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ABOUT ME!!!



INTRODUCTION

I AM BOWEN ZHENG, A SENIOR STUDENT FROM CHINA, CURRENTLY WORKING ON STUDIO ART. I WILL BE A FASHION DESIGNER CREATING TRENDY AND CULTURAL ELEMENTS INVOLVED IN FASHION APPAREL AFTER GRADUATION. 

 

MOTIVATION

THE FIRST TIME I HAVE THOUGHT OF BEING A FASHION DESIGNER IS BECAUSE I DO NOT WANT TO WEAR THE SAME CLOTHES AS OTHER PEOPLE, I WANT TO BE UNIQUE. WHAT I CAN I DO TO SATISFY MY AMBITION? BE A FASHION DESIGNER.

 

STORY

HERE IS THE MOST REPRESENTATIVE EVENT IN MY WORLD: SIX YEARS AGO, I RECONSTRUCTED THE FIRST JACKET MYSELF, AND IT IS THE FIRST WORK OF ART I MADE IN MY LIFE. I GOT TWO JACKETS IN THE EXACT SIZE AND EDITION JUST THE DIFFERENCE OF COLOR (ARMY GREEN AND BLACK). I CUT THOSE JACKETS FROM HALF WITH A LITTLE ANGLE OF SLOP, AND KEPT THE UPPER PