Between Force and Stillness Tennis Inspired Sculpture
Yuan Zhuang
ᱞᱟᱞᱤᱛ ᱠᱟᱞᱟ Between Force and Stillness Tennis Inspired Sculpture ᱛᱮ Yuan Zhuang Between Force and Stillness is a public sculpture created for a national tennis center in Beijing, China. The work interprets a tennis form through 24 sphere shaped units arranged along a vertical axis, evoking natural rhythm and cyclical time. The composition draws on Daoist thought, in which movement and stillness are understood as mutually dependent. Mixed media are used, including fiberglass, marble, weather resistant automotive paint and lighting. Modular construction allows separate shipping and assembly on site.
A' Design Award ᱡᱤᱛᱠᱟᱹᱨ
Between Force and Stillness Tennis Inspired Sculpture, ᱰᱤᱡᱟᱭᱤᱱᱟᱨ: Yuan Zhuang, ᱫᱚ A' ᱞᱟᱞᱤᱛ ᱠᱟᱞᱟ ᱟᱨ ᱠᱟᱞᱟ ᱥᱚᱛᱷᱟᱯᱚᱱ ᱰᱤᱡᱟᱭᱤᱱ ᱢᱟᱱᱟᱨᱟᱝ ᱨᱮ ᱡᱤᱛᱠᱟᱹᱨ ᱠᱟᱱᱟ. Between Force and Stillness Tennis Inspired Sculpture ᱫᱚ 2026 ᱨᱮ A' Design Award ᱧᱟᱢ ᱠᱮᱫᱟ ᱟᱨ The Competition Winners ᱨᱮ ᱮᱴᱟᱜ ᱵᱤᱥᱤᱥᱴᱚ ᱰᱤᱡᱟᱭᱤᱱᱠᱚ ᱥᱟᱶ ᱩᱫᱩᱵ ᱟᱠᱟᱱᱟ. ᱯᱨᱚᱠᱚᱞᱯᱚ ᱨᱮᱭᱟᱜ ᱠᱷᱚᱵᱚᱨ ᱯᱟᱲᱦᱟᱣ ᱢᱮ, Yuan Zhuang ᱨᱮᱭᱟᱜ ᱮᱴᱟᱜ ᱠᱟᱹᱢᱤᱠᱚ ᱧᱮᱞ ᱢᱮ ᱟᱨ ᱵᱟᱰᱟᱭ ᱢᱮ ᱪᱮᱫᱟᱜ Between Force and Stillness Tennis Inspired Sculpture ᱰᱤᱡᱟᱭᱤᱱ ᱫᱚ ᱟᱡᱟᱜ ᱯᱨᱚᱛᱤᱡᱳᱜᱤᱠᱚ ᱠᱷᱚᱱ ᱪᱮᱛᱟᱱ ᱨᱮ ᱛᱟᱦᱮᱱᱟ.
