The Spirit Of Liberty

#85030     48″ X 36″     ac

“After experiencing the jolt
of the dramatic close-up
vis-a-vis encounter solely
with the head of the Statue,
Chen’s careful exchanges
become apparent: her crown,
a ring of Eiffel Towers;
her eyes and nose, a synthesis
of both the aggressive eagle
and the peaceful dove. He,
in essence, completes 100 years
later the message of the Statue.
It now not only is the traditional
image of friendship between
one nation and another, but
becomes in Chen’s hands a
more universal concept through
this new universal neo-iconographic image.”

– P.B.-S.