- Gravity
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- Nov 07, 2020
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- Mother
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- Nov 07, 2020
Even though Chinese society was really closed, there were two windows for me to explore the world. One was from my mother and grandmother, the unseen and invisible world. Another window was brought from my father's side, those classic and Western books.
- Father
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- Nov 07, 2020
When I was young, I didn't want to do traditional painting and calligraphy. I deliberately wanted to separate from my father so I could feel I existed myself.
- Power
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- Nov 07, 2020
For an artist, a good place to be is you have some kind of influence and power to get things done, but in your essence you remain a nomad or a soldier facing a difficulty to be overcome.
- Country
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- Nov 07, 2020
In any country, in any city, there will be political influence on what is said, what kind of images are to be projected and, yes, of course artists can be and are influenced by politicians.
- Brave
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- Nov 07, 2020
I have always been a coward as a child. I am not very brave. I am very aware of the fact that I am not very gutsy.
- Life
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- Nov 07, 2020
I do believe every artwork has its own charisma. Sometimes it's different from what I expect. When a work is finished, it exudes its own charisma and lives its life independently.
- Feeling
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- Nov 07, 2020
Many artists, when they are creating art, are searching for a vehicle that can manifest a feeling they have inside of themselves.
- Looking
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- Nov 07, 2020
I lived in Japan for eight years before moving to New York, but I was looking forward to a place like America to change my opinion on things and force me to come up with new perspectives.
- Everything
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- Nov 07, 2020
I tend to be cautious and rational, prone to keep everything under control.
- Politics
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- Nov 07, 2020
Through art, through people working together and building relationships and trust, people can overcome the problems of politics.
- Free
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- Nov 07, 2020
Art should not be a tool of politics, but sometimes art can help make the political climate more open and help society become more free.
- Effort
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- Nov 07, 2020
In my own art, I try to use my personal voice and effort to enable some Chinese people to see the possibilities of another kind of China. A more open China.
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020
Any work that is born out of natural serendipity or reverts to simpler times is poignant for people - in any era.
- Express
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- Nov 07, 2020
The role of art in society is not to resolve conflicts; rather, it is to express these conflicts and antagonisms.
- Important
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- Nov 07, 2020
Temporality and the transformation of energy are two very important aspects in my work.
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020
When I was young, the constraints of Chinese society and my personal timid and cautious nature both drove me to seek a means to go against control. Gunpowder has an inherent uncertainty and uncontrollability and is an important means for me to relieve myself of constraint.
- Artist
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- Nov 07, 2020
I have always found that if, while creating an artwork, the artist constantly feels that some accident would occur if he is not careful, then it is a very significant moment and a significant work.
- Go
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- Nov 07, 2020
In Quanzhou, I have a lot of influence from superstition. I would go to the temple with my grandmother and mother. That is why I have a lot of curiosity about the unseen force and invisible things.
- Gunpowder
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- Nov 07, 2020
One reason I chose gunpowder is that I had the good luck in my environment to be exposed to gunpowder. The other reason is I was always looking for a visual language that goes beyond the boundary of nations, and so I found gunpowder.
- Feeling
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- Nov 07, 2020
Even though China was a very closed country, they thought of themselves as the center of the world. It is an ethnic characteristic. After I went to Japan, I had a totally different view. The Japanese are always talking about what the Western world is doing. There is the anxious feeling of an outsider.
- Growing Up
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- Nov 07, 2020