Between Force and Stillness ᱵᱟᱵᱚᱛ
ᱞᱟᱞᱤᱛ ᱠᱟᱞᱟ Between Force and Stillness Tennis Inspired Sculpture ᱛᱮ Yuan Zhuang Between Force and Stillness is a public sculpture created for a national tennis center in Beijing, China. The work interprets a tennis form through 24 sphere shaped units arranged along a vertical axis, evoking natural rhythm and cyclical time. The composition draws on Daoist thought, in which movement and stillness are understood as mutually dependent. Mixed media are used, including fiberglass, marble, weather resistant automotive paint and lighting. Modular construction allows separate shipping and assembly on site. Between Force and Stillness ᱫᱚ ᱢᱮᱲᱦᱮᱫ ᱛᱷᱟᱠ ᱨᱮ A' Design Award ᱧᱟᱢ ᱠᱮᱫᱟ, ᱱᱚᱶᱟ ᱫᱚ A' Design Award & Competition ᱨᱮ ᱢᱤᱫ ᱢᱟᱱᱚᱛᱟᱱ ᱥᱤᱨᱯᱷᱟ ᱠᱟᱱᱟ. ᱢᱮᱲᱦᱮᱫ ᱛᱷᱟᱠ ᱨᱮᱭᱟᱜ ᱰᱤᱡᱟᱭᱤᱱᱠᱚ ᱫᱚ ᱯᱚᱠᱛᱟ ᱵᱤᱪᱟᱹᱨ ᱟᱨ ᱯᱮᱥᱟᱫᱟᱨ ᱰᱤᱡᱟᱭᱤᱱ ᱩᱫᱩᱵᱟ. ᱢᱟᱨᱟᱝ ᱵᱤᱪᱟᱹᱨᱤᱭᱟᱹ ᱫᱚᱞ ᱫᱚ ᱱᱭᱟᱭᱯᱩᱨᱱᱚ, ᱱᱤᱛᱤᱥᱚᱢᱢᱚᱛ, ᱜᱩᱱ ᱟᱫᱷᱟᱨᱤᱛ ᱟᱨ ᱯᱚᱠᱠᱷᱚᱯᱟᱛ ᱵᱮᱜᱚᱨ ᱥᱮᱪᱮᱫᱤᱭᱟᱹ ᱧᱮᱞᱵᱤᱰᱟᱹᱣ ᱛᱟᱭᱚᱢ, ᱥᱤᱨᱯᱷᱟ ᱧᱟᱢ ᱠᱟᱹᱢᱤᱠᱚ ᱥᱟᱶ ᱪᱷᱟᱯᱟ ᱞᱟᱹᱜᱤᱫ ᱵᱟᱪᱷᱟᱣᱟᱭ. ᱱᱚᱶᱟ ᱨᱮ ᱧᱩᱛᱩᱢ ᱚᱞ ᱰᱤᱡᱟᱭᱤᱱᱠᱚ ᱫᱚ ᱢᱟᱲᱟᱝ ᱠᱷᱚᱱ ᱛᱷᱤᱨ ᱟᱨ ᱥᱟᱱᱟᱢ ᱠᱚ ᱞᱟᱹᱜᱤᱫ ᱯᱟᱱᱛᱮ ᱢᱩᱞᱭᱟᱹᱝᱠᱚᱱ ᱢᱟᱱᱚᱠ ᱨᱮ, ᱩᱠᱩ ᱧᱩᱛᱩᱢ ᱛᱮ ᱥᱟᱱᱟᱢᱟᱱ ᱯᱮᱥᱟᱫᱟᱨ ᱧᱮᱞᱵᱤᱰᱟᱹᱣ ᱦᱚᱨᱟ ᱯᱟᱸᱡᱟ ᱠᱟᱛᱮ ᱵᱷᱳᱴ ᱧᱟᱢᱟ.
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ᱛᱮᱦᱮᱧᱟᱜ ᱰᱤᱡᱟᱭᱤᱱᱟᱨ ᱡᱟᱣ ᱢᱟᱹᱦᱤᱛ A' Design Award ᱫᱚ ᱢᱩᱞ ᱟᱨ ᱱᱟᱶᱟ ᱥᱚᱪ ᱛᱮ ᱰᱤᱡᱟᱭᱤᱱ, ᱛᱮᱭᱟᱨ ᱡᱤᱱᱤᱥ, ᱯᱨᱚᱠᱚᱞᱯᱚ ᱟᱨ ᱥᱛᱷᱟᱯᱚᱛᱭᱚ ᱥᱤᱨᱡᱟᱹᱣᱤᱡ ᱢᱤᱫ ᱟᱹᱰᱤ ᱦᱩᱱᱟᱹᱨᱟᱱ ᱰᱤᱡᱟᱭᱤᱱᱟᱨ ᱫᱚ ᱛᱮᱦᱮᱧᱟᱜ ᱰᱤᱡᱟᱭᱤᱱᱟᱨ ᱞᱮᱠᱟᱭ ᱩᱫᱩᱵᱟ. ᱛᱮᱦᱮᱧ ᱟᱞᱮ ᱠᱩᱥᱤ ᱛᱮ ᱚᱛᱱᱚᱜᱽ ᱨᱮᱱ ᱥᱮᱨᱮᱥ ᱰᱤᱡᱟᱭᱤᱱᱟᱨ ᱠᱚ ᱢᱩᱫ ᱨᱮ ᱢᱤᱫ ᱦᱚᱲ ᱟᱢ ᱥᱟᱢᱟᱝ ᱟᱹᱜᱩ ᱠᱟᱱᱟᱞᱮ, ᱚᱠᱚᱭᱟᱜ ᱰᱤᱡᱟᱭᱤᱱᱠᱚ ᱟᱵᱚᱣᱟᱜ ᱚᱛᱱᱚᱜᱽ ᱟᱹᱭᱠᱟᱹᱣ ᱦᱚᱨᱟ ᱛᱮᱭᱟᱨᱟ.
