Al Weiwei is an activist and contemporary artist. In fact, he is one of the most famous Chinese artist. Weiwei created this sculpture known as "Tree" in 2010. The medium of this sculpture is dead dry branches and several different types of tree trunks and roots. I find it intriguing that the he made this tree sculpture out of what a tree is composed of. I enjoy this sculpture because the medium he used allowed him to add texture and detail to make it truly look like a tree. However, even though you can tell it is a tree, it looks like a very old dead tree. Apparently, Weiwei used dead branches/roots/trunks to symbolize the rapid growth of urbanization in China, which resulted in harming nature.
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