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Hublot takes on a Chinese trinity
A symbol: an eastern dragon also known as the ‘loong’
Two ancient art forms: paper cutting and marquetry
An artist: Chen Fenwan
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Equivalent to the year 4722 in the Chinese calendar, 2024 marks the year of the Wood Dragon. Through artist Chen Fenwan’s paper-cutting expertise, Hublot pays homage to wood through the natural fibres that form the soul and spirit of paper.
So, can you recognise what’s hidden within the dragon?
This piece is a metaphor for the ‘Art of Fusion’ and the art of continually reimagining materials and their areas of expression.
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A metaphor for the ‘Art of Fusion’
Celebrating the Year of the Dragon, this watch is also a metaphor for the ‘Art of Fusion’ embodied by the eastern dragon. Also known as the Loong, it takes on the features of nine different animals—the eyes of a prawn, the horns of a deer, the mouth of a bull, the nose of a dog, the whiskers of a catfish, the mane of a lion, the long tail of a snake, the scales of a fish and the claws of an eagle. A dragon whose metamorphosis has taken place over several thousands of years.
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Under Chen Fenwan’s touch, this sacred animal, talisman and totem, celebrates one of the greatest cultural legacies of Chinese art: the art of paper cutting. This is a craft that originated in China around 2,000 years ago, coincinding with the invention of paper. Chinese paper cutting has been on the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity since 2009 and is used to express the moral principles, philosophies and aesthetic ideals of its creators.
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It is used in festivities to honour events such as weddings and births, and paper-cut decorations symbolising happiness and good luck are intrinsic to Chinese New Year celebrations.
Hublot invites Chinese Tradition into 2024 with a Hublot first: a rubber strap with a marquetry design
Hublot has invited Chinese artist Chen Fenwan to combine traditional Chinese “sculpture in the round” with contemporary art, creating a majestic and dynamic loong, which conveys an auspicious atmosphere as it rises to the heavens. This artwork symbolizes the ever-renewing totem of life. Expressing Hublot’s philosophy ‘Be First, Unique and Different.
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CHEN FENWAN
Chen Fenwan graduated from the Guangzhou Academy of Fine Arts and currently lives and works between
Guangzhou and Foshan. When she was younger, she was heralded as one of the top upcoming paper artists
in China by the media. Most of her works lie in the language of paper, bringing imagination of narrative on
flexible materials, usually with large scale and multi-dimensional pieces. She excels at combining her personal
experience with universal memories, in which the emotional tension of collective resonance gather to
communicate with a wider audience and inhabit public spaces.
Chen Fenwan was named as one to watch by the Chinese Modern Art Archive (CMAA) in 2019. In 2022, her
two in-site works Hello, Walls and Papercut on the Earth’s Window exhibit in Art Field Naihai Guangdong. In
2021, The West Lake in Vectorial Dynamic was created as a public work through solicitation. One of her
Representatives Lucky Garden participates in the 2021 Chengdu Biennale Exhibition, as well as the ten-year
exhibition of Zhejiang Art Museum in 2019. Infinite has been touring exhibited for 11 times from 2018 to 2021.
In recent years, she has taken "symmetry" as her personal research topic, to continue to her large-scale
artworks such as A Symmetrical Nature series and Jintian in Tianjin, constantly giving new understanding to
stage by way of contemporary paper cutting.
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TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS
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Reference: 646.NX.6600.RX.CHF24
Satin-finished and Polished Titanium
Material: Titanium
Case Size: 42mm
Case Back: Open
Bezel Satin-finished and Polished Titanium
Sapphire with Anti-reflective Treatment
Water Resistance: 100m/10 bar
Dial
Multi-level dial with 3D effect, based on the works of artist Chen Fen Wan
Color: Artistic Dial, Pink, Purple
Luminescence: Yes
Movement
Self-winding Movement
Caliber: HUB1710
Frequency: 4 Hz (28'800 A/H)
Power reserve: 50 hours
Number of components: 166
Jewels: 27
Functions: Hours, Minutes, Central Seconds
Strap
Black Rubber with Dragon Scale Decoration.
Additional strap: Grey Fabric with Velcro and Black Ceramic Buckle
Material: Rubber
Color: Blue, Pink
Buckle Type: Black Ceramic Folding Clasp
🔰 Limited Edition to Only ❱❱❱ 88 pieces
🔴 Price:
- 28’000.00 CHF💰
30’800.00 EUR💰
29’500.00 USD💰
25’400.00 GBP💰
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January 8th, 2024 Posted in: Shaped collection Tags: 646.NX.6600.RX.CHF24, chen fenwan, wood cutting, loong, art, lunar new year, spirit of big bang, chinese new year, year of the dragon
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