Chinese students cover London’s famous Brick Lane with socialist core values graffiti – Dimsum Daily
by EasternBeyond
Chinese students cover London’s famous Brick Lane with socialist core values graffiti – Dimsum Daily
by EasternBeyond
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If they’re artists, then they should respect others’ artwork – especially the tribute to someone who died.
> One of the Chinese students, Yiyue who studies at Royal College of Art and goes by the online pseudonym “yiqueart” admitted his involvement in the graffiti. He stated that for him, the artwork did not carry significant political meaning but rather aimed to reflect on the environment itself. He expressed his love for his country and his desire to respond to the so-called freedom of the individualistic and culturally colonialist ideology through his work. He also apologised if covering other artists’ works offended anyone, acknowledging that it might be the price of freedom and accepting the role of amplifying this cost.
What a fucking selfish moron.
>He expressed his love for his country and his desire to **respond to the so-called freedom of the individualistic** and culturally colonialist ideology through his work. He also apologised if covering other artists’ works offended anyone, acknowledging that it might be the price of freedom and accepting the role of amplifying this cost.
Painting party slogans is not art. Especially when it is by a very long way the largest and one of the most authoritarian parties on Earth.
“acknowledging that it might be the price of freedom and accepting the role of amplifying this cost” This is not a semantically coherent statement.
‘spray-painting 24 large red letters that spell out “prosperity, democracy, civilisation, harmony, freedom, equality, justice, rule of law, patriotism, dedication, integrity, and friendlines.” These words represent the core values of socialism…’
I don’t see how any of those things are uniquely socialist. It looks cool though, at least.
I was of the understanding that the students involved with this are more than likely children of senior CCP members, and this was done to ensure brownie points for future nepotism appointments.
ITT: people who don’t know what “art” or “artists” are.