When I was in university, I had a cat. Very small, not that cute. But somehow she caught much of my attention. I started to think about it: maybe I should write diary for her every day! And as you can see in this painting, gradually, the figure of cat tends to look like human. They become one. It is how it worked by then. We, together, had a great time for more than two years. During the daytime, she was usually out for food or wandering around, while in the evening she came home and fell asleep by my side. Later I moved my studio to a new place. One day, she went out as usual, but I never saw her back. Perhaps, she lost way back home. Since then, I don’t have cat anymore.
I was very keen on picture-story books when I was little. That’s why I thought about making paintings like those books. But for sure, my works are different from the books. Those picture-story books normally contain coherent and consistent plots, while The Cat’s Diary No.6 conveys more about my feelings and mood. It is more like a diary. It seems that all the scenes on the painting are telling a story, but actually it is our imagination that links them together and makes them a story. The concept of picture-story books can be found in my current works as well, like A Spiritual Journey with the Girl, as well as my solo I Love You at ShanghART Beijing. Over there, all the paintings together tell a story. I have a lot of paintings about cat. This series was created years ago. I just put them aside, without a particular reason. Maybe that is I have too many works.
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