荒野艺术计划

Wilderness Art Project

伴随着近年来互联网信息技术的发展与自媒体行业的兴起,身处荒原的艺术作品获得了更多曝光的机会和阐释、发展的空间。甘肃瓜州的“荒野艺术计划”,就是一组颇具代表性的案例。作为一个土生土长的西北人,清华大学美术学院教授、雕塑家董书兵,一直致力于将家乡的历史通过雕塑的形式展现给大众,并希望以此来唤起大家对于这片土地的热爱之情。他认为,艺术家应该回到自己最熟悉的环境中去寻找灵感,而不是一味地模仿他人或者远离人群。随着《大地之子》《无界》《风语者》等作品的落成,董书兵与朋友们逐渐在戈壁滩上摸索出了一套“荒野艺术”之路。

The advancement of Internet information technology and the rise of self-media in recent years have made artworks in wilderness known to more people and provided space for interpretation and development. The “Wilderness Art Project” in Guazhou, Gansu Province is a typical example in this case. As a native of Northwest China, sculptor Dong Shubing, professor of the Academy of Arts Design of the Tsinghua University, has been committed to presenting the history of his hometown to the public through sculptures, in the hope to arouse everyone's love for this land. He believes that artists should return to their most familiar environment for inspiration, instead of blindly imitating others or staying away from the crowd. With the completion of works such as the Son of the Earth, Boundless and the Whisperer, Dong Shubing and his friends have embarked on a path of “wilderness art” in the Gobi Desert.