Clay draft of the Martin Luther King Jr. statue stands quietly in a small art studio in Changsha, Hunan, China, Lei Yixin and his aides are being repeatedly examine and modify their draft standing after 18 monthsthe 10-meter-high granite on the plaza of the same name in Washington, Martin Luther King statue of the "father of human rights," the spirit of freedom and equality to the world wide spread. Many African Americans, the artist has strongly opposed a national hero as also the "Made in China". Works of art so accidentally involved in a national, racial issues plaguing Americans.
"This sculpture will have a 10-meter-high Chinese sculptor, not a great sculpture, carved in the country are often is a large sculpture of American artists, many artists over the years do not have this opportunity. "Therefore, this project Lei Yixin, criticism can not avoid some sour grapes taste.
The basically established Lei Yixin, the sculptor candidates, Lei Yixin go through a screening of the Martin Luther King Monument Committee, Lei Yixin said: "The screening process is determined by the Foundation's 12-person selection committee, 12 people are art, architecture, planning expert, authoritative, and 10 of these individuals is African American. they see my granite sculpture in Minnesota ("reverie"), and I published Portfolio, plus foreign sculptors recommended after their committee on the assessment, after which they commissioned me to do a small clay sculpture program, this program after assessment of the highest U.S. National Arts Council, the committee consists of experts after the appointment of the President of the United States, is considered to be the most serious and most discerning experts in the United States. my model to get the unanimous vote of the Commission by December 2006, the two committees of the internal assessment shall have done we have to start making large clay even after the 18 months is expected to time of 24 months, and can be completed by early 2009. "
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