WHAT ART? / by Mansuo Zhang

FIGHT RACISM LIKE A RACIST

Fight Racism like a Racist

I always got this thought in my head: fight racism like a racist, because sometimes you gotta put yourself on the same level with everyone else. It is right to convert negative to something positive. Sometimes, the inferiority comes from yourself.

 

YSL: I'M IN LOVE WITH THE OPIUM

YSL: Opium

This is a YSL Opium fragrance ad inspired by the use of opium back in Qing Dynasty. The design of the ad follows a typical YSL ad style of placing a black and white image along the side of the text. The photograph is some Chinese people smoking opium addictively. Sometimes I love to make fun of the history and people with design. The way to expose the ugliness will remind people how beautiful we can be.

 

THIS IS NOT AN ESSAY FT. AI, WEIWEI

This is not an essay

This is an intro page created for a class essay. The photo credit goes to Ai, Weiwei, a very controversial Chinese contemporary artists who flipped off to the Tian 'Anmen Square. 

 

MONKEY SEE, MONKEY DO

Monkey See, Monkey Do

This is obviously inspired by Ai, Weiwei, a photo of myself flipping off to my school. No hating, it is for fun.

 

GUCCI MAO

Gucci Mao

This is a parody of Mao, Zedong by using the Gucci bloom print. The theme is inspired by Gucci's #GucciGram art movement along with Gucci Tian collection, which is an integration of both past and the future

 

GUCCI: THE BEAUTY (UGLINESS) OF FOOTBINDING

Gucci: The Beauty (Ugliness) of FootBinding

This is another parody of foot binding in the old China with Gucci Tian print. Women's Foot binding in old China is one of the most disgusting things to me, which also turns to be something that western world will never ever ever ever understand. However, in old days, foot binding used to be considered as a symbol of beauty.....What a shame.

 

TRUMP 'AN MEN

Good Morning, Trump 'Anmen

Yes, this is the Tian 'Anmen Square.....but a little different. #Nuffsaid

 

THE HUB

Hub

I don't want to talk about it..It is the trend.

 

THE DOLL

Doll

This used to be an ad concept create for gender inequality. The girl's face is replaced with a blow-up doll's face.