Lizabeth Eva Rossoff, an artist based in San Francisco, California, cleverly rethinks the traditional Terracotta Army. Replacing the heads with iconic pop culture characters including Bart Simpson, Mickey Mouse and Spider Man, her Terracotta Army has been renamed 'Xi’an American Warriors.'
Although some people might just take her Terracotta Army at face value, she explains that it is meant to “playfully explore the concerns of American media’s global influence and China’s industry of counterfeiting the copyrighted properties held by said media.” What makes the modern Terracotta Army even more impressive is that it was made using the same process that built the original third century BCE warriors from Lintong District. Rossoff worked with a Terracotta Warrior replica studio in the Xi’an Shaanxi province.
What's Driving This Trend
- Pop Culture Remixed Art
- Artists can create modern twists on traditional art forms by replacing iconic elements with recognizable pop culture characters.
- Exploring Global Media Influence Through Art
- Artists can use playful exploration to shed light on concerns related to media’s global influence and intellectual property.
- Recreating Traditional Art Forms with Modern Techniques
- Artists can use new and innovative techniques to create modern-day versions of traditional art forms, bringing new life to old practices.
Who This Affects Most
- Art and Design
- Artists can experiment with new techniques and mediums to create innovative works that capture global audiences.
- Intellectual Property Law
- Intellectual property lawyers can leverage trends in art to gain insights into global concerns around the protection of intellectual property rights.
- Travel and Tourism
- The discovery of new and innovative art forms can spur travel and tourism, as people look to explore new cultural experiences around the globe.
