardour Street and Shaftesbury Avenue at the unveiling on 8th April 2009.
‘The Lion’ is a striking contemporary interpretation of a traditional Chinese symbol of greeting and guardianship. Made of jesmonite, brightly coloured Perspex and treated steel, the colour and pattern of The Lion represent the diversity of East Asians living and working in the UK.
David Tse Ka-shing (Creative Director of Chinatown Arts Space): ‘This is a vibrant, playful, modern interpretation of a traditional East Asian icon using colourful Perspex material, and will be a striking addition to Chinatown's increasing public artwork. The sculpture marks one entrance into Chinatown and will be in situ for up to 10 years, a welcome cultural icon in the West End amidst the busy landscape of advertising jostling for people's attention.’
Hsiao-Chi Tsai & Kimiya Yoshikawa graduated from the Royal College of Art in 2006 with Tsai specialising in Textiles and Yoshikawa in Sculpture. Tsai & Yoshikawa have also been commissioned by Lewisham Council, London to produce a public sculpture for Catford town centre.
The Marsh Award for Public Sculpture 2009
CAS commission THE LION by Hsiao-Chi Tsai and Kimiya Yoshikawa wins Runner-Up Award in The Marsh Award for Public Sculpture 2009 - click to read the pdf press release.
Below, Hsiao-Chi & Kimiya with Mr. Boris Johnson at the Marsh Award for Excellence in Public Sculpture 2009 ceremony in Whitechapel Gallery, on 16th of November. CAS commission THE LION won the runner-up award.
Also, read a PDF article about THE LION by Dr. Michael Paraskos (The Epoch Times).
WARDOUR STREET: THE GATEWAY TO CHINATOWN
Photos: David Bushell
Chinatown Arts Space and Shaftesbury PLC are delighted to announce Hsiao-Chi Tsai from Taiwan and Kimiya Yoshikawa from Japan as the winners of the £20,000 Wardour Street Sculpture commission with their collaborative proposal ‘The Lion’. This exciting new commission encapsulates the vibrancy and diversity of Chinatown and its community. The sculpture will be installed for up to 10 years on the corner of Wardour Street and Shaftesbury Avenue at the unveiling on 8th April 2009.
‘The Lion’ is a striking contemporary interpretation of a traditional Chinese symbol of greeting and guardianship. Made of jesmonite, brightly coloured Perspex and treated steel, the colour and pattern of The Lion represent the diversity of East Asians living and working in the UK.
David Tse Ka-shing (Creative Director of Chinatown Arts Space): ‘This is a vibrant, playful, modern interpretation of a traditional East Asian icon using colourful Perspex material, and will be a striking addition to Chinatown's increasing public artwork. The sculpture marks one entrance into Chinatown and will be in situ for up to 10 years, a welcome cultural icon in the West End amidst the busy landscape of advertising jostling for people's attention.’
Hsiao-Chi Tsai & Kimiya Yoshikawa graduated from the Royal College of Art in 2006 with Tsai specialising in Textiles and Yoshikawa in Sculpture. Tsai & Yoshikawa have also been commissioned by Lewisham Council, London to produce a public sculpture for Catford town centre.
The Marsh Award for Public Sculpture 2009
CAS commission THE LION by Hsiao-Chi Tsai and Kimiya Yoshikawa wins Runner-Up Award in The Marsh Award for Public Sculpture 2009 - click to read the pdf press release.
Below, Hsiao-Chi & Kimiya with Mr. Boris Johnson at the Marsh Award for Excellence in Public Sculpture 2009 ceremony in Whitechapel Gallery, on 16th of November. CAS commission THE LION won the runner-up award.
Also, read a PDF article about THE LION by Dr. Michael Paraskos (The Epoch Times).
