I'm Chinese and I'm totally touched by the profound layers of this work. The Sunflower Seeds are embodiment of Chinese people yet an output by the Chinese people. They form into one massive body; unanimous as a whole, yet if you look really closely, they have their own identities. As sunflower seeds your destiny is to follow the "sun", yet these seeds will never bloom becoz they're not real, their purpose has been stripped off as it was for the people who made them....I could just go on and on about this work....
That's right, that's exact the Chinese people.I always empathy with those people, because they are genuine, but that's not my destiny, I won't follow the "sun", and I know I would be "unsound".
Ai Weiwei has gone to the present and historical heart of Chinese porcelain production, brought people together and given them a paid task to complete, and more importantly made a very powerful statement about the history of the Chinese people all in sunflower seeds. I think its astounding!
yes indeed its astonishing.. He's such a great person ...with so much dept in his art work....his every work speaks for millions of people...I felt heart warmed by his work...I appreciate the work if thousands of people behind this art..there are all true artists...My hats off to all of them...
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Oh man this brings back nostalgia. I had to watch this as part of my art history class in college (in 2011 or 2012). I remember thinking how beautiful this clip was. Today in April 2021, I just randomly recall this and had to urge to watch this again.
Many of the people hired to realize production of Christo's work, didn't understand the concept, but when they hung the Valley Curtain and worked on other projects, the hired non-art workmen, reveled in the results. The same thing is happening here with these millions of porcelain sunflower seeds. People working on the project who don't think about concept or contemporary art, find beauty and meaning in being part of the creation process. Great art goes beyond the art world. It just "is".
I remember seeing this piece when I was 5 years old and I lay in the sunflower seeds. Now I'm am an A Level Art History Student and this is one of the main pieces we learn :)
He's a very brave man to have suffered almost to the point of death at the hands of his government, and yet still continue to make such provocative works. When someone is risking his life to deliver a message, he should at least be listened to, if not agreed with.
truely beautiful! When I look at his work, I'm over whelmed with emotions. To think that one of those sunflower seeds was created by individual people, you really start to appriecate it and it's poetic meaning.
"Art is a tool to set up new questions." To me, that's exactly the value of modern art, even though I dislike or don't understand some of them. Art should be a tool to force us to have an open mind.
For anyone who's confused about why this man has done this act, I'm gonna try and explain, I think his art or the colour that seeps from his work is not the actual sunflower seeds visical form. I think what he's doing is he is reviving culture,history and feeding family's. A town that has no use to a government with no heart. This man with some creativity and a bit of cash has done something quite unique, when this went on expedition we would see sunflower seeds, and when it ends, we won't. But that small town has got so much more from making it possible for some fancy art person to look at that expedition and craft works that means nothing in fact. A seed is something that eventually grows into something beautiful, but this seed is stone so we will never witness the outcome. But it is an inside joke to this man. Because the actual growth will come from the making of the seed, and the outcome the culture bonded around it. That is art from a god who will not get his recognition for many years because lack of understanding and unopened minded people. If you noticed it, then your smart!
As an artist I see this project as political and historical commentary with a measure of public welfare, though I do not view it as "art". Ai Weiwei has a very broad interpretation of the word I do not personally share, and that is OK.
@@recuerdos2457 I wrote that four years ago when I was a dumb 18 year old, haven't checked it since or remembered until you just commented. Nice to see a few likes. However I think I was still correct, most art works on the basis of beauty is in the eye of the beholder, meaning there is no set method to be a "good artist". Looking at China and it's politics now, I would emphasize even further into how one person put his village to work in order to make money, turn it into a tourist hall and preserve culture, potentially playing on the fact that fellow cultured tourists won't know what their really looking at, a sharp contrast painting, or a political movement that's actually prevailing a small villages population, economy and history.
I saw the installation 6 months ago at the Tate. Seeing this video now, knowing that AiWeiWEi is held captive now brought tears to my eyes. FREE AI WEI WEI!!
After the London exhibition, today was my first saw the real thing in Toronto. Completely amazed by how many people put effort into this project, incredible!!!!!
