Artist Name
Kua Cheow Khoon Ken
柯凱棟

Title
Wu – 悟 Awaken

Year Produced
2022

Medium / Material
Mixed media

Size of Artwork
53 x 53 x 23 cm

Artwork Statement

Awareness – synonyms for the word ‘Rekindle’. This sculpture depicts the 3D structure inspired by the Chinese calligraphy strokes of the Chinese character “Wu” 悟. The small silhouette figure depicts the story character of the Monkey King – Sun WuKong in the renowned Chinese Literature “Journey to the West” –《 西游记》
Awareness 悟 refers to the awaken idea of Self / Non-Self, and its relation with its surrounding – both physical and psychological aspects

觉-”重燃”一词的同义词。这件雕塑描绘的是受中国书法笔画启发的汉字“悟”的3D结构。小人影塑造的是中国文学名著《西游记》中的孙悟空。
觉悟指的是指对自我/非我的观念的觉醒，以及它与周围环境的关系——包括身体和心理方面。