Luxury house glitters in gold
Dior show exhibits a prism of art, individuality and the universal beauty of precious metal, Lin Qi reports.
Wang Yuyang, however, uses gold to accentuate his mixed feelings about the moon and reflections on what is real or not in Lady Dior Bag, a commissioned Lady Dior bag on show featuring the moon, a recurring motif that Wang has been exploring.
"My longtime interest in the moon dwells on its various imageries in the past and present, East and West — the moon in Chinese mythology and folklore I heard in childhood, with rich cultural connotations delivering a mystic, romantic and poetic feeling, and the scientific revelations of the moon in lunar probe and research, in which I have gained new knowledge after attending school."
He says that contrast — the perceptions of the moon in objective and subject worlds — has led him to question reality.
"In the dark of night, what people know best is the moon that guides them. I gave this moon a new dimension, and it brought out colors of unexpected beauty.
"The Lady Dior may offer you new possibilities but it (the moon) remains the same."
