Ji Wenyu Zhu Weibing
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Texts
- Feat of Humanity, linen, gauze and other materials, 606 x 88 x 15 (cm), 2010
- Make Beautifu,Sculptures – linen, fabric, latex, insulative packing materials, chair (bought from a furniture store ) , 108 x 88 x 106 cm, 2005
- New Chinese Potted Landscape, wire, cloth, wood 92 x 65 x 109 cm, 2006
- No one in the Garden of Eden
- “No one in the Garden of Eden,” mixed media, 310 x 126 x 87cm, 2010
- “Thoughts on Reading ‘Emperor Taizong Receiving the Tibetan Envoy’” 103 x 69 x 105, stainless steel, wheelchair, and cloth, 2011
Exhibitions
- Learning from the Literati 3
September 5th, 2012 - October 10th, 2012 - Cold Comfort
February 4th, 2012 - March 18th, 2012 - Learning from the Literati 2September 6th, 2011 - October 17th, 2011
- Shifting Definitions November 6th, 2010 - December 18th, 2010
- Learning from the Literati 1September 9th, 2010 - October 31st, 2010
- Re-Visioning History May 22nd, 2010 - July 17th, 2010
Make Beautifu,Sculptures – linen, fabric, latex, insulative packing materials, chair (bought from a furniture store ) , 108 x 88 x 106 cm, 2005
In general, a man’s beauty is characterized by strength, power, balance and integrity; one who loves makeup and dressing up would be considered a sissy. However, because a woman’s beauty is delicate, much like a flower that must be watered daily, she constantly covers her face with a variety of skin care products and cosmetics. Women are afraid of getting old, so they dress up to look beautiful and try to cover their actual age. If they feel they are not beautiful enough, some will even submit to having double-eyelid operations, breast augmentations, butt-lift, liposuction and so on, to make real things fake. Why do men and women have such different feelings about beauty?
Aesthetics aside, we can see that these women are usually considered to be both deceptive and seductive, but they do not chose to torment everyone, just those who are weak-willed. Women sometimes compete with each other over beauty and glamour, never giving up and enviously fabricating vivid stories, one after another. As the saying goes, three women always make drama! Meanwhile, you cannot deny that they seek approval and love, and when they are appreciated by others they feel exalted. The need to be appreciated and admired puts women in a passive role, which is notable because of the stress on gender and power equality in today’s society. Recently, we have been told that “sissy” men are starting a trend of men caring about makeup and dress. What we don’t understand is whether this is a rebellion against traditional superficiality or a way to obtain equality between men and women. Some people say that Obama is only president of the United States because he looks handsome and is articulate.
My wife and I asked our 9-year-old daughter why women care so much about dress and make-up. Her response stupefied us: “If you want to know why women love makeup and clothing, just think about how peacocks display their feathers for one another!”
