China Diary (1995-2002)

Akin to Box, China Diary is a channel for Zhu Wei to unleash his affection towards Chinese antiquity and the classics. In this series, Zhu has not presented much of the human subject, but his admiration and preference for the essence of traditional culture. And he has developed a dialogue beyond time and space with Chinese masters such as Han Huang, Zhao Jie and Li Song in his paintings. To a certain extent, Zhu’s understanding of classical paintings is more profound and pure when compared to the so-called authorities that only comply with the orthodox. The artist persists that whatever happens today can be traced back to tradition. This rationale has become his foundation of referring to the classics. Indeed, Zhu’s notion has captured the initial linkage between history and the contemporary. When encountering reality, Zhu takes traditional paintings as a carrier to record the present situation like a diary. He is concerned with the current Chinese’ living condition as well as the meaning of life.

《中国日记》（1995-2002年）

与《盒子》系列有所类似，《中国日记》似乎是朱伟宣泄生命中古典情结的一个出口。在这个系列的作品中，朱伟没有更多的表现人物题材，而是怀着对传统文化精髓的崇敬和偏爱，与韩晃、赵诘、李嵩等进行超时空对话。某种程度上，朱伟对古典绘画的理解，比秉持着正统观念的所谓权威们来得更纯粹和深刻。他坚定地认为今天发生的一切，都可以在传统中找到原型，这成为他援引古典的思想基础，而这也的确是历史与当下的本来联系。面对这个现实世界，朱伟用传统绘画作为载体，对当代现状以日记记录的方式，关注中国人现在的生存状态，关注生命的含义。