ᱛᱮᱦᱮᱧᱟᱜ ᱰᱤᱡᱟᱭᱤᱱ ᱥᱟᱠᱷᱭᱟᱛᱠᱟᱨ ᱰᱤᱡᱟᱭᱤᱱ ᱠᱷᱚᱵᱚᱨᱤᱭᱟᱹ ᱟᱨ ᱚᱛᱱᱚᱜᱽ ᱡᱚᱲᱟ ᱧᱩᱛᱩᱢᱟᱱ ᱰᱤᱡᱟᱭᱤᱱᱟᱨ, ᱥᱛᱷᱚᱯᱚᱛᱤ ᱟᱨ ᱵᱨᱟᱱᱰ ᱵᱮᱵᱚᱥᱛᱷᱟᱯᱚᱠ ᱠᱚ ᱛᱟᱞᱟ ᱨᱮ ᱰᱤᱡᱟᱭᱤᱱ, ᱥᱤᱨᱡᱚᱱ ᱫᱟᱲᱮ, ᱛᱚᱠᱱᱤᱠ ᱟᱨ ᱱᱟᱶᱟ ᱥᱤᱨᱡᱚᱱ ᱵᱟᱵᱚᱛ ᱱᱟᱶᱟ ᱥᱟᱠᱷᱭᱟᱛᱠᱟᱨ ᱟᱨ ᱜᱟᱞᱢᱟᱨᱟᱣ ᱯᱟᱲᱦᱟᱣ ᱢᱮ. A' Design Award ᱡᱤᱛᱠᱟᱹᱨ ᱰᱤᱡᱟᱭᱤᱱᱟᱨ ᱟᱨ ᱵᱨᱟᱱᱰᱠᱚ ᱪᱮᱞᱮᱠᱟ ᱵᱤᱥᱤᱥᱴᱚ ᱥᱮᱨᱮᱥ ᱰᱤᱡᱟᱭᱤᱱ ᱠᱚ ᱟᱹᱜᱩᱭᱟ, ᱚᱱᱟ ᱵᱟᱰᱟᱭ ᱢᱮ.
ᱛᱮᱦᱮᱧᱟᱜ ᱰᱤᱡᱟᱭᱤᱱ ᱫᱚᱞ ᱡᱟᱣ ᱢᱟᱹᱦᱤᱛ A' Design Award ᱫᱚ ᱢᱤᱫ ᱵᱤᱥᱤᱥᱴᱚ, ᱥᱤᱨᱯᱷᱟ ᱧᱟᱢ, ᱱᱟᱶᱟ ᱥᱤᱨᱡᱚᱱᱤᱭᱟᱹ ᱟᱨ ᱥᱤᱨᱡᱚᱱ ᱫᱟᱲᱮᱟᱱ ᱰᱤᱡᱟᱭᱤᱱ ᱫᱚᱞ ᱫᱚ ᱛᱮᱦᱮᱧᱟᱜ ᱰᱤᱡᱟᱭᱤᱱ ᱫᱚᱞ ᱞᱮᱠᱟᱭ ᱩᱫᱩᱵᱟ. ᱜᱚᱴᱟ ᱚᱛᱱᱚᱜᱽ ᱨᱮᱭᱟᱜ ᱥᱮᱨᱮᱥ ᱰᱤᱡᱟᱭᱤᱱ ᱫᱚᱞ ᱠᱚᱣᱟᱜ ᱟᱹᱰᱤ ᱢᱩᱞ ᱟᱨ ᱥᱤᱨᱡᱚᱱ ᱫᱟᱲᱮᱟᱱ ᱥᱛᱷᱟᱯᱚᱛᱭᱚ, ᱱᱟᱯᱟᱭ ᱰᱤᱡᱟᱭᱤᱱ, ᱯᱷᱮᱥᱚᱱ, ᱜᱽᱨᱟᱯᱷᱤᱠ ᱰᱤᱡᱟᱭᱤᱱ ᱟᱨ ᱰᱤᱡᱟᱭᱤᱱ ᱠᱚᱣᱥᱚᱞ ᱯᱨᱚᱠᱚᱞᱯᱚᱠᱚ ᱧᱮᱞ ᱢᱮ.
