tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8369746490352233104.post8889316011460164558..comments2012-10-03T01:50:06.084-07:00Comments on inquiring dolphin: Xu Wentao 徐文涛heinrichhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11609573492317765659noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8369746490352233104.post-36974710408544455522012-05-18T01:07:21.137-07:002012-05-18T01:07:21.137-07:00Xu Wental work is based on the human body as a med...Xu Wental work is based on the human body as a medium to articulate ethical issues - values and taboos such as freedom of opinion, the cloning technology and homosexuality. The manifestation of changes is a key theme of the artist. Changes are essential to today’s culture, economy and science. Xu Wentao questions and criticizes certain developments of contemporary social and human issues.<br />The No series consists of two elements: people's bodies and water. The images of bodies are full of ambiguous sexual components of the tension and desire. This description of sex and desire provokes the ethical order of a civilized society.<br />Furthermore the artist wants to express another conflict: In Xu Wntao’s work the optical refraction is a symbol for unexpected changes caused by the cloning technology. The cloning technology with its uncertainty and ambiguous relations has caused a big discussion about Chinese ethics.heinrichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11609573492317765659noreply@blogger.com