LIFE IS FUN
Overview
The character of the city has been replaced by rapid, relentless urbanization and commercialization. The social relationships between citizens become tenuous, they lack the opportunity and the way to meet the unacquainted beauty in life.
My research explores :
How public art takes advantage of the things people do in daily life to provoke or inspire civic engagement, therefore, bring the warmth to the communities?
How to use public art to make an impression on a place not just because of a sculpture, but because there is an experience which brings some tangible emotions?
How to use public art to promote the improvement of citizens' aesthetic ability？
In the project, I use a variety of materials and patterns combined with human behaviours to design installations and social activities. There are different models and paintings in my work. They were all inspired by my daily life and the interesting behaviours I observed in others. I also use social activities and installations to reduce the distance between people, as well as the distance between human and art.
Keywords
Human behaviours, civic engagement, communities,
experiences, emotions, social activities, installations, distance, art.
