Yangcheng Evening News Art Institute is committed to exploring new models for art to help rural revitalization, and continues to invite artists to Wengcheng for artistic creation. On July 19, a group of artists gathered in Wengcheng, and Mr. Ji Zhou was one of the artists invited this time.
On the morning of July 20, artists came to the scrap station to “seek treasures”. People came and went, and forklifts were shuttled. Teacher Ji walked through it, focusing on finding the treasure in his heart. When asked about what he was looking for, Teacher Ji said he was not sure, but one idea was certain, that is, you must find an item that is closely related to the life of farmers.
His works should be connected with local people and the local environment.
A excited voice suddenly sounded, and Teacher Ji ran in from outside with a giant white water storage tank lid. This deformed discarded lid is the material selected by Teacher Ji. Two days after that, under the sunshade of the agricultural park, colorful spray paint was placed beside the lid of the white water tank. Teacher Ji squatted on the ground, immersed in the world of artistic processing.
At noon on the 21st, the sun was shining in the sky, and the sun shone on the colorful water storage lid. A yellow plastic translucent straw hat was placed above the lid, flashing with dazzling light. Teacher Ji finally wiped the sweat off his face, took off his gloves dyed in color, and shared with us his views and thoughts on artistic creation in Wengcheng.
Ji Zhou’s creation scene
Dialogue with Ji Zhou
Question: How did you feel when you first came to Wengcheng?
Ji Zhou: Weng City is surrounded by mountains, with beautiful mountains and rivers and beautiful environment. This is my first impression when I first arrived here. In addition, what touched me the most was the peaceful attitude towards life of the locals. I share three small things here.
First of all, on the first night of coming here, I saw many people singing and dancing in the square at the gate of the town government, playing colorful game cars, etc., which was very lively and the people were full of happiness on their faces. This scene of blind dates between officials and the people and the people living and working in peace and contentment made me very moved.
The second thing is that when driving on the village road, I found that the local vehicles here always take the initiative to give way to us foreign vehicles. This made me feel very moved. First, the quality of the locals is very high and very polite. Second, it also reflects the peaceful rhythm of life of the locals. If everyone is busy with work and is nervous, they will not give way at all. Such a peaceful social atmosphere also reflects the high level of local managers.
The third thing is that when I was taking pictures, a big sister carrying water passed by. When she saw me taking pictures, she suddenly stopped and put the bucket on the ground, waiting for me to finish taking pictures. I said, “Sister, youFirst, I will take a photo slowly,” she replied, “I’m sorry, I’ll disturb you to take a photo”, and then picked up the water and continued to walk. When she left, she turned around and said, “Sorry”.
From these small things, it can be seen that the locals are very peaceful, so polite, well-educated and qualitative. So I think this time I came to Wengcheng, and I can do a pleasant artistic creation here. The above are some of my general impressions of Wengcheng.
Q: What do you think is the difference between creating here and creating here?
Ji Zhou: Creating here is completely different from my usual work. You have to use your brain quickly to create here and quickly href=”https://comicmov.com/”>CinemaStart inspiration, call urgent talents, and the content should emphasize locality.
Before coming to Wengcheng to create, I was a little confused. I wanted to create something for Wengcheng, but I had no idea. For this reason, I went online to find some references about rural public art. But I soon realized that all the worries were unnecessary. In fact, we didn’t need to prepare anything. When we came here, we used whatever we saw, and we used it if we inspired us.
I came here with this idea. This state made my thinking more focused, observe, discover, and look for beautiful things, and then turned it into a public art work. href=”https://comicmov.com/”>Babaylan products.
After coming here, I initially wanted to find some old farm tools with a sense of life, and turned these ready-made products into public art installations. But soon I discovered those with generations href=”https://comicmov.com/”>BabaylanThe number of representative old farm tools is very small, and most of them have entered museums. Modern agricultural tools are very industrialized and have little regionality. I can’t find local representative farm tools, so I turned my attention to other items closely related to the life and production of local farmers.
Q: What do you think of Earth Art?
Ji Zhou: I can answer this question in combination with the previous question. Earth Art should be reflected in the geographic nature, and the creation materials should be closely related to the local people or the local living environment, at least they should be related, and they cannot be completely disconnected.
The most important audience of Earth Art works are local residents. If the art works cannot resonate with the local people, then this work is a failed work and cannot be integrated into it. href=”https://comicmov.com/”>Komiks.
Now the country emphasizes great aesthetic education. We should also popularize aesthetic education when we revitalize rural culture. Then our creations must resonate with local people and have interest. href=”https://comicmov.com/”>CinemaThey will pay attention to art and play the role of aesthetic education.
Q: Can you share your creative concept with us?
Ji Zhou: Yesterday I went to the scrap station to find creative materials, and I found a large plastic round cake-shaped thing. At first I didn’t know what it was. I asked the local people that it knew it was a large water storage tank lid. The lid of this water storage tank is very bulky, and people who make sculptures pay attention to the sense of mass or volume, so it attracted me at a glance.
In addition, although this lid is large in size, it has a hollowed-out shape. The structure of Komiks is very design-oriented. The characteristics of this cover fit the theme of my ideal work – interacting with the sun.
