Every artist who wants to complete a work of art needs to pay a certain price. For example, a painter will make thousands of color adjustments before completing a painting, and a musician will practice his voice thousands of times before completing a concert. Before the release of a TV series, an actor's rehearsal is immeasurable. In Ode to the Opening of the Class, he also said, "Plum blossoms don't freeze bones, so why are they fragrant?" It can be seen that it is impossible to get good works without some tempering.

He yunchang

Many arts have a long history, but performance art is an art that has only emerged in recent decades. This kind of art requires the creator to devote himself wholeheartedly. Although it seems to be a selfless act, it gives people an incomprehensible feeling. He Yunchang, a "madman" in the art world, is such a person. Once he cut off his ribs and made a necklace for his girlfriend. He also poured himself with cement.

A bowl of noodles in He Yunchang

Why is He Yunchang crazy? Because of his strong attachment to performance art, every performance art work in this world will cause heated discussion. Someone once said that he couldn't accept these behaviors, but he didn't care, but took care of himself and spared no effort to create. Every time he finishes his creation, people will get to know him again.

He Yunchang's Casting

He Yunchang, a native of Yunnan, 199 1 graduated from the Oil Painting Department of Yunnan Art Institute. However, after graduation, he did not work in oil painting, but went to work in the factory, but the boring work in the factory never kept him. Two years later, he stopped working After that, he began his own artistic career. Other people's art is mostly expressed through painting, but He Yunchang is different. He chose performance art to express art with his own body. Many people may have a vague understanding of performance art, which was born in Europe in 1950s and spread to China in 1980s. There are probably four elements that constitute performance art: creation time, creation place, creator's behavior and interaction with audience. Simply put, performance art is not only the artist's art, but also the audience's appreciation, that is, the transmission of artistic significance. If there is no artistic transmission, then this performance art work will be declared a failure.

He Yunchang's work "Night Lights"

So why is He Yunchang called a "madman"? This starts with his work "A Rib". As the name implies, in order to finish this job, He Yunchang really went to the hospital for an operation and asked the doctor to cut a rib from him. In this process, he was not alone, because he also invited some reporters and colleagues to be present. Finally, after a while, his ribs were taken out. At the same time, he combined this rib with gold and turned it into a collar, and named it luminous. After completing this series of actions, he put this necklace around the neck of his mother, girlfriend and confidante, and took photos as a souvenir.

The work "The Letter Holding the Column"

In 2003, He Yunchang's Letter of Holding a Column also brought great influence to the art world. He hollowed out the middle of the column, then put his hand in and poured cement on his hand, which remained motionless for 24 hours. What his works want to express is the belief of honesty and trustworthiness. However, such crazy behavior is another feeling in the eyes of netizens. They think that this He Yunchang is just doing some exaggerated behaviors to attract people's attention, and he is not worthy of being an artist at all. He Yunchang ignored these criticisms and continued his artistic creation. And the next work is called Nirvana. The creative process of this work is also very long, almost 24 hours.

Work "Nirvana"

At first, He Yunchang stood in front of the Brussels National Art Museum wearing clothes, and then took out a lighter to light his clothes, ready to let them burn. However, the fire was ruthless, and He Yunchang worked hard to finish it. Every time he is in pain, he will put out the fire. When he regained his strength, he started again. It was not until he was naked that he began to cheer for his rebirth. At this time, he also successfully attracted the attention of passers-by. The spirit of this job is to be strong and patient in the face of difficulties, and you will change and sublimate. However, not everyone can understand the significance of his work, and will only condemn his behavior and even think that he is immoral.

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He Yunchang's creation has always adhered to himself and has not changed because of the disapproval of the world. Therefore, he became one of the greatest modern action arts. If he gives in, the world will lose many far-reaching works.