Harmony – Peace Angels Global Project – Collaborative Art
As early as the early 2000s, artist Zhu Yanguang proposed the concept of Collaborative Art and put it into practice. By integrating art, education, creation, and daily life, he presented it as an action group in numerous artistic settings over a span of ten years. Collaborative Art emphasizes a return to society and reality, public participation, and equal discussion and negotiation throughout the creative process. His reflections and practices have become an important case study in how mainland contemporary artists expand contemporary possibilities and explore geo-artistic potential.
Collaborative Painting is merely a simple and foundational manifestation of the broader concept of Collaborative Art. Its methods, forms, and underlying ideas remain open-ended. In the face of challenges such as the COVID-19 pandemic and the Russia-Ukraine war, the concept and methods of Collaborative Art continue to generate new possibilities. By merging with art therapy, Collaborative Art has evolved into a form of public art, entering a larger and more beneficial system and space…
