Fifty years of cross-station career

Author: Wu Guanzhong
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Publish Date: 2006-03-01
Features: In my youth, I loved literature but was forced into a breakup. This love transformed into a passion for art, and I eventually married it. My life and soul now belong to the world of art. From then on, I have lived in a world of aesthetics, every day and every moment, my eyes never idle, discerning beauty and ugliness everywhere. Like a bee collecting nectar, I gather beauty. In the vast garden of the world, exotic flowers and plants catch the eye. These unique blooms must have their own special soil and roots. Following the vines, we can eventually trace them back to their homeland and national influences. However, if there is a fundamental lack of genuine love for art, and if one merely boasts about national characteristics, imposes them on others, and uses pride to mask inferiority, only a fake flower market will be created. The transmission of emotion is the essence of art—the word "emotion" is enough. The loss of art is synchronized with the loss of emotion, and I do not believe that emotions will ultimately perish. Mr. Lu Xun once said that because of attacks from all sides, one must stand sideways, which is particularly exhausting. I have always felt that I have stood sideways between China and the West, between the past and the present, but I have actually stood sideways for fifty years, existing for fifty years.