“Art Walk: Behind the Scenes” 

Episode 4 : Wang Hua

艺术家生态图录 第四集：

汪华 —— 艺术能否治愈，

生活中无处不在的焦虑？

（Time/时长：03' 04''）

Albert Camus once said that, no artist could live without reality. Art can question reality, but art cannot escape from reality. Compared with most mature artworks, the living

conditions and life stories behind the art production seem to be more intriguing. Taking from the first-person perspective, CAFA ART INFO is now presenting you with our latest micro video program, “Art Walk: Behind  the  Scenes”. With a focus on individual artists’ life stories, we will take you on a tour to explore how an artist actually works and lives in real-life situations. This series will be filmed at a part of the artists’ studios in some art districts at Beijing. Each artist’s unique character will be revealed to our audience in a more realistic and tangible way. 

阿尔贝·加缪曾说，没有一个艺术家离得开真实。艺术可以怀疑真实，却不能逃避真实。相对于成熟的作品来说，隐匿在艺术家背后的现实境遇与生活方式或许更为神秘引人。中央美术学院艺讯网英文版微视频栏目《艺术家生态图录》以记者第一视角切入，从艺术家个人的生活微话题出发，在趋近平视的视角中窥探其工作环境与生活状态。首先基于中国北京部分集中艺术区的艺术家工作室进行走访，每位艺术家的独特个性在镜头之外徐徐显现。

Wang Hua: Can Art Cure the Anxiety that Exists Everywhere in Life?

汪华: 艺术能否治愈，

生活中无处不在的焦虑？

An American Red Cedar Tree, American red cedar, boat, Rosekill, Kingston, New York, USA, 2017

一株美国红杉， 美国红杉、船，纽约金斯顿Rosekill农场，2017年

Wang Hua was born in Jingzhou, Hubei Province in 1982. In 2005, she obtained a BA degree of Chinese Painting from Xi’an Academy of Fine Arts. She currently works and lives in Beijing. Her artistic practice covers multiple medias, ranging from performances, videos, paintings and installations to ready-made products. She is good at combining theoretical concepts, private narratives and personal backgrounds, which are aesthetically expressed in her unique artistic approach. Wang Hua’s work mainly emphasizes the relationship between the psychological process of creation and the form of visual communication. She mostly explores the sense of déjà vu and the unknown when subconscious is subverted to the reality through combination of the temporality and space. Therefore, Wang Hua’s creation usually starts with a private narrative but ends with widespread public resonance.

Wang Hua sees the body as the most direct and best-fit expression for artistic practice. As a carrier, the body can present the thinking through sublimated feelings. Her work not only focuses on self-liberation and self-redemption, but also attempts to explore the complex dialectic relationship among the public, their instant reactions, and the fantasy and the reality.

汪华，1982年生于湖北荆州，2005年获得西安美院中国画学士学位，目前工作和生活在北京。她的艺术实践涵盖了多重媒介，包括现场行为、录像、绘画、装置以及现成品等。她擅长将理论概念、私人叙事和成长背景三者相结合，并以其独特的艺术语言和表现方式进行美学化表达。汪华的作品主要强调创作的心理过程与视觉传达形式之间的关系，她多以融合了时间性与空间性以及两者之间的张力关系所激起的催眠式现场行为，来探讨潜意识挪移至现实时知觉产生的似曾相识感与陌生未知属性。因此，汪华的创作通常以私人叙事出发，却能以引起大众广泛共鸣结束。   

在汪华看来，身体是最直接、最符合人性表达的表现材料。身体作为载体，可以呈现当下的内心感受通过转换后升华了的思想性。她的作品不仅聚焦自我解脱和自我救赎，更试图探讨公众在当下反应、幻想和现实之间来回穿梭辩证的复杂关系。

Wang Hua has mainly engaged in art creation since 2012. She was invited to many exhibitions both domestically and internationally. Wang Hua’s artworks share a common theme, that of feminine power, which can be seen in all kinds of relationships, such as love, friendship, and family ties. Female artists often seem to be born with sensitivity. Uncertainty towards her future life, as well as her internal insecurity towards life, together bring Wang Hua enormous pressure. Such anxiety naturally penetrates through her artworks. Constantly, Wang Hua questions whether a path to happiness exists. In the words of an artist, these performance art pieces become Wang Hua’s medicine or salvation to cure her emotions.

自2012年开始，汪华主要从事行为艺术创作，也多次在国内外受邀参展，汪华的作品大多围绕女性化主题，爱情、友情、亲情等都是她表达的题材。女艺术家或许天生敏感，对人生未来的不确定、生活的不安全感给汪华带来很大的压力，这种焦虑情绪自然而然地沁入到汪华的作品中，她时常在作品中不断叩问“幸福在哪里？” 用艺术家的话来说，这些行为艺术作品是她对自己的救赎，治愈情感的良药。    

Name It, Forget It, Black tape, Chalk, Dry brunches, Kaunas, Lithuania, 2014, 30 minutes

说出它、忘记它， 黑胶带、粉笔、干柴，立陶宛考纳斯，2014年，30分钟

Where Happiness Is, Roses, Food storage bags, Venice, Italy, 2015, 90 minutes

幸福在哪里，玫瑰花、食品保鲜袋，意大利威尼斯，2015年，90分钟    

On the other hand, due to a poor market in the sale of art, Wang must work full-time to financially support herself and make art in her spare time. She also works in the art field. 

Recently, Wang Hua has been busy preparing for a group exhibition at a gallery in Chengdu. Wang Hua thinks that paintings are easier to sell and manage if compared to other forms of artworks. She admits that she must keep making decisions between work and making art.

另一方面，由于艺术创作销售行情不佳，她一直维持着边工作边创作的状态，如今，她在北京一家艺术机构任职，利用闲暇时间进行自己的创作。近期汪华在为成都一个画廊的群展做准备，相比之下，汪华认为，绘画类的作品更好运营。汪华坦言自己在工作与创作之间不断地做选择。

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Maybe art creations could not fully solve the issues she faces in reality. Wang struggles painfully with these conflicts, so do many young artists. Luckily, Wang keeps control of herself physically and mentally, so she can always act in a positive manner towards life.

或许艺术创作无法解决现实生活中面临的问题，这种矛盾和纠结的状态困扰着汪华，同样也困扰着许多年轻艺术家。但她仍旧在不断调节自己，希望能够积极面对生活。   

下期预告

In the next instalment, we will take you to the artist Fu Xiaotong’s studio. Please stay tuned. 

下一期我们将带观众走进艺术家付小桐的工作室，敬请关注。

Artist Fu Xiaotong 

艺术家付小桐

             Art Walk: Behind the Scenes

     《艺术家生态图录》往期回顾

“Art Walk: Behind the Scenes” Episode 1 : Wang Qingsong丨第一集：王庆松

第二集：黄文亚 “Art Walk: Behind the Scenes”丨Episode 2 : Huang Wenya

第三集：卜云军 “Art Walk: Behind the Scenes”丨Episode 3 : Bu Yunjun

Special thanks to the artist Wang Hua   

鸣谢 艺术家汪华 

Strategy Planning Director: Zhang Yanzi 

总策划：章燕紫 

Producer: Zhu Li  

监制：朱莉

English Producer: Sue Wang

英文监制：王姝  

Copy Writer: Zhang Yizhi  

文案策划：张译之

Director / Videographer: Chen Peihua

导演/拍摄：陈佩华  

Translator / Dubbing Specialist: Miao Yinan 

翻译/配音：缪亦楠

Post Production: Hu Sichen 

后期制作：胡思辰

Technical Adviser: Yang Yanyuan 

技术指导：杨延远