郭鸿蔚（1982年生于重庆）热爱音乐，油画，诗歌以及听U2, Radiohead and the Velvet Underground的音乐。他是一位生活在北京的青年艺术家，以他一贯聪明，幽默的绘画和雕塑作品来叙述他的生活。
在你的创作中，谁对你的影响最大？
我能马上想到的是Tom Friedman 和 Erwin Wurm。T让我发觉理解世界的方法比想象中更有趣和重要，因为某种对待、观察和理解事物的方式及角度的新颖而导致新趣味的产生，这让我开始寻找对待外界新的着眼点。E让我体会到什么是充满智慧的幽默，这种智慧同样也会影响你把感受力的触角延伸到更多生活的细节和质感中去。他们所提示的这种感受外界丰富现实的感受力是我一直在寻找的。
在工作室，你认为什么事情对你是最重要的？／什么是你创作中的关键因素 ？
最重要的是我的作品？也许是工作室本身的气氛吧，那些堆积在工作室中的杂物和书籍经常让我陷入某种感受外界的奇点里，这对我思考工作和其他重要的东西很有帮助。创作中的关键因素就是我一直强调的感受力。
你从什么时候开始玩音乐？音乐会和你的艺术创作相互影响吗？
对音乐来说我一直抱有激情，但是我只是一个爱好者。音乐会对我有一些潜在的影响，不过归根结底也是在丰富我感知外界的能力。(more)
Guo Hongwei (b.1982, Chongqing) likes music, ink painting, poetry and listens to U2, Radiohead and the Velvet Underground. He is an artist living in Beijing and starting to create a narrative of his life that is realized in his often clever and humorous paintings and sculptures.
Who are your biggest influences?
My first thought is of Tom Friedman and Erwin Wurm. Friedman allowed me to understand the world in ways that I found more interesting and important than expected. Seeing his work changed my way of viewing everyday objects (and makes you feel smarter!) A particular kind of approach towards, observation of, and understanding things combined with a new perspective leads to a new and interesting way of producing. And from this I started looking for a new focus on the outside world.
I first saw the work by Erwin Wurm on the cover of an Art in America magazine. Wurm is also a big influence because he allowed me to understand what is full of wisdom and humor. His works are so funny. This kind of wisdom can influence your perception antennas to extend into particular details of everyday life and things. Some would suggest that this ability to perceive the richness of reality is the kind of perception that I am looking for.
What's the most important thing in your studio?
My work?!!! Haha. perhaps it is just the general atmosphere of my studio itself filled with random things and piled books that I find myself immersed in another world, which all help me think about my work and ponder other important things. When creating work, a key ingredient is that I try to focus on emphasizing the ability to experience and perceive.
When did you start playing music? How does that interact with your art practice?
I LOVE music, but I am just a music fan. Music has the potential to influence, but for now, it is just one thing that enriches my understanding of the outside world.
What is the top played song on your iPod?
Million Dollar Hotel soundtrack (2000) by U2. I also really like Elvis Presley and the Velvet Underground and Radiohead too...
(Read the full interview on RedBox Review here)
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