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Yiwei Gallery is pleased to announce our latest collaboration between artist Sun Yao and Chinese original furniture brand PUSU, presenting a limited-edition art furniture piece, Condensed Radiance (凝光), a standing candleholder.
For this collaborative project, Sun Yao incorporates the iconic circular imagery and the rich, flowing brushstrokes from his Zenith series into the candleholder’s circular screen design, extending the cosmic imagery of his canvases into everyday living spaces. In this interplay between artwork and object, light and shadow come together to create a meditative and poetic viewing experience.
The Condensed Radiance standing candleholder was entirely handcrafted by artisans at the PUSU workshop. Through a combination of repeated hot forging and hand hammering, each iron frame retains the subtle yet authentic texture of craftsmanship. The base is composed of three legs, inspired by traditional Chinese furniture joinery. Each leg features three curves, providing structural support yet retaining the lightness of the arc. Each hammer mark records the push-and-pull and intermingling relationship between material and time, while echoing the ever-present reflection on life, nature, and the passage of time in Sun Yao’s works.
About PUSU:
PUSU, founded in 2011 by designer Chen Yanfei in Shanghai, is a representative Chinese brand of original furniture and lifestyle products. PUSU, meaning simplicity, draws its spiritual design philosophy from a classic quote by the Chinese philosopher Zhuangzi: “Simplicity, the unique beauty with which nothing under the heavens can rival”, bridging traditional Chinese literati aesthetics with contemporary design language to continuously explore expressions of Eastern living aesthetics in a contemporary context.
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