1980年代中期我曾在北京和杭州学习,在这期间,我认识的年轻艺术家们给我留下了深刻的印象。他们既有艺术能量,又对中国社会的新发展心怀希望。理想主义情怀使他们能够承受巨大的压力,克服了许多困难。在他们当中,像余友涵,张培力,谷文达,徐冰等,从自身的“文革”经历中获得了鲜明的艺术个性。这些艺术家们固执地坚持自己的信念,实验各种表现方式,远离市场偏好、官方需要以及西方 I was studying in Beijing and Hangzhou in the mid-1980s, and I was deeply impressed by the young artists I met during this period. They have both the energy of art and their hope for the new development of Chinese society. The idealist feelings enabled them to withstand the enormous pressure and overcome many difficulties. Among them, like Yuyou Han, Zhang Peili, Gu Wenda, Xu Bing and others, they have obtained distinctive artistic personalities from their “Cultural Revolution” experiences. These artists are stubbornly sticking to their own beliefs, experimenting with various manifestations, moving away from market preferences, official needs, and the West