Now, take a breath and let’s step into the artist’s studio together. Let us enter into a dialogue between art and thought, listen to diverse voices, and forge our own. Artist Tian Mangzi (田芒子) -- Tian Maxine and Agnes -- MA Episode 1: The Current Social Order and Universe Exploration Era Tian Mangzi working in his studio. Tian: Human wisdom is something that gets stimulated. And wisdom is a force brought out by an era. MA: No one can completely escape the social constr

We craned our heads upwards in awe. Before us on the wall stretched a gigantic painting twinkling with starlight and creatures, following Earth’s evolution through time from right to left. It bloomed from the bottom right angle, in an explosion of light and colorful concepts — “protons”, “time”, “space”, “archeozoic era”, “singular point”, “3.5 billion years ago”. Then the mural blossomed into ghostly, unidentifiable sea creatures and finally, wispy animals of our modern wor

“A few years ago, by a fortunate coincidence, I stood in an archaeological site still under excavation.” That moment was the spark that lit up Gloria’s passion for her life. That moment sparked Gloria’s lifelong passion. “It felt different. Other works are just several artefacts; you don’t feel near or far away from them. They are just there.” But in that Turkish tomb, she said, “I felt as if I’ve really walked into history, as if the lore of the past is happening in real ti

What is art? Ancient Philosophers believed it’s “the imitation or representation of nature and human life.” Andy Warhol said it’s “producing things that people don't need to have”. I believe it’s anything created to indirectly communicate ideas, emotions, and shared human experience. The definition of art is not eternal, yet it can become eternal. Every new piece of work, every existence of an artist builds up the river of art and history. We are taught to appreciate art, to