Sunlight is very important to farmers. Although modern agriculture has become technological, it often depends on the weather. From sowing seedlings to harvesting and drying grain, it is closely related to the sun.
My works are to be connected with the sun. There is a hole in the middle of this large cover, and the sun can enter the interior of the work through the hole. Cinema href=”https://comicmov.com/”>Babaylan But these are not enough. The hole cannot be empty. It also needs to be combined with some other things to give this work a certain sense of light and add some connotation.
I first thought of the local specialty dustpan. The decorative patterns of this type of braided products are very interesting, but we didn’t find them. Later, when I went to the hardware store to buy materials, I suddenly found a yellow plastic translucent straw hat. I think this straw hat is too perfect. It is a practical agricultural production tool, closely related to the production and life of all farmers. And the size of this straw hat is just in line with the size of the lid, I immediately thought of combining these two things.
From the lives of locals, use the ready-made products around them to build a work of earth art or public art, which arouses emotional resonance among localsCinema, this is my original intention of creation.
Q: Do you think BabaylanWhat impact can artistic creation in Wengcheng bring to this place?
Ji Zhou: We talked about the aesthetic education of art before. We cannot talk to local villagers about Michelangelo, Da Vinci, Venus, Mona Lisa, and Song Huizong’s thin gold body and Ruihe Picture. These locals have no idea and cannot understand them immediately. As an enlightened aesthetic education, our goal at the beginning is to make local people interested. The raw materials used for creation are farming utensils and daily necessities, which will quickly arouse their empathy. They may sigh, “I know this thing”, “This is our straw hat”, This will make them realize that ordinary things can also become works of art, and thus become interested in art. Maybe from then on, art will become one of his goals – “I want to take the Academy of Fine Arts”, “I want to be an artist”, “I want to be a painter”. If Cinema can have such an impact, it would be very great. href=”https://comicmov.com/”>Cinema.
Even if it is just a chance to meet the artwork, let everyone smile and touch, it has achieved my original intention. Therefore, art must resonate, arouse discussion, and arouse their interest.
In fact, art is also Komiks serves the public. No matter how good the artwork is, it is not discussed or appreciated by the audience, then the work is a failure. Some people discuss it, whether it is praise or criticism, at least there are people paying attention to it. Even if this work is a successful work, it can be achievedBabaylan has achieved the purpose of the author communicating with the audience through his works. Of course, it would be better if more people like this work.
We are doing local creations in Wengcheng. Related media and online publicity can allow more people to pay attention to this, and then see the beauty of the landscape and the beauty of human feelings in Wengcheng. By the way, Cinema knows more about Wengcheng’s history, and even joins us in the construction of Wengcheng. If this role can be played, it will be of immeasurable merit.
Ji Zhou’s work
“Qi Chong Bullfighting”Komiks 147cm x 147cm x 7cm Weather-resistant steel paint 2023
Pregnancy Komiks230cm x 50cm x50cm Resin gold plating 2022
Pregnancy 230cm x50cm x50cm Babaylan Resin gold plating 2022
《Pregnancy》 230cm x 50cm x50cm Resin gold plating 2022
《Tianjiang Dance》 230cm x 120cm x 90cm x 2 Resin baked car paint 2017
《Tianjiang Dance》 230cm x 120cm x 90cm x 2 Resin baked car paint 2017
《Tianjiang Dance》 230cm x 120cm x 90cm x 2 Resin baked car paint 2017
《Tianjiang Dance》 230cm x 120cm x 90cm x 2 Resin baked car paint 2017
《Tianjiang Dance》 230cm x 120cm x 90cm x 2
Resin Baked Car Paint 2017
“Walking Cat-1” 90cm x 40cm x45cm Stainless Steel
“Walking Cat-2” 90cm x40cm x45cm stainless Steel
“Victory” 70cm x70cm x10cm cast copper 2006
“Summer” 70Cinemacm x 50cm x8cm FRP paint 2004
“Door God” 180cm x 150cm x85cm x2 FRP paint 2004
“Door God” 180cm x150cm x85cm x2 Fiberglass Paint 2004
“Male” 80Babaylancm x 50cm x10cm cast copper 2003
“Female” 80cm x 12cm x8cmcast copper 2003
“We” 120cm x70cm x 60cm Fiberglass Imitation Copper 2000
Artist Profile
Ji Zhou: Director of the Decoration Art Teaching and Research Department of the School of Architecture and Art Design, Guangzhou Academy of Fine Arts, member of the Guangdong Artists Association, member of the Sculpture Art Committee of the Guangzhou Art Association, vice president of the Sculpture Society of Guangzhou, member of the China Decoration Association, and director of the Public Art Branch of the Guangdong Provincial Furniture Art Committee.
Ask questions, editors/Wang Qitong, Wu Fengping (intern)
Photography, video/Cheng Sheng, Xiao Xingbang (intern), Lin Xinlong (intern), Luo Jianyi (intern)
Pictures/Provided by Ji Zhou
Review/Zhao Xuhong
Issued/Zhang Yanqin
Source | Editor in charge of Jinyang.com | Wang Qitong