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“The world is definitely not flawless, you can see famine, war and disaster, but I want to view it in a simplified way, like Michael Jackson. (Sings) We are the world, we are the children. I painted Michael Jackson when he passed away in 2009 because I was a big fan. Actually, my work is always relevant to my way of thinking. If you look online, I’ve done a video – it’s a drawing of Michael Jackson, doing all his dance moves, but he’s a soldier” — Artist Shen Jing Dong interviewed by Fionnuala McHugh.

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“I wish I was like the Petit Prince. I want to be naive. In the book, he paints a snake that swallows an elephant but the adults have a different interpretation; they think it’s a hat and the Little Prince says the adult world is too complicated. The world is definitely not flawless, you can see famine, war and disaster, but I want to view it in a simplified way”. — Artist Shen Jing Dong interviewed by Fionnuala McHugh

Jokes and humor are the most distinctive artistic traits in Shen’s work. The formation of his artistic language was related to the confusion brought about by his early dislocation of identity. In his mature period, his early experiences were extended into a consideration of the collective unconscious of several generations of Chinese people since the time of the revolution. On the surface, the works are full of absurd self-ridicule and satire, but behind this comedic absurdity and fiction lies an authentic Chinese emotional experience.