Isn’t this cement sculpture incredible?! Going through My Modern Met, I stumbled on this beautiful dragon but was also drawn in by the artist’s explanation. Yang Yongliang is the sculptor and also an admirer of the strength of dragons, which holds a revered place in Asian mythology. I can also remember that most of my favorite fairy tales that I grew up with featured a dragon or two.
Yongliang explains this dragon’s appearance, “In this circumstance, I made a metaphorical creation of an escaping dragon, which is constricted to death, wanting to get rid of the enclosed wall.” What a dilemma that we create when we manage to imprison the very thing that we hold dear. This dragon shows us that we need to respect nature more so that it can exist in the manner that it needs, which in turn will allow us to prosper in a much more healthy way.
