Soldier & Crane & Tiger
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Cranes and tigers symbolize peace and violence, and soldiers carry these two identities, traveling through different time and space such as fables,battlefields, and the Internet. They are like intermittent fragments of dreams, reflecting the absurdity and crisis of reality.
Screenings
Teatro Estudio
Official Selection Animation 1
Auditorio Miguel Malo | Centro Cultural Ignacio Ramírez "El Nigromante"
Official Selection Animation 1
Cast and crew
Director's bio:
Junyong Wu grew up among folk and vernacular arts in the coastal province of Fujian, and went on to study printing and new media at the China Academy of Art in Hangzhou for his bachelor and master degrees.
Wu mainly works in animation and painting on paper, but his artistic output extends far beyond the traditional media to gifs and emoticons as well as tattoo and graffiti on the body. He is known for his unique approach and aesthetics, combining the Chinese vernacular from his childhood with the Western classics from art school training. His works often feature the juxtaposition of eastern and western mythologies and humorous wordplay to expose the fragility and absurdity of modern life and to demonstrate a sensitivity and concern for social themes.
His works have been shown at galleries and museums around the world, including Groninger Museum, Saatchi Gallery, Korea’s National Museum of Contemporary Art, Daegu Art Museum, Ullens Center for Contemporary Art and in major spaces in Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou, Shenzhen and other leading Chinese cities.
Wu now lives and works in Hangzhou, and teaches at the School of Intermedia Art, China Academy of Art.
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