Li-Jen Shih
Changhua County, Taiwan
Taiwanese artist Li Jen Shih is best known for his King Kong Rhino made from
metal. “Rhino, a specific endangered species, calls for love and protection
as well as emblems both perseverance and obstinacy,” he has said, “Putting
togethermycaretoenvironmentandessenceofcivilization,Ihavemadeworks
that
concern with both nature and human situation, my own life experience has been
reflected by and being transformed into my artworks.” Through the image of
rhinoceros, he established his own art form and found their own spot within the
grand space. They have all the features such as environmental, social, public, and
regional characteristics that the contemporary art calls for. His rhinos (artworks)
were exhibited at the Venice Biennale in 2017 and 2018.
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