Religion and Its Role
Huang Yong Ping incorporated many different Chinese philosophies into his works, like Chan Buddhism, Taoism (Daoism), some western philosophies and Dada, which lead to the forming of the Xiamen Dada group. There are many similarities between Chan Buddhism and Dada as the phrase “Chan is Dada, Dada is Chan” is common among people. Both Chan and Dada are direct and reflective about aesthetic importance and the impossible reality of reality. However, Chan Buddhism and Taoism are constantly changing, and since Dada is Chan and vice versa this should be the case for Dad, but they are opposed to adding more movements making it a paradox and essential having this idea work against Dada’s main ideas. The use of these many philosophies show a “cross-cultural exchange” and resulted in the production of many of his works such as “A Concise History of Modern Art” after Two Minutes in the Washing Machine and A “Book Washing” Project.
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