Thursday, December 01, 2005

Who is Guo Fengyi?

Wealth and Prosperity Guo Fengyi... Wealth and Prosperity (1989, paper). From the exhibit Who is Guo Fengyi? - a retrospective exhibition of 20 years work by Guo Fengyi at Long March Space. "...The body of Guo Fengyi is that of a vessel - her body acting as a channel for the energy which she draws upon to create her works. After retiring in 1987 due to health problems, Guo Fengyi began practicing Qigong as a means to alleviate her illness, strengthening her health through an understanding of the bodily contents of energy. This content led to form when suddenly after two years of practicing Qigong, she began to have strong visions which she felt compelled to express through drawing."