Inspiration: Ai Wei Wei
Famous Chinese artist, not only because of his work as an artist, architect and designer, but also for his battles for more political and social freedom.
I visited museum the Pont in Breda, the Netherlands, where work of Wei Wei is exposed. Ai Wei Wei sees art not only as a way of expression, but as a way to force changes, a way to ask questions at the chinese government and society and as a chance to comment on the social situation of his country.
I visited museum the Pont in Breda, the Netherlands, where work of Wei Wei is exposed. Ai Wei Wei sees art not only as a way of expression, but as a way to force changes, a way to ask questions at the chinese government and society and as a chance to comment on the social situation of his country.
Sunflower Seeds
An impressive work of Ai Wei Wei is Sunflower Seeds, millions of seeds in porcelain, hand-crafted by the workers in Jingdezhen, porcelaincapital of China.
During the Chinese Revolution, Mao Zedong was compared to the sun, while the seeds are a symbol for the millions of Chinese people who had to look up to their emperor.
Fuck Off
A series of photos from Ai Wei Wei, his way to tell the authorities to Fuck Off, speaks for itself I guess..
Ai Wei Wei has a lot of criticism against the corrupt Chinese government. Trough his work he wants to reach people and encourage them to take action and to stand up for their rights. Unfortunately the Chinese government is firmply opposed to the statements of Ai Wei Wei. In 2011, Ai Wei Wei was even arrested, where he was treated very badly and even tortured. However he was released on bail few months later, he is not supposed to leave Peking.
I believe it is ridiculous that somebody is being punished so badly just for expressing his opinion or criticism. The huge difference in freedom of expression between my country and a country like China then becomes very clearly, and I realise how fortunate we are with so much freedom in the Netherlands.
What I realy appreciate about Ai Wei Wei is the fact that although the authorities crackdown on activists such as him, this does not stop him in continueing his work and to mark his view on current social issues in China.
Ai Wei Wei has a lot of criticism against the corrupt Chinese government. Trough his work he wants to reach people and encourage them to take action and to stand up for their rights. Unfortunately the Chinese government is firmply opposed to the statements of Ai Wei Wei. In 2011, Ai Wei Wei was even arrested, where he was treated very badly and even tortured. However he was released on bail few months later, he is not supposed to leave Peking.
I believe it is ridiculous that somebody is being punished so badly just for expressing his opinion or criticism. The huge difference in freedom of expression between my country and a country like China then becomes very clearly, and I realise how fortunate we are with so much freedom in the Netherlands.
What I realy appreciate about Ai Wei Wei is the fact that although the authorities crackdown on activists such as him, this does not stop him in continueing his work and to mark his view on current social issues in China.
pictures: The Guarian, WMagazine
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