Adele D. Oliver


Community Manager, Lotusland, Canada

A-maze-ing Laughter

a well loved artistic installation in the West End of Vancouver ..... wishing you a relaxing Sunday evening and good new week ...
In A-maze-ing Laughter Beijing-based artist Yue Minjun depicts his own iconic laughing image, with gaping grins and closed eyes in a state of hysterical laughter. These laughing figures are the signature trademark of the artist. They are not a conventional self-portrait because they tell us little about the person portrayed. The longer you look at the 14 cast bronze figures, the more the contradiction of the silent, frozen form of sculpture becomes obvious.

Comments 26

  • Heidi Roloff 07/10/2016 0:40

    Oh, that's great . I like it more than the monkeys.
    36 Riesenaffen
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    Heidi Roloff

    Greetings from Hamburg, Heidi
  • Carlos García Jiménez 06/09/2014 19:53

    I liked the tittle..love scrabble and twisiting stuffs..

    Nice collection of smiles and laughter.

    Congs
    Carlos
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  • Lawson McCulloch 30/08/2014 12:00

    I smile and enjoy this.
  • BENAHOARE 28/08/2014 21:08

    UNA IMAGEN Y ENCUADRE ORIGINAL Y CREATIVO.
  • Frederick Mann 28/08/2014 11:01


    fantastic idea.. definitely unique
  • anthony ryan 26/08/2014 10:23

    What a wonderful Picture to put a big smile on my face Adele.
    Thank you.
    Tony
  • Alexa frost 26/08/2014 6:20

    Wow !!! I love them , so good sculptures, each is defferent of the other...the eyes, posture, amazing to see their mussles ,hands and fingers...so much to see.. are they laughting?? or feeling painfull with articulations?
    More seriously...I love your B&W picture
    A Hug !
  • Markus 4 25/08/2014 19:26

    das ist einfach cooooool
    Habedieehre
    Markus
  • Mirjam Burer 25/08/2014 12:48

    now this is so funny...since...when looking at them..I start laughing as well...top work of art and great picture of it Adele..
    wishing you a good week too..
    hugs, Mirjam
  • chantal Montmasson in Ghiroldi 25/08/2014 11:08

    Molto simpatica ! Ciao
  • s. sabine krause 25/08/2014 9:36

    the guy in the sunglasses… yes. he reminds me of waldo finally found! ; ))) what a great art installation this is! at first sight, their laughter is catching. but you are right: the longer one looks at them the eerier their aura becomes. and their larger-than-lifesize construction, the light catching on their iron bodies, the little shadows around their feet – it all contributes to that effect! must be quite an experience to really be there among them, breathing in their collective hysteria… ; ) beautifully composed and captured, adele! waldo and the other passersby ; ) put everything in perspective, size-wise, i mean! ; )) hugs, sabine.
  • TeresaM 25/08/2014 9:13

    Un joli groupe de rieurs !!!
    Excellente capture, Adele.
    Bisous,
  • JURAFR 25/08/2014 8:15

    Original et fantastique !!!, comme j' aimerais découvrir ce joli pays qui est le tien , bravo
    Amitiés
  • Conny11 25/08/2014 7:33

    Die sind ja toll
    +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
    Klasse fotografiert.
    LG zu dir Conny
  • Catherine de Montréal 25/08/2014 1:04

    Je suis tordue de rire !
    Très bon +++
    BizZ

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