ᱛᱮᱦᱮᱧᱟᱜ ᱰᱤᱡᱟᱭᱤᱱ ᱠᱤᱸᱣᱫᱚᱱᱛᱤ A' Design Award & Competition ᱦᱚᱛᱮᱛᱮ ᱵᱟᱪᱷᱟᱣ ᱟᱠᱟᱱ ᱛᱮᱦᱮᱧᱟᱜ ᱰᱤᱡᱟᱭᱤᱱ ᱠᱤᱸᱣᱫᱚᱱᱛᱤ ᱫᱚ ᱚᱱᱠᱚ ᱠᱤᱸᱣᱫᱚᱱᱛᱤ ᱰᱤᱡᱟᱭᱤᱱᱟᱨ ᱥᱟᱢᱟᱝ ᱟᱹᱜᱩᱭᱟ, ᱚᱠᱚᱭᱠᱚ ᱟᱠᱚᱣᱟᱜ ᱥᱮᱨᱮᱥ ᱛᱮᱭᱟᱨ ᱡᱤᱱᱤᱥ ᱟᱨ ᱯᱨᱚᱠᱚᱞᱯᱚ ᱛᱮ ᱥᱟᱶᱛᱟ ᱨᱮᱭᱟᱜ ᱦᱤᱛ ᱟᱨ ᱞᱟᱦᱟᱱᱛᱤ ᱠᱚ ᱟᱹᱜᱩᱭᱟ ᱟᱨ ᱟᱵᱚᱣᱟᱜ ᱚᱛᱱᱚᱜᱽ ᱟᱨᱦᱚᱸ ᱱᱟᱯᱟᱭ ᱠᱚ ᱵᱮᱱᱟᱣᱟ. ᱵᱤᱥᱣᱚᱥᱛᱚᱨᱤᱭ ᱰᱤᱡᱟᱭᱤᱱᱟᱨ, ᱧᱩᱛᱩᱢᱟᱱ ᱥᱛᱷᱚᱯᱚᱛᱤ ᱟᱨ ᱱᱟᱶᱟ ᱥᱤᱨᱡᱚᱱᱤᱭᱟᱹ ᱠᱚᱣᱟᱜ ᱰᱤᱡᱟᱭᱤᱱ ᱯᱚᱴᱯᱷᱚᱞᱤᱭᱳ ᱧᱮᱞ ᱢᱮ.
