In one of his sculptural installations, for instance, a young man lowers his head and meditates.
People Paintings Strips of newspapers swirl around him, including an old photo of late Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi, with a headline saying, "Why Marx is Right", a report about a Chinese businessman who paid 1.25 million yuan ($193,250) for a bottle of whisky, and an advertisement for cosmetic surgery.
Building Paintings
"I collected the newspaper clippings at the beginning of October. They epitomize readers' interests," the 49-year-old Shi says.
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"Something is wrong," he says, pointing at the advertisement. "You may find it hard to understand why most of the customers are young and good-looking girls. They want to change into somebody else because they want to be more beautiful."
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Shi thinks that people are surrounded by information, but there is a paucity of values.
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"The result is we desire more and more," he says, "It is very dangerous, so I painted this sculpture yellow to warn people about the problems caused by a blooming economy."
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