Wen Mujiang (1970- ) - Shadow of Breeze No. 4 (Private Collection)
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Mr.Wen Mujiang was born in 1970 in Longhui city of Hunan province, China. In 1993, he began his studies in printmaking department of Hubei Art Institute. After his graduation, he became teacher in Art department of Xiangtan Normal University. Now he is lecturer of Art department of Hunan Science and Technology Institute, member of Hunan Printmakers' Association and member of Hunan Flok Art Committee.
Artist was growing up in a mountainous area where many minorities lives, he was entranced with their stockaded wooden village, embroidered skirt, folk songs. But when he finished his art studies, and want to show the folk charm by his pencil, he found that all things of his childhood changed: the wooden house became modern villas, the embroidered shirt was also replaced by jeans, and local people sang popular songs instead of folk songs. He want to let people to think about the strike that the modern civilization brought to the traditional culture, and hope that one day, the sparrow sound would also appear even among the high buildings and large mansions, and let people to pay more attention to the traditional culture.
Wen Mujiang (1970- ) - Shadow of Breeze No. 4 (Private Collection)
Print: Edition size: 12.
Mr.Wen Mujiang was born in 1970 in Longhui city of Hunan province, China. In 1993, he began his studies in printmaking department of Hubei Art Institute. After his graduation, he became teacher in Art department of Xiangtan Normal University. Now he is lecturer of Art department of Hunan Science and Technology Institute, member of Hunan Printmakers' Association and member of Hunan Flok Art Committee.
Artist was growing up in a mountainous area where many minorities lives, he was entranced with their stockaded wooden village, embroidered skirt, folk songs. But when he finished his art studies, and want to show the folk charm by his pencil, he found that all things of his childhood changed: the wooden house became modern villas, the embroidered shirt was also replaced by jeans, and local people sang popular songs instead of folk songs. He want to let people to think about the strike that the modern civilization brought to the traditional culture, and hope that one day, the sparrow sound would also appear even among the high buildings and large mansions, and let people to pay more attention to the traditional culture.