Tribute to Childhood Works of Zhang Guangxian 2010.12.25 - 2011.01.20 |
I believe the fortune of artists is that their madness won’t be strictly defined and standardized by reality. Therefore, they can travel between their spirit and real world with extreme freedom and with no constraints. I praise the heaven for giving me such a wonderful role but worry about this would be eventually a destined tragedy. Since art represents freedom, it can either complement the life or run counter to it. Carrying the responsibility of life, my biggest puzzle is how to balance the reality and art. In order to keep well-functioning, I think my heart must be strong and board enough. I was already entangled by career, love, family, aging and many other practical problems, though I still try to gain an ideal leisureness. I feel the cruelty of life confused me and made me helpless. The lack of experience and capacity cornered me. Gradually, I suffered unnecessary anxiety in the struggle. Always worried about the end of the world, the burst of another economic crisis, the attack of earthquake or tsunami; worried about the power and problems that may never get controlled by human being. My struggle revels the fragile, tiny but endless selfish of human. I saw people expanded all their life chasing the so called knowledge and wealth; I saw the limited life form pursuing unlimited desire. We keep criticizing and pondering, in the hope of retaining the good and beauty. But the endless injustice and darkness are hurting us all the time. Virtue is covered up by evil, occult wars and viruses are flooding the world, the stupid dispute of benefit is becoming the fact and survival rule. Art was once called the shelter from the reality by antecessors, seems I also received the care from it. So I won't give up easily, fighting against the evil of reality is the theme of my life. Although I am not a radical householder who scarifies his life for the fortune, I would like to be a journalist who concerns about this phenomenon and tries to reveal the truth. |
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