Dr. Su Zhipeng is an Associate Researcher at the Academy of Arts & Design, Tsinghua University, and serves as the Deputy Director of the Institute for Olympic Art at Tsinghua University. In addition to his academic roles, he is an accomplished sculptor, public artist, and curator.

Dr. Su graduated from the Central Academy of Fine Arts of China and the China Academy of Fine Arts. He has participated in and led hundreds of large-scale public art projects spanning 18 cities in 12 provinces across China. Notable representative works include the Nanchang Jianjun Sculpture Square, the Changtian Lian Cultural Theme Park Series Sculpture, the Zhengdong New District Giant Sculpture “Ruyi” (40 meters high), the Weifang Binhai New District Giant Sculpture “Bohai Jade Dragon” (30 meters high), and the Xilinhot Giant Sculpture “Longevity of Love” (37 meters high), among others.

Since 2019, Dr. Su has held the position of Secretary General of the Sculpture Professional Committee of the Chinese Arts and Crafts Society, in charge of organizing and planning multiple significant art exhibitions and academic activities.

Confucius Archery
cast in bronze
2024
w：28cm

Confucius advocated the “six arts”, paying special attention to “shooting ceremony”, “The Analects of Confucius · Eight Yi” said: “Gentlemen do not fight, will also shoot! Rising with a bow bowed and drinking, he is also a gentleman.” Moreover, Confucius himself was also very good at shooting and was very famous at that time. The book of Rites · Shooting Yi says, “Confucius shot at the field of ypthima, covering the viewer like a wall.” Confucius in the work, dressed in a formal dress, solemn expression, left hand holding a bow, right hand open, arrow has left the string. The treatment of the clothing pattern combines the impression of the ridge, implying responsibility, and also celebrates the great traditional Chinese sportsmanship.

First Gold Medal
cast in bronze & titanium plating
2023
H：28cm

In the Olympic Games, women’s shooting stands as the inaugural event to award the coveted gold medal. Consequently, female athletes from the Chinese shooting team, a significant number of whom are students from Tsinghua University, have consistently secured the first Olympic gold medals. This historical significance serves as the inspiration behind the nomenclature of the artwork. The artist skillfully overlaps multiple human bodies, crafting a visual representation of balance sought within instability. This intentional contrast aims to capture the essence of the shooting movement — a departure from the constant precision required in aiming and hitting targets.
The sculpture is cast in bronze and features a 24K gold gilding process on the surface.