{"id":368503,"date":"2022-05-04T12:50:00","date_gmt":"2022-05-04T16:50:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/?p=368503"},"modified":"2022-05-05T18:24:57","modified_gmt":"2022-05-05T22:24:57","slug":"huang-yulong-sculpture","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/huang-yulong-sculpture\/","title":{"rendered":"To Make This Bronze Sculpture, Huang Yulong Completely Lost Himself"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/art\/sculptures\/figurative-sculptures\/huang-yulong-be-my-side-ii-bronze-sculpture-aluminum-bench-limited-8-editions-2020\/id-a_8446122\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"950\" height=\"482\" src=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/Be_My_Side_2015-crop-950x482.jpeg\" alt=\"Huang Yulong\u2019s &quot;Be My Side&quot; sculpture of a bronze figure on a bench\" class=\"wp-image-397588\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/Be_My_Side_2015-crop-950x482.jpeg 950w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/Be_My_Side_2015-crop-690x350.jpeg 690w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/Be_My_Side_2015-crop-120x61.jpeg 120w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/Be_My_Side_2015-crop-768x390.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/Be_My_Side_2015-crop.jpeg 1318w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 950px) 100vw, 950px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/creators\/huang-yulong\/art\/\">Huang Yulong<\/a>\u2019s &#8220;Be My Side&#8221; series (2015\u201320) puts a whole new spin on the term <em>benchwarmer<\/em>. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/creators\/huang-yulong\/art\/?q=be%20my%20side\">Each sculpture<\/a>, available in a limited edition of eight, features a faceless bronze figure seated in a distinctive pose on an aluminum park-style bench.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;I took half a year to &#8216;shape&#8217; the concept,&#8221; puns the well-known Chinese sculptor, who uses a blend of bronze and crystals to conjure his anonymous marvels, speaking on a video call. &#8220;I was sitting alone on a bench one day, struggling with the idea of \u200b\u200ba new sculpture, when the idea struck me.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>His epiphany was a sculptural reflection of himself. 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