From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Chinese American sculptor
This article is about the sculptor known as Jason Wu. For the fashion designer, see
Jason Wu .
Hai Ying Wu (also known as Jason Wu ) is a
Chinese American
sculptor best known for his
firefighter
memorials .
[1] and his memorial commemorating the
Auto-Lite Strike in
Toledo, Ohio .
A native of
China , Wu received his degree in sculpture from the
Sichuan Fine Arts Institute , and became staff sculptor for the city of
Chengdu on the Chengdu Public Arts Commission.
[2]
[3] He worked primarily in public art and in the "
socialist realist " genre.
[4] A large number of his public art works can be seen in Chengdu.
[2] He participated in the
Tiananmen Square protests of 1989 , and was caught in the square when the Chinese military attacked the demonstrators.
[5] He emigrated to the
United States later that same year, and in time became a U.S. citizen.
[3] He worked in construction and as a dishwasher before enrolling in the
University of Washington School of Art.
[4] He graduated with a
Master of Fine Arts degree.
[3]
[6] For his master's thesis, he designed a
memorial to 19th-century
Chinese railroad workers which was later installed in a park in
Tacoma, Washington .
[3]
As of 2007, he divided his time between his home in
Everett, Washington , and China.
[7]
Wu is best known for sculpting the
Seattle Fallen Fire Fighters Memorial in
Seattle's
Pioneer Square .
[8] A design competition was held among all interested students in the UW School of Arts, and Wu's design was chosen.
[3] He has erected similar memorials throughout the
Pacific Northwest . He also created the Auto-Lite Strike Memorial in Toledo, which commemorates the violent
United Auto Workers strike of 1934.
[9] His work for Compass Health in
Everett, Washington , was his first sculpture to focus on children.
[10]
Public works
Among Wu's public works are:
"Crane and Turtle" located at North Shore Health Center, Bothell, Washington
"Dance" in Lynnwood, Washington
"Emerging" in Renton, Washington
"The First Pitch" in Redmond, Washington
"Hide and Seek"
Archived 2010-06-13 at the
Wayback Machine at
Imagine Children's Museum Collection, Everett, Washington
"Children Crossing a Stream" at Luther Children's Crisis Facility at Compass Health, Everett, Washington
[11]
"Migration" in Bend, Oregon
"Mushroom Lanterns” (four separate pieces), a collaboration with Michiko Tanaka, in Seattle, Washington
[12]
"Northglenn Veterans Memorial" in Northglenn, Colorado
[13]
"Seattle Fallen Firefighter's Memorial" in Pioneer Square, Seattle, Washington
"Team Work" in Glendale, Arizona
Archived 2008-10-15 at the
Wayback Machine
References
^ Christina Hall (June 12, 2007).
"Toledo's fallen firefighters are honored in memorial" . The Toledo Blade .
^
a
b
"School Offers Art Sessions." The Arlington Times. November 9, 1994. [
permanent dead link ]
^
a
b
c
d
e
Monsanto, Mae. "Warning: One Hot Creation." Daily UW. January 21, 1997. [
permanent dead link ]
^
a
b
Paynter, Susan. "Artist Tributes to Firefighters Cause Sparks." Seattle Post-Intelligencer. May 17, 1996.
^
"John, Jennifer. "A Promise Kept." UAW Solidarity. December 12, 2002" . Archived from
the original on January 26, 2009. Retrieved March 18, 2009 .
^
" "Seattle Fallen Firefighter's Memorial." Seattle Fire Department. City of Seattle, Washington. November 28, 2006" . Archived from
the original on May 13, 2008. Retrieved March 18, 2009 .
^
Hall, Christina. "Final 3 Chosen for Memorial to Toledo Firefighters." Toledo Blade. June 11, 2007.
^ Schubert, Ruth. "Memorial Honors 31 Firefighters Who Gave Everything." Seattle Post-Intelligencer. January 24, 1997; Ohlsen, Becky. Seattle: City Guide. Oakland, Calif.: Lonely Planet Books, 2008.
ISBN
1-74059-834-2 .
^ "Auto-Lite Strike Memorial." Toledo Blade. May 25, 2006.
^
"Artist Gives from the Heart to Encourage Young Troubled Souls." Press release. Compass Health. January 21, 2003.
^ "Compass Health Center Gets Sculpture, Merges With Health Provider." Everett Business Journal. March 1, 2003.
^ Ray, Roxanne (June 1, 2023).
"Mushroom lanterns are coming to Fremont Troll, courtesy of artist Michiko Tanaka and Haiying Wu" . International Examiner . Retrieved June 12, 2023 .
^ "Northglenn Chooses Sculptor." Rocky Mountain News. October 5, 2001.