Thank you Al Weiwei because you exhibition "Sunflower SEDDS" universality of her message adjust my thinking about the people in the context of politics and political life. My thanks to the Tate Gallery as Al Weiwei offered the opportunity to present this magnificent work of art and ideas. The video gives the artwork an extra dimension to his understanding and creation of this work of art makes it an integral part.
I am moved nearly to tears by the Sunflower Seeds and what they represent. This art is a powerful statement to the Chinese government and the rest of the world. Ai Weiwei (one man) has made the Chinese government fearful. The Chinese govenment is divided against itself; Divided between, Communism and repression, and Capitalism and Democracy. A house divided against itself cannot stand. The real question is how long will it take and what can we do to help the Chinese people.
Wow, this is truly amazing! So much work went into this project.....and made lots of people happy they had a job. The people who made these sunflower seeds start to finish put lots of love and soul in making them and it shows. Just gorgeous, what a production. Great thinking Mr.Wei Wei! Love from Canada.....I am a great fan of your works. :-) XO
I saw his exhibition five years ago in Knoxville Tennessee. A pile of sunflower seed was the highlight of the exhibition, which I couldn't really understand why at that time. I loved all the other pieces though. And now this explains. Really nice work!!
aiweiwei, you are the fuel of chinese fine art flaring in the art world brilliantly.... as a chinese, as a hong kong people, im so proud of you!! stay stong man, the history will prove you are innocent and you're the greatest modern artist in china!!! luv u!!
In the end when those seeds poor in so big empty place really make me cry, we are just so small piece in our country, in so similar characters and it is really sad
I saw his exhibition five years ago in Knoxville Tennessee. A pile of sunflower seed was the highlight of the exhibition, which I couldn't really understand why. I loved all the other pieces though. And now this explains. Really nice work!!
This is something worth respect. Downright incredible. Though I would feel bad walking on those seeds because of all the hard work those people had put in this artwork. If I met Mr Weiwei, I would take an honest bow as he is a genius. I have only one question - how did he manage to pay all those people? Either way, I hope they are all fine and happy in their small town :)
One needs to understand the meaning of a sunflower seed to the Chinese government to understand why the piece is so sad and why the government doesn't like him.
He is kind of the writer/producer/director in that he envisioned the project, found the resources to make the sunflower seeds, the space the exhibit and coordinated all the other people involved in making the final art piece come together. He gets the credit for creating it, but much like a movie there are many involved in the process of creating art; I guess unlike a movie, not everyone gets included in the credits... however, everyone involved seemed happy to have the work!
Numerous sunflower seeds, highly populated country. Ordinary seeds, ordinary people. Cheap seeds, humble labour. People were led blindly in the past. But each seed, each person are respectable, as each one was made by virtuoso. Feel sorry, but that is what it is. I never had such a big resonance, he made a great definition of one aspect of China.
Stunningly beautiful. Thank you very much for posting this. I but wish an ocean didn't separate my person from the installation. Thank you for allowing momentary insight to the process, the people, and the finished work of art. Excellence!
According to Wikipedia: This massive art installation includes over 100 million porcelain sunflower seeds that cover a 1,000 square metre floor with a depth of 10cm in the Tate Modern's Turbine Hall.
this is totally awesome. think of the beauty of chinese porcelain, the jobs for all these folks, the working conditions, the layers of meaning throughout the project. i am grateful to be able to see this video, would be so exciited to experience the exhibit. heya, lacma????
The poignant process of hard labour, chop stone carry water before art. Chop stone, carry water after art. I had the fortune to purchase these after the exhibit, from an auction online. They are precious to me for the strenuous hard and redundant labour that went into making a simple seed.
But without a good idea there were be no art. In any artwork is an artist and others compoents that helps the final piece to be done :). An artist never can do art individually and Ai Weiwei plays in this artwork with this concept, letting people to do the seeds he don't only create a lot of seed in a Museum. More than that he creates interaction with peaople, work for that village and a new story to tell, like the artist said in the video :).
