Then back home, he plays with them, puts pieces together to assemble new forms of human and animal figures. He doesn't add or process anything but only combines them so that audience can still recognize the original item.
Andy Mo, an artist from Jiangxi province, stretches his exhibition space from the ground floor show room to almost the top of the building.
A 3-meter-tall box with windows allow audience to see his drawings from different viewpoints. "The idea came from traditional Chinese garden design, 'one scene, one stop'," explains the artist.
He says visitors to a well-designed garden should be able to enjoy a different scene of beauty at every few steps. Such was also the guideline for traditional architecture.
"We create an artistic world of our own, but no way can we run far away from reality," says the artist.
Mo has successfully combined the traditional Chinese aesthetics with modern expression, says Wang, the curator.
Gao Mingyan says he was motivated to be a professional artist when a collector bought his artwork.
His art is oriented in the daily life and dedicated to the discovery of fresh elements and interesting perspectives.
"Recognition from the market is like winning lottery," he stresses again. "It's a rare opportunity, and not life's primary goal. But keep trying, and good luck might come."
Contact the writer at zhangkun@chinadaily.com.cn.
IF YOU GO:
10 am-6 pm, until March 23
Museum of Contemporary Art, Shanghai, in People's Park, 231 Nanjing West Road, Shanghai
021-6327-9900
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