DATE
26 05 2024
Five-time Academy Award winner Sir Richard Taylor, Knight Companion of the Order of Merit of New Zealand,
has become an Honorary Member of ISSA, the International Sculpture Symposium Alliance. Sir Richard Taylor
and his team completed the special effects production of "The Lord of the Rings", "King Kong", "Avatar",
"The Hobbit", "The Avengers", as well as the make-up and costumes. ISSA Deputy Secretary General,
Zheng Dongping, presented Sir Richard Taylor with an honorary certificate in New Zealand.
Richard Taylor is the founder of New Zealand's WETA (Special Effects) Concepts, a world-renowned visual
effects artist and film entrepreneur. He received awards for Best Makeup and Best Visual Effects for
The Lord of the Rings in 2001, Best Makeup and Best Costume Design for The Lord of the Rings in 2003,
and Best Visual Effects for King Kong in 2005.
It is because of Richard's brilliant artistic achievements that people can see the fascination of sculpture"
in the field of film and creativity.
Contributor: ISSA China member, Zheng Dongping
Editor: Liu Qin, Song Mingcheng
Translator: Sun Ya’nan
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