If my art has nothing to do with people's pain and sorrow, what is 'art' for?

If I look at it, I would laugh. I don't know how I became successful.

My definition of art has always been the same. It is about freedom of expression, a new way of communication. It is never about exhibiting in museums or about hanging it on the wall.

I don't think there is a distinct change, because in the West I'm not a person who can serve his purpose.

I deal with students every day - from China, Germany, the United States, Hong Kong and Taiwan. And I've noticed that the Chinese students are the least trained in having a sense of aesthetics. They lack any ability to sense what is beautiful or what is proper. They can be learned and skillful, but they lack the ability to make their own free judgment. It is really sad to see young adults of 20, 25 years who were never taught to make their own decisions. People who can't do that don't get a sense of responsibility. And if you lack a sense of responsibility, you push the blame onto the system.

Choices after waking up: To be true or to lie? To take action or be brainwashed? To be free or be jailed?

A nation that has no music and no fairytales is a tragedy.