Love this project. It takes so much to make a people and a work of art. He combines the two. What happened to all the little sculptures after the show?
@MeusOrsa Honestly, I think that process is part of the genius of his work. With all the concerns raised in his work, I in no way doubt the sweat-shop aesthetic is something he seeks to employ. The fact the sunflower seeds were so important to hard working rural people during the revolution creates a rather poetic means to the project!
I can't help myself to stop thinking if any of the workers who made this work possible ever seen the finished installation. It's only fair for them to get paid but I feel like there was a chance to revive an aesthetic transformation among these people.
for me it will cause me to look more carefully at a sunflower seed shell when I eat seeds in shells. the shells are pretty and it is surprising that a plant can produce so many pretty little shells
Like Weiwei, I'm wary of cultural homogenisation. Cultural homogeneity is created by the fear of unemployment, and the sanctions of governments, banks and state forces- it isn't organic. The seeds were a major inspiration for my new song, 'Trouble in the Eurozone' (see my channel), which is an appeal for people to be allowed to choose their lifestyle, and the way in which they are valued.
have been lived in Beijing for 8 years and am now living in London to seek further study and have just visited the exhibition of AI WEIWEI in Royal Academic of Arts. What I want to say about Beijing is, it is quite crowded because there are so many many people there, to seek their future or old dreams, this is where the people, especially the youth can have an opportunity to change what they want. Beijing vs China is like London vs UK. I was taking underground to get off work and go to work, its hard to imagine how bad I feel about the pressure and crowd. However, what can I do? how can I balance my dream and reality? I feel kind of lost in thinking about this. In my field, how can I to expand art? the let more people enjoy the process and beautiful environment in art, that is quite difficult to change, considering the education system, people balance , society, freedom, and social norm about capital and spiritual enjoyment. While I know, every social system has its own ads and disads, you can't ignore Beijing has given to you and help to you even though I know there is much to be done and changed and predicted. Also, people are changing too, so I will give my hope to Beijing.
Having visited the instillation last week (when it was deemed ‘too dangerous’ to walk on) and after seeing this video I have really changed my view on the piece and feel it raises ethical and artistic questions which might have been deliberately generated in the video by its maker (Tate?).
1º) (2000+3000)/2=2500 rmv earny by the chinise girl in the movie. 12:15 2º) 1 Chinese yuan (The Renminbi, RMB) = 0.153132 U.S. dollars 3º) 2500*0.153132= 382.83 U.S. dollars!!! A important point about this great work of Ai Weiwei!!!
Modern Art is as important as classical art. Not only do we get to build on the artistic ability of our previous art masters, but modern art also acts as a means to express shared ideas or movements in our history. Art is not pointless or a waste of time, because Art is the ability to imagine something new and manipulate something to creation. Art is creation and creation is the staple of human ingenuity. btw whats the name of the song played when firing the sunflower seeds?
Imo, he was creating fundamental purpose for his people and showing respect for their hard work. I love that he walks among them, asks about their work, and gets their thoughts about their art or other work. Sad that several said the work was useless, pretty much. They didn't understand his efforts on their behalf. He could have gotten them in America or Mexico, or any other country. He was helping his people survive. Much respect for Ai WeiWei.
You gotta give this man credit for having the guts to speak out against the Chinese government. If only the other billions of Chinese people would do the same thing then maybe there would be more freedom of speech in China.
Thank you for all for your comments, you guys have made my assignment for art a lot easier.
Same, man... just seeing this video's comment section now in 2021 just makes my presentation so much easier. XD (I'll even quote)
Relatable LMAOOO
I'm Chinese and I'm totally touched by the profound layers of this work. The Sunflower Seeds are embodiment of Chinese people yet an output by the Chinese people. They form into one massive body; unanimous as a whole, yet if you look really closely, they have their own identities. As sunflower seeds your destiny is to follow the "sun", yet these seeds will never bloom becoz they're not real, their purpose has been stripped off as it was for the people who made them....I could just go on and on about this work....
Liked your interpretation.
