Li Jing is an experienced spatial designer. He acquired the title of “Ten Designers of New Design Stars of Guangzhou” in 2014. He has won a diversity of significant awards of the field, including the Golden Goat and Golden Hall Prizes of Guangzhou Design Week and Guangdong Environment Art Design Competition·Green Palm.

 

What brought you to working with the “kiwisual Artistic Stones”?

 

When I first saw the stones that were full of special power, I was attracted by their special charisma; they are different from ordinary art media and they are three-dimensional and unique; as a designer myself, I was fascinated, and naturally I wanted to work with them, which I believe would in turn inspire me about life for a long long time.

 

(From left to right) kiwisual art director Stephen and Li Jing: the first creative stage of stonework "Dunhuang · Buddhist Art"

 

What creative fields do you work in? How different is working with the stones from your usual practice? And any similarities?

 

I work in quite a few creative fields including painting, architecture, interior design, product design and graphic design. Working with the stones is very different from working with other media. Firstly, the stones are perfect artwork themselves, and they have their own charisma and power, so new life could be born when we work to fit with their aura. Secondly, the stones are three-dimensional; different from traditional two-dimensional painting, the stones have more visual and spatial dimensions, and even different temporal dimensions that I experienced when I was working on them; they are full of surprises and it fascinates me, which is presented on my work. Thirdly, the stones have one thing that other media don’t have—people could have more relations with the stones. When we stand within different combinations of the stones, we could have totally different experiences. My favorite is the combination of the stones and the Vienna musicians. It can’t happen with other media. It is very special.

 

 

Janoska Ensemble from Vienna at Arteco

 

When it comes to similarities, working with the stones as working with all other media, is a unique artistic perspective and way of thinking; it is a channel of the artist’s emotions and feelings. The stones are products of a new prospective and way of thinking of contemporary art.

 

The second creative stage of stonework "Dunhuang · Buddhist Art"

 

Please tell us where you got the inspiration from for the two stones you worked with.

 

“Dunhuang·Buddist Art” comes from the Mogao caves and murals. The historical treasure is mesmerizing. I was fascinated by Dunhuang when I was at school, and the later visits to Mogao Caves and Yulin Caves (Guazhou County) made me fall in love with Dunhuang. I love the mysterious and prosperous charisma of the murals. Onto the big stone I wanted to release my feelings towards Dunhuang, as well as convert the dimensions of the caves, so that the audience could find something new about Dunhuang from a new prospective. There are also thought-provoking patterns and icons of the murals on my stone.

 

Stonework "Dunhuang · Buddhist Art"

 

“Sound of the Universe”: sound is familiar to people yet abstract. “Sound of the Universe” was inspired from VITAS’ concert in Guangzhou. The strange and mysterious high pitch slid to the verge of the universe, swam to the chasm of imagination, and made you forget about dimension; it is a profound experience, which I presented on the small stone. I translated the sound of the universe into an unreadable piece of music. 

 

Stonework "Sound of the Universe"

 

How’s the creative environment of "1-art valley"?

 

"1-art valley" is an oasis for art. As an artist, I like its natural and inspiring aura. Standing by the lake and listening to the wind, lying on the clouds and reaching for the rain; it puts me right into the creative mood. I like the dusk and dawn most; the singing wings of the golden light flutters, and take me onto a perfect creative journey, unforgettable each time. 

 

 

The third and last creative stage of stonework "Dunhuang · Buddhist Art"

 

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