Sunday, January 31, 2021

Pictographic Chinese Calligraphy (56) Water Cube - 水立方


The character (s) in this artwork is 水 - water (small seal script).

Water Cube is the facility constructed to host the aquatics competitions at the 2008 Beijing Summer Olympics. 

Another famous facility for 2008 Beijing Summer Olympics is Nest-type Beijing Olympic Stadium. I created "Bird's Nest - 鸟巢” work in the previous post, which is the Chinese name of Nest-type Beijing Olympic Stadium. 

Water Cuber in Chinese is 水立方:水 - water,立方 - cube。

I use only one character Water (small seal script)


to form the artwork.

The big Water - 水 on the top, and many small Water characters form the edges of the cube: Water Cube.

The small seal script of water is like a swimmer who is swimming, especially when it is in horizontal position, which is exactly the facility used for. 

 


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