ᱛᱮᱦᱮᱧᱟᱜ ᱵᱤᱥᱮᱥ ᱰᱤᱡᱟᱭᱤᱱᱟᱨ ᱡᱟᱣ ᱢᱟᱹᱦᱤᱛ A' Design Award & Competition ᱫᱚ ᱢᱤᱫ ᱥᱟᱹᱨᱤ ᱟᱥᱟᱫᱷᱟᱨᱚᱬ ᱰᱤᱡᱟᱭᱤᱱᱟᱨ, ᱧᱩᱛᱩᱢᱟᱱ ᱥᱛᱷᱚᱯᱚᱛᱤ, ᱥᱤᱨᱡᱚᱱᱟᱱ ᱟᱜᱩᱣᱟᱹ ᱥᱮ ᱱᱟᱶᱟ ᱥᱤᱨᱡᱚᱱᱤᱭᱟᱹ ᱫᱚ ᱛᱮᱦᱮᱧᱟᱜ ᱵᱤᱥᱮᱥ ᱰᱤᱡᱟᱭᱤᱱᱟᱨ ᱞᱮᱠᱟᱭ ᱥᱟᱢᱟᱝ ᱟᱹᱜᱩᱭᱟ. ᱟᱡᱟᱜ ᱠᱟᱹᱢᱤᱠᱚ ᱫᱚ ᱜᱩᱱ ᱟᱫᱷᱟᱨ ᱛᱮ ᱱᱟᱯᱟᱭ ᱰᱤᱡᱟᱭᱤᱱ ᱨᱮᱭᱟᱜ ᱵᱤᱥᱤᱥᱴᱚ ᱫᱟᱹᱭᱠᱟᱹ ᱞᱮᱠᱟ ᱵᱟᱪᱷᱟᱣ ᱟᱠᱟᱱᱟ. ᱥᱤᱨᱯᱷᱟ ᱧᱟᱢ ᱰᱤᱡᱟᱭᱤᱱ ᱯᱚᱴᱯᱷᱚᱞᱤᱭᱳ ᱧᱮᱞ ᱢᱮ.
ᱛᱮᱦᱮᱧᱟᱜ ᱰᱤᱡᱟᱭᱤᱱ ᱵᱤᱪᱟᱹᱨ ᱡᱟᱣ ᱢᱟᱹᱦᱤᱛ A' Design Award & Competition ᱫᱚ ᱢᱩᱞ ᱥᱚᱪ ᱟᱨ ᱵᱮᱵᱷᱟᱨᱡᱚᱜᱽ ᱥᱚᱢᱟᱫᱷᱟᱱ ᱩᱫᱩᱜᱤᱡ ᱢᱤᱫ ᱟᱹᱰᱤ ᱱᱟᱶᱟ ᱥᱚᱪᱟᱱ ᱰᱤᱡᱟᱭᱤᱱ ᱵᱤᱪᱟᱹᱨ ᱥᱮ ᱥᱤᱨᱡᱚᱱᱟᱱ ᱫᱷᱟᱨᱚᱱᱟ ᱫᱚ ᱛᱮᱦᱮᱧᱟᱜ ᱰᱤᱡᱟᱭᱤᱱ ᱵᱤᱪᱟᱹᱨ ᱞᱮᱠᱟᱭ ᱩᱫᱩᱵᱟ. ᱜᱚᱴᱟ ᱚᱛᱱᱚᱜᱽ ᱨᱮᱭᱟᱜ ᱟᱠᱫᱟᱱᱫᱟ ᱥᱤᱨᱯᱷᱟ ᱧᱟᱢ ᱫᱷᱟᱨᱚᱱᱟ, ᱱᱟᱶᱟ ᱦᱚᱨᱟ ᱟᱨ ᱯᱨᱮᱨᱚᱬᱟᱫᱟᱭᱚᱠ ᱱᱟᱡᱟᱨᱠᱚ ᱧᱮᱞ ᱢᱮ.
