Large Work

“Sunrise” 2.25 meters x 13 meters stone public art project Quyang City Central Park

“Sunrise” and “Song Dynasty Landscape” maquettes for cast iron sculptures
Up to 1 meter tall

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“Longquan Hands” by Marc Leuthold
The new forms in Leuthold’s installation in the exhibition are derived from the squeezing of clay in the hand. Over 100 visitors to the artist’s Longquan studio were invited to squeeze clay including the mayor, the repairman, the cleaner, and artists. A leader asked if he could sign the clay he had squeezed in hands. I suggested he shouldn’t so the focus here in China would remain on an ideal where every person matters. These beautiful forms, some glazed and some unglazed, hang above and around circular sculptures. When trying to get close to the circular sculptures, viewers may inadvertently collide with the suspended squeezed forms causing them to chime. In the Taoist tradition, the ringing of bells and the playing of music has special significance, as it is both an instrument in the temple and a medium to evoke reverence for the spiritual.