Nice ..my rspx x
And the creator of the art can tread upon them.
This is profound
That's right, that's exact the Chinese people.I always empathy with those people, because they are genuine, but that's not my destiny, I won't follow the "sun", and I know I would be "unsound".
Ai Weiwei has gone to the present and historical heart of Chinese porcelain production, brought people together and given them a paid task to complete, and more importantly made a very powerful statement about the history of the Chinese people all in sunflower seeds. I think its astounding!
+Charles Russell ïs a stupid!
yes indeed its astonishing..
He's such a great person ...with so much dept in his art work....his every work speaks for millions of people...I felt heart warmed by his work...I appreciate the work if thousands of people behind this art..there are all true artists...My hats off to all of them...
+Charles Russell It's crap
+A SAID WEE MAN no it's bulshit.
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Oh man this brings back nostalgia. I had to watch this as part of my art history class in college (in 2011 or 2012). I remember thinking how beautiful this clip was. Today in April 2021, I just randomly recall this and had to urge to watch this again.
I am taking the same Art class, about weiwei work,
@@ElizabethGonzalez-ec5yi which if i may ask? :)
What are you doing after art school?
Many of the people hired to realize production of Christo's work, didn't understand the concept, but when they hung the Valley Curtain and worked on other projects, the hired non-art workmen, reveled in the results. The same thing is happening here with these millions of porcelain sunflower seeds. People working on the project who don't think about concept or contemporary art, find beauty and meaning in being part of the creation process. Great art goes beyond the art world. It just "is".
I remember seeing this piece when I was 5 years old and I lay in the sunflower seeds. Now I'm am an A Level Art History Student and this is one of the main pieces we learn :)
I’m an art history student too!! my teacher gave everyone an authentic sunflower seed from one of his exhibits. my ap test is tomorrow lol
He's a very brave man to have suffered almost to the point of death at the hands of his government, and yet still continue to make such provocative works.
When someone is risking his life to deliver a message, he should at least be listened to, if not agreed with.
As a Chinese, I'm really touched by these sunflower seeds. Through them, I can feel the deep love of Ai weiwei to his people.
Could you elaborate how deep his love to the people?! Thanks
truely beautiful! When I look at his work, I'm over whelmed with emotions. To think that one of those sunflower seeds was created by individual people, you really start to appriecate it and it's poetic meaning.
"Art is a tool to set up new questions." To me, that's exactly the value of modern art, even though I dislike or don't understand some of them. Art should be a tool to force us to have an open mind.
For anyone who's confused about why this man has done this act, I'm gonna try and explain, I think his art or the colour that seeps from his work is not the actual sunflower seeds visical form. I think what he's doing is he is reviving culture,history and feeding family's. A town that has no use to a government with no heart. This man with some creativity and a bit of cash has done something quite unique, when this went on expedition we would see sunflower seeds, and when it ends, we won't. But that small town has got so much more from making it possible for some fancy art person to look at that expedition and craft works that means nothing in fact. A seed is something that eventually grows into something beautiful, but this seed is stone so we will never witness the outcome. But it is an inside joke to this man. Because the actual growth will come from the making of the seed, and the outcome the culture bonded around it. That is art from a god who will not get his recognition for many years because lack of understanding and unopened minded people. If you noticed it, then your smart!
Cameron lots of cash
As an artist I see this project as political and historical commentary with a measure of public welfare, though I do not view it as "art". Ai Weiwei has a very broad interpretation of the word I do not personally share, and that is OK.
You noticed it so that you are smart?! Haha, 😆
It could be art, or It could be just another way of money laundering or kick back… not accusing he s doing that, just saying …
@@recuerdos2457 I wrote that four years ago when I was a dumb 18 year old, haven't checked it since or remembered until you just commented. Nice to see a few likes. However I think I was still correct, most art works on the basis of beauty is in the eye of the beholder, meaning there is no set method to be a "good artist". Looking at China and it's politics now, I would emphasize even further into how one person put his village to work in order to make money, turn it into a tourist hall and preserve culture, potentially playing on the fact that fellow cultured tourists won't know what their really looking at, a sharp contrast painting, or a political movement that's actually prevailing a small villages population, economy and history.
makes me want to cry..so beautiful
did cry
"It is going to be some kind of myth in the history of this town". - Ai WeiWei -12:55
Great process of work!