ᱛᱮᱦᱮᱧᱟᱜ ᱰᱤᱡᱟᱭᱤᱱ ᱵᱨᱟᱱᱰ ᱡᱟᱣ ᱢᱟᱹᱦᱤᱛ A' Design Award & Competition ᱫᱚ ᱢᱤᱫ ᱵᱤᱥᱤᱥᱴᱚ ᱰᱤᱡᱟᱭᱤᱱ ᱠᱮᱱᱫᱽᱨᱤᱠ ᱵᱨᱟᱱᱰ ᱫᱚ ᱛᱮᱦᱮᱧᱟᱜ ᱰᱤᱡᱟᱭᱤᱱ ᱵᱨᱟᱱᱰ ᱞᱮᱠᱟᱭ ᱩᱫᱩᱵᱟ. ᱱᱚᱶᱟ ᱨᱮ ᱱᱟᱶᱟ ᱥᱤᱨᱡᱚᱱᱤᱭᱟᱹ ᱩᱫᱽᱫᱚᱜᱽ ᱟᱨ ᱜᱟᱶᱛᱟ ᱠᱚᱣᱟᱜ ᱪᱤᱱᱦᱟᱹ, ᱥᱤᱨᱡᱚᱱᱟᱱ ᱱᱟᱡᱟᱨ, ᱛᱮᱭᱟᱨ ᱡᱤᱱᱤᱥ ᱟᱨ ᱠᱚᱨᱯᱚᱨᱮᱴ ᱯᱨᱚᱠᱚᱞᱯᱚᱠᱚ ᱩᱯᱨᱩᱢᱚᱜᱟ. ᱥᱤᱨᱯᱷᱟ ᱧᱟᱢ ᱵᱨᱟᱱᱰ ᱟᱨ ᱟᱠᱚᱣᱟᱜ ᱢᱟᱨᱟᱝ ᱰᱤᱡᱟᱭᱤᱱᱠᱚ ᱧᱮᱞ ᱢᱮ.
ᱛᱮᱦᱮᱧᱟᱜ ᱰᱤᱡᱟᱭᱤᱱ ᱫᱷᱟᱨᱟ ᱡᱟᱣ ᱢᱟᱹᱦᱤᱛ A' Design Award & Competition ᱫᱚ ᱢᱤᱫ ᱢᱩᱞ ᱰᱤᱡᱟᱭᱤᱱ ᱫᱷᱟᱨᱟ ᱫᱚ ᱛᱮᱦᱮᱧᱟᱜ ᱰᱤᱡᱟᱭᱤᱱ ᱫᱷᱟᱨᱟ ᱞᱮᱠᱟᱭ ᱩᱯᱨᱩᱢᱟ. ᱱᱚᱶᱟ ᱨᱮ ᱥᱛᱷᱟᱯᱚᱛᱭᱚ, ᱯᱷᱮᱥᱚᱱ, ᱪᱤᱛᱟᱹᱨ, ᱜᱽᱨᱟᱯᱷᱤᱠᱥ, ᱛᱮᱭᱟᱨ ᱡᱤᱱᱤᱥ ᱟᱨ ᱟᱨᱦᱚᱸ ᱟᱭᱢᱟ ᱛᱷᱟᱠ ᱨᱮ ᱩᱫᱚᱜ ᱠᱟᱱ ᱥᱮᱭᱞᱤ, ᱵᱚᱫᱚᱞᱚᱜ ᱠᱟᱱ ᱥᱩᱱᱫᱚᱨ ᱵᱩᱡᱷ ᱟᱨ ᱱᱟᱶᱟ ᱥᱤᱨᱡᱚᱱᱟᱱ ᱱᱟᱠᱷᱟᱠᱚ ᱩᱫᱩᱵᱚᱜᱟ. ᱛᱮᱦᱮᱧ ᱜᱮ ᱱᱟᱶᱟ ᱰᱤᱡᱟᱭᱤᱱ ᱫᱷᱟᱨᱟᱠᱚ ᱵᱟᱰᱟᱭ ᱢᱮ.
ᱵᱤᱥᱣᱚᱡᱚᱲᱟ ᱢᱟᱱᱚᱛ ᱞᱟᱹᱜᱤᱫ ᱥᱟᱯᱲᱟᱣ ᱜᱮᱭᱟᱢ?
ᱛᱮᱦᱮᱧ ᱜᱮ A' Design Award ᱨᱮ ᱟᱢᱟᱜ ᱰᱤᱡᱟᱭᱤᱱ ᱧᱩᱛᱩᱢ ᱚᱞ ᱢᱮ ᱟᱨ The Competition Winners ᱨᱮ ᱚᱛᱱᱚᱜᱽ ᱨᱮᱭᱟᱜ ᱥᱮᱨᱮᱥ ᱰᱤᱡᱟᱭᱤᱱᱠᱚ ᱥᱟᱶ ᱟᱢᱟᱜ ᱴᱷᱟᱶ ᱧᱟᱢ ᱢᱮ.
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