Contemporary Sculpture. Title: Echoes of Us-Bronze, by Gao Feng, Bronze, Vancouver Fine Art Gallery.

Artwork Description

Description: This two-part sculpture features abstracted human forms derived from the same original clay model. One was enlarged, the other reduced by hand, creating a tension between similarity and difference. Both pieces are cast in golden bronze with a slight metallic sheen, finely polished, and rhythmically composed. They retain anatomical structure while embracing an aesthetic of fragmentation. The sculpture is highly adaptable—the angles and distances between the two figures can be freely adjusted based on the exhibition space, allowing them to express intimacy, dialogue, separation, or coexistence. The form floats between classical and contemporary, realism and abstraction, constructing an open-ended bodily narrative. Statement: Echoes of Us draws inspiration from the fragmented Greek sculpture Venus at the Water’s Edge while engaging with deeper themes of homosexuality, narcissism, and bodily identity. Created in clay between 1999 and 2000 and cast in bronze in 2015, this work marks an important phase in Gao Feng’s early sculptural practice. This “split body” pair echoes the self and the other—they may be lovers, reflections, former selves, or emotional projections. Their disproportionate sizes highlight the emotional tension of relationships—simultaneously close and distant, similar yet misaligned. The variable display allows viewers to participate, turning the piece into a vessel of emotion and a psychological stage. The broken forms suggest historical incompleteness and allude to obscured identities within dominant narratives. This is not just a sculpture of two bodies—it is a resonance between love and the self, echoing in space. View more of our Contemporary artworks and Old Masters artworks

Echoes of Us

Name: Vancouver Fine Art Gallery
Address: 2233 Granville St, Vancouver, BC, V6H 3G1, CA
Telephone: 778-737-9888

ByGao Feng

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L.E. 1/8, Bronze, 2015, (Pair)

13 x 9.5 x 12 in | 33 x 24 x 31 cm

9.5 x 9 x 7 in | 24 x 23 x 17 cm

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Artist Biography

Gao Feng – Sculptor, born in Liaoning, China, 1972. Gao Feng graduated from the Sculpture Department of Lu Xun Academy of Fine Arts in 1996 and earned his Master of Fine Arts (MFA) from the Academy of Arts & Design, Tsinghua University in 2009. Since 2002, he has been teaching in the Sculpture Department at the College of Fine Arts, Shenyang University. He currently lives and works between Vancouver and Shenyang.

Gao Feng – Sculptor, born in Liaoning, China, 1972.

Gao Feng graduated from the Sculpture Department of Lu Xun Academy of Fine Arts in 1996 and earned his Master of Fine Arts (MFA) from the Academy of Arts & Design, Tsinghua University in 2009. Since 2002, he has been teaching in the Sculpture Department at the College of Fine Arts, Shenyang University. He currently lives and works between Vancouver and Shenyang.

Rooted in traditional Chinese philosophy and cultural heritage, Gao Feng’s sculptural language actively engages with contemporary issues and global aesthetics. Guided by the principle of “encountering the ancients, the West, the divine, and the people,” his practice blends classical thought with modern sensibility.

His materials—ranging from bronze and paper to mixed media—are not merely technical choices, but conceptual tools. Through refined craftsmanship and philosophical depth, Gao explores themes such as cultural continuity, spiritual introspection, identity, and the tensions between tradition and innovation.

Gao Feng’s works often reflect a contemplative quality, combining symbolic form with poetic abstraction. His approach invites viewers to reflect on the relationship between material and soul, the ancient and the present, the East and the West.

His major series include Confucianism, Buddhism, and Taoism, A Changed World, Lotus Emerging, Studies on Appropriationism, and Diving in the Sea, Soaring in the Sky. His work has been exhibited in China, Canada, and internationally, and is held in both public and private collections.

Through decades of teaching and artistic exploration, Gao Feng has become an influential figure in bridging traditional Eastern values with contemporary artistic discourse.

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