Untitled
Collection:UAL Art Collection
Date: 2000
Artist: Mandy Wan
Dimensions:
Framed size: 119 x 91 cm
Medium: Digital print
Object number: UAC 366
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DescriptionMandy Wan studied MA Printmaking at Camberwell College of Arts. She says:
'I am currently working on the historical, cultural and social influences of the practice of foot binding, which began in the royal palaces in the mid-10th century and lasted almost one thousand years until 1949 when it was outlawed by Chinese communist government.
I made a rubber mould from the original lotus shoe, then I used plaster to make a lot of shoes from the mould. Next I took the black and white photos from them before I made the inkjet print. The inkjet print was printed in colour although the original print was black and white.
Although I had already made a series of small woodcuts based on Chinese foot binding, I wanted to continue with the same theme and try to push the idea further. I tried to achieve this by the introduction of photographic images, computer inkjet and also by experimenting with the medium of etching on photopolymer plates. I planned to work in a large scale because I thought it would be interesting to juxtapose them with the tiny feet.'
'I am currently working on the historical, cultural and social influences of the practice of foot binding, which began in the royal palaces in the mid-10th century and lasted almost one thousand years until 1949 when it was outlawed by Chinese communist government.
I made a rubber mould from the original lotus shoe, then I used plaster to make a lot of shoes from the mould. Next I took the black and white photos from them before I made the inkjet print. The inkjet print was printed in colour although the original print was black and white.
Although I had already made a series of small woodcuts based on Chinese foot binding, I wanted to continue with the same theme and try to push the idea further. I tried to achieve this by the introduction of photographic images, computer inkjet and also by experimenting with the medium of etching on photopolymer plates. I planned to work in a large scale because I thought it would be interesting to juxtapose them with the tiny feet.'