Whats the border between art and commercial works?
My principle is that the artworks is the works to please myself, the point is to make myself happy, no matter whether the works would become the products of the gallery in the future, or be used in commercial advertisement. Many of my works are like that, but I believe they are still my artworks. But the commercial works is to please other guys’ taste, is made according to other guys’ requirements, the point is to please the clients. *Is it important in your artworks Chinese popular tradition? I don’t feel that’s important for me. But I noticed that my works have every strong brand of Chinese culture that is not conscious. I was born and grew up in this country, of course my works is inevitably a Chinese’s works. My works is full of some cultural spirit and taste of Chinese culture, which makes my works complete. *Shanghai is both traditional and modern, the perfect city for you? I don’t like Shanghai very much, but I was born in the city which isn’t that Chinese. There’s no power of t
