Yuyu Yang stepped back a few paces from the fan-shaped structure before him, shaded his eyes from the afternoon sun and critically surveyed the work in progress on the Republic of China’s Expo ’74 Pavilion.

　　Apparently satisfied, he nodded his approval to the three-man team assisting in the project and rejoined them in the actual work.
　　Yang is the sculpture who is transforming the Chinese Pavilion into a veritable work of art.

　　His sculpture literally encompasses the dramatically designed Chinese Pavilion. The bas relief work, which flows across three sides of the precast concrete pavilion and its slopping roof, is entitled “Spring Again Over the Good Earth.”

　　Viewed from a distance, the sculpture is revealed as a trio of stylized trees with their roots at the base on the pavilion’s walls. Branches from the three trees reach gracefully upward a sun on the roof of the structure.

　　Questioned through an interpreter, Sam Chang of Honolulu, about the visibility of the artwork on the roof, Yang points to the aerial tramway which passes just north of the pavilion.

　　His sculpture, he explains patiently, is designed to conform to the environmental theme of the exposition and the triangular shape of the building itself. The fiberglass sections which are joined to create the imaginative design were made in Taiwan at a cost of nearly $35,000, he said.

　　Yang seemed unperturbed about being momentarily distracted from his work, although much remained to be done before opening day. Work on the project is hurried but not frantic and Yang assured doubters that it will be completed by Saturday, maybe a day or so in advance.

　　A noted sculptor and architect, Yang is renowned for works that blend harmoniously with the environment. He is also noted for his outspoken opinions on the responsibility of artists and architects as regards the environment.

　　“Artists,” asserts Yang, “are not in a position to issue orders to prevent pollution, propose measures to recycle waste matters or make laws to control population growth.

　　“Yet (artists) shoulder no less duty than scientists or statesmen,” he stressed “Specifically in the designing of a building, the planning of a park or community, artists have a chance to…restore natural balance and revive an inhabitable environment.”

　　Expo ’74 is not the first world’s fair to which Yang has contributed. He designed a towering metal sculpture of a phoenix for Expo ’70 in Osaka. Yang also designed a massive marble mural for Uualina Airport, in Taiwan, and the Chinese section of the International Park in Beruit, Lebanon.

　　Yang, from Taipei, is a graduate of the Art Academy of Tokyo, Taiwan Normal University and Academia de Belle Arte de Rome. He is a professor at Tanchiang Art and Science College, Tansui, Taipei.

“Spokane Daily Chronicle”, 1974.5.1, Spokane

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