Feng mengbo biography sample
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Feng Mengbo; Courtesy of the artist and Global Times
Source: Global Times Date: November 09,
Despite the elusive and complicated significances in his artworks, Feng Mengbo is actually a friendly, easygoing figure. Aware that many have difficulties comprehending the ideas behind his art, Feng explains every detail as clearly as possible. We met at his brightly lit, highly organized studio in Xibahe, Beijing where he keeps his collection of LP records and all the equipment he needs for his artworks.
Feng, 44, was the first Chinese artist to utilize computers and the Internet. One of his latest works, Not Too Late, is currently exhibited in Decode: Digital Design Sensations, an exhibition showcasing artists specializing in developing digital design brought over by the V&A Museum in London, to Beijing's CAFA Art Museum. "When I was invited to participate in this exhibition, I didn't know what I was going to do," Feng says. Not Too Late is an interactive digital piece based on Chinese characters and calligraphy.
But lately Feng is more excited by his upcoming showcase starting December 12, at MoMA PS1 gallery in New York, after they acquired Feng's interactive artwork, Long March: Restart, a retro Super Mario-style work with a Long March Red Army soldier repl
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Creator Feng Mengbo‘s recent solo show just closed its curtain at Beijing’s Today Art Museum, but before it did, we spoke with the multimedia artist and game designer about the exhibition and his plans for While we enjoyed his latest project, Mortal Kombat‘s, amusing spectacle, Mengbo didn’t seem as immersed in his present work. Instead, he’s already on to the next, eagerly anticipating the direction his new projects will presumably take him in
The Creators Project: Are the works in this exhibition from this year? Why did you called the show “Mengbo ”?
Feng Mengbo: All the works were made this year. “Mengbo ” represents my temporary leave from exhibitions. I can’t wait to start my projects for next year. is certainly a very suggestive year for [my] audience’s imaginations.
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Can you xplain the piece Q?
This work is a combination of two old works, Q and Not too late. The former is a video game about a drawing that I finished in , and the latter is a commission piece I did for London’s V&A Museum in It’s a video game related to calligraphy. Even after I finished Q, I kept on using the video game format to build drawing systems. Drawing machines have been built by many artists [throughout] art history, but I find them imperfect. And vi
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