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Ya (Tree Fork)

Poster
1995 (made)
Artist/Maker
Wang Xu (designer)
Place of origin
Guangzhou (made)

Poster, series (2 of 4), 'Ya' ('Tree Fork'), Wang Xu, Guangzhou, 1995.


Object details

Object type
Poster
TitleYa (Tree Fork) (generic title)
Brief description
Poster, series (2 of 4), 'Ya' ('Tree Fork'), Wang Xu, Guangzhou, 1995.
Dimensions
  • Height: 850mm
  • Length: 60cm
Gallery label
Wang Xu was one of the first Chinese designers to explore the graphic potential of Chinese characters. In this pair of posters, he explains to us why Chinese design does not always need to employ words and images separately. The images of the tree fork and bird's claw can also be 'read', as they visually resemble the Chinese characters for these words.(2009)
Credit line
Given by Wang Xu
Collection
East Asia Collection
Accession number
FE.154-2011

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Record createdMarch 15, 2012
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O1244599/ya-tree-fork-poster-wang-xu/
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