I saw the installation 6 months ago at the Tate. Seeing this video now, knowing that AiWeiWEi is held captive now brought tears to my eyes.
FREE AI WEI WEI!!
Patience, community involvement, love, art!!!!!!!!
After the London exhibition, today was my first saw the real thing in Toronto. Completely amazed by how many people put effort into this project, incredible!!!!!
One of my favorite gifts my mom has given me is a jar of these seeds. Beautiful video ❤️
Must have taken a very long time. Well done everyone, these certainly look like sunflower seeds :)
This goes beyond my words. What an amazing work of art and what an outstanding community. And what an unbelievable artist.
Thank you Al Weiwei because you exhibition "Sunflower SEDDS" universality of her message adjust my thinking about the people in the context of politics and political life. My thanks to the Tate Gallery as Al Weiwei offered the opportunity to present this magnificent work of art and ideas. The video gives the artwork an extra dimension to his understanding and creation of this work of art makes it an integral part.
I am moved nearly to tears by the Sunflower Seeds and what they represent. This art is a powerful statement to the Chinese government and the rest of the world. Ai Weiwei (one man) has made the Chinese government fearful. The Chinese govenment is divided against itself; Divided between, Communism and repression, and Capitalism and Democracy. A house divided against itself cannot stand. The real question is how long will it take and what can we do to help the Chinese people.
Wow, this is truly amazing! So much work went into this project.....and made lots of people happy they had a job. The people who made these sunflower seeds start to finish put lots of love and soul in making them and it shows. Just gorgeous, what a production. Great thinking Mr.Wei Wei! Love from Canada.....I am a great fan of your works. :-) XO
After all this is what art should be about - bring people together who can understand because of this universal language.
I saw his exhibition five years ago in Knoxville Tennessee. A pile of sunflower seed was the highlight of the exhibition, which I couldn't really understand why at that time. I loved all the other pieces though. And now this explains. Really nice work!!
aiweiwei, you are the fuel of chinese fine art flaring in the art world brilliantly.... as a chinese, as a hong kong people, im so proud of you!! stay stong man, the history will prove you are innocent and you're the greatest modern artist in china!!! luv u!!
The water powered tree hammers were so cool
In the end when those seeds poor in so big empty place really make me cry, we are just so small piece in our country, in so similar characters and it is really sad
you are so precious and made in the image of God but the chinese governement never wants you to know that ...nor does any communist regime.
I saw his exhibition five years ago in Knoxville Tennessee. A pile of sunflower seed was the highlight of the exhibition, which I couldn't really understand why. I loved all the other pieces though. And now this explains. Really nice work!!
This is something worth respect. Downright incredible. Though I would feel bad walking on those seeds because of all the hard work those people had put in this artwork. If I met Mr Weiwei, I would take an honest bow as he is a genius.
I have only one question - how did he manage to pay all those people? Either way, I hope they are all fine and happy in their small town :)
i assume a grant from a wealthy collector or museum
Absolutely genius.
this is a fantastic video! i love it. i especially like the scene of the girl collecting raindrops and pouring them into her other hand.
One needs to understand the meaning of a sunflower seed to the Chinese government to understand why the piece is so sad and why the government doesn't like him.
Wow! Cool! Those r alooooot of sunflower seeds...
lol! Who else here is watching this for art hw, coz I know I am...
It moved me so much when I saw in Tate.. even made me tear up a bit. Was just so beautiful and deep.
He is kind of the writer/producer/director in that he envisioned the project, found the resources to make the sunflower seeds, the space the exhibit and coordinated all the other people involved in making the final art piece come together. He gets the credit for creating it, but much like a movie there are many involved in the process of creating art; I guess unlike a movie, not everyone gets included in the credits... however, everyone involved seemed happy to have the work!
