Diary of the Sleepwalker (1998-2006)

“If one does not have dreams, that is because he is dead already.” In the Diary of the Sleepwalker series from 1998, Zhu presents our attachment and dependence on dreams and hopes. In dreams, men relax themselves by lifting the oppression of reality, and unleashing the true mind. For example, in Diary of the Sleepwalker No.24, the artist treats the whole subject matter by enlarging Ba Da Shan Ren’s “eyes to viewer fish” using modern colours and composition. Zhu’s other inspiration also ranges from different pieces of ancient Chinese classical literature, such as Tian Gong Kai Wu (Heavenly Creation). Zhu’s wide literary interests, especially with the classics, has prepared Zhu to tolerate all possibilities.

《梦游手记》（1998-2006年）

“人如果没有梦，那是因为他已经死了”在1998年绘制的“梦游手记”系列中，对于梦和梦想的依赖和依恋成为“梦游手记”这批作品产生的重要原因。在梦里，人在清醒时承受的强制和压抑大大缓解，人开始释放自我，真正的思想也得以显现。比如《梦游手记24号》里，艺术家采用了现代的色彩和构图，放大了八大山人笔下“白眼以向人”的一条鱼，使之成为整幅画的主题。还有的画面元素来自类似《天工开物》等中国古代科学著述，朱伟广泛的阅读兴趣使他不会拒绝任何汲取的可能性，而对古典著作的阅读是其中重要的部分。