Wenda Gu

"seeks unity through art."-wants to create art that will unify mankind.
Gave up classical painting, a master in China.
His work is based on being global.
He alone is not global so he brings in partners from around the world to help him achieve it.
I can see how menstrual cycles are global and all but I'm surprised that a man would address it this fully.
I'm not sure I'd wanna see these particular pieces ever because they are pretty gross to think and look about. I know I'm a girl and all and I'm pretty comfortable with my period but I wouldn't want to deal with anyone else's.
It's just kinda gross that his materials come from real people but his work is interesting, at least the concepts are.
Uses the myth of Oedipus to provoke the confused attitudes about family relationship that entail reconciling social obligations with personal desires.
Universal experiences are rarely accompanied by universal attitudes.
"[languade] brings about deep misunderstandings."
"imagine the universe which is beyond the reach of knowledge."
I actually did like the United Nations piece but of course he manages to gross me out by using human hair.
I understand that he wants to unite people and all but it seems people would get too wrapped up in the grossness of the art rather than the message behind it.
If he's anything, he's fair to include people from all over the place.
"language and knowledge are artificial. The human body is authentic and natural."
I don't think it's right to create a life for the good of an art project. It doesn't seem right either to make art foundations pay for these children's lives. It just doesn't seem like a good idea to use life casually.
His concepts are great but I feel he goes too far with using human samples.