I was fortunate enough to visit and experience the sunflower seeds @tate many years ago. The video rekindled the memories ❤️
Numerous sunflower seeds, highly populated country. Ordinary seeds, ordinary people. Cheap seeds, humble labour. People were led blindly in the past. But each seed, each person are respectable, as each one was made by virtuoso. Feel sorry, but that is what it is.
I never had such a big resonance, he made a great definition of one aspect of China.
I love, he is crazy in the good way, most of his artwork are deference with the other and beyond
Stunningly beautiful. Thank you very much for posting this. I but wish an ocean didn't separate my person from the installation. Thank you for allowing momentary insight to the process, the people, and the finished work of art. Excellence!
According to Wikipedia: This massive art installation includes over 100 million porcelain sunflower seeds that cover a 1,000 square metre floor with a depth of 10cm in the Tate Modern's Turbine Hall.
Sunflower seeds project is really good , Weiwei is great artist
This video is totally a part of this masterpiece, the last piece to make it complete to the eyes of the audience.
the scale of his work is sublime.
This guy made me cry for a week already。。。I miss this guy。。
Truly, truly a great example of being an artists.
Collective effort makes his art
This is amazing. Just the scale of it is breathtaking and the meaning and the love put into it..
this is totally awesome. think of the beauty of chinese porcelain, the jobs for all these folks, the working conditions, the layers of meaning throughout the project. i am grateful to be able to see this video, would be so exciited to experience the exhibit. heya, lacma????
The poignant process of hard labour, chop stone carry water before art. Chop stone, carry water after art. I had the fortune to purchase these after the exhibit, from an auction online. They are precious to me for the strenuous hard and redundant labour that went into making a simple seed.
very powerful , very impressive ,not just beatiful but "spirit of people"
Sharpening Van Wager's 'Eye of the Storm'.
That’s absolutely insane. I always just assumed they were real sunflower seeds without asking why.
Ai Weiwei makes me happy.
excellent work! release Ai Wei Wei !!
This work gives me goosebumps.
But without a good idea there were be no art. In any artwork is an artist and others compoents that helps the final piece to be done :). An artist never can do art individually and Ai Weiwei plays in this artwork with this concept, letting people to do the seeds he don't only create a lot of seed in a Museum. More than that he creates interaction with peaople, work for that village and a new story to tell, like the artist said in the video :).
have just came from a damien hirst tate video - after seeing this i feel cleansed - i like ai weiwei
Love this project. It takes so much to make a people and a work of art. He combines the two. What happened to all the little sculptures after the show?
This is BEAUTIFUL!
Amazing, I'm fascinated.
Beautiful piece of art, fascinating story.
Incredible and so humbling......so touching✨✨✨🙏🏻
@MeusOrsa Honestly, I think that process is part of the genius of his work. With all the concerns raised in his work, I in no way doubt the sweat-shop aesthetic is something he seeks to employ. The fact the sunflower seeds were so important to hard working rural people during the revolution creates a rather poetic means to the project!
Thank you for posting this. It is truly beautiful.
I can't help myself to stop thinking if any of the workers who made this work possible ever seen the finished installation. It's only fair for them to get paid but I feel like there was a chance to revive an aesthetic transformation among these people.
the soundtrack during the curing part was littttt
A great modern art work, it has many layers of meanings.
One of my top art heros ❤
Wow, some negative comments here. How can anyone fail to see the beauty in this project?
Their just filled with anger. It covers their minds and hearts.
absolutely brilliant! great piece of art and an excellent documentary. I'm so going to Tate to see it!
for me it will cause me to look more carefully at a sunflower seed shell when I eat seeds in shells. the shells are pretty and it is surprising that a plant can produce so many pretty little shells
Like Weiwei, I'm wary of cultural homogenisation. Cultural homogeneity is created by the fear of unemployment, and the sanctions of governments, banks and state forces- it isn't organic.
The seeds were a major inspiration for my new song, 'Trouble in the Eurozone' (see my channel), which is an appeal for people to be allowed to choose their lifestyle, and the way in which they are valued.
this man is a genius, if you do not understand it fully, it is because it is above you! This is art at the highest level
have been lived in Beijing for 8 years and am now living in London to seek further study and have just visited the exhibition of AI WEIWEI in Royal Academic of Arts. What I want to say about Beijing is, it is quite crowded because there are so many many people there, to seek their future or old dreams, this is where the people, especially the youth can have an opportunity to change what they want. Beijing vs China is like London vs UK. I was taking underground to get off work and go to work, its hard to imagine how bad I feel about the pressure and crowd. However, what can I do? how can I balance my dream and reality? I feel kind of lost in thinking about this. In my field, how can I to expand art? the let more people enjoy the process and beautiful environment in art, that is quite difficult to change, considering the education system, people balance , society, freedom, and social norm about capital and spiritual enjoyment. While I know, every social system has its own ads and disads, you can't ignore Beijing has given to you and help to you even though I know there is much to be done and changed and predicted. Also, people are changing too, so I will give my hope to Beijing.
The point is that the whole story told in the video was made possible. While you can argue about that story, this work is not about sunflower seeds.
In February 2011, a 220-pound (100 kg) pile from Sunflower Seeds sold for $559,394 (well above its high estimate of $195,000) at Sotheby's in London.
wow.
Having visited the instillation last week (when it was deemed ‘too dangerous’ to walk on) and after seeing this video I have really changed my view on the piece and feel it raises ethical and artistic questions which might have been deliberately generated in the video by its maker (Tate?).
1º) (2000+3000)/2=2500 rmv earny by the chinise girl in the movie. 12:15
2º) 1 Chinese yuan (The Renminbi, RMB) = 0.153132 U.S. dollars
3º) 2500*0.153132= 382.83 U.S. dollars!!!
A important point about this great work of Ai Weiwei!!!
Wonderful video. My question is how many sunflower seed was made for this exhibition? Does anyone know?
Why would someone wouldn't want somebody which promotes China and its values like Ai is beyond me.
the music is by Domenico Mino
Mother's Nature, 'Eye of the Storm'
Modern Art is as important as classical art. Not only do we get to build on the artistic ability of our previous art masters, but modern art also acts as a means to express shared ideas or movements in our history. Art is not pointless or a waste of time, because Art is the ability to imagine something new and manipulate something to creation. Art is creation and creation is the staple of human ingenuity.
btw whats the name of the song played when firing the sunflower seeds?
I've got some seeds of my own that I wouldn't mind showing off !
@@patricksford More like: do they mean anything to art history to a point where they mean something substantial (like AI Wei Wei)
Nice upload
Joined you
One thing I say is you got to be free. Beatles. Liberate yourself from mental slavery. Bob Marley
This is truly a great, beautiful piece of artwork.
Monsieur, pardonnez moi, j'écris en français. Merci. Merci pour ce partage, partage de culture magnifique qui nous Unis. Merci pour cet instant.
beyond words.
What is the song that is playing during the scene with the furnace?
This is truly amazing
whoever this amazing reply is to, really didn't understand the essence of what Ai Wei Wei wanted to produce here, seriously.
Imo, he was creating fundamental purpose for his people and showing respect for their hard work. I love that he walks among them, asks about their work, and gets their thoughts about their art or other work. Sad that several said the work was useless, pretty much. They didn't understand his efforts on their behalf. He could have gotten them in America or Mexico, or any other country. He was helping his people survive. Much respect for Ai WeiWei.
Wow! That's incredible!
Beautiful and heart-warming, besides being interesting ❤
艾未未非常棒啊！这个视频我看得很感动！
OUTSTANDING.
Wow beautiful sir ji
anyone know what's the music played?...it's beautiful....
does anyone know the name of the song playing at 11:06?? its brilliant!! i have to find out..
You gotta give this man credit for having the guts to speak out against the Chinese government. If only the other billions of Chinese people would do the same thing then maybe there would be more freedom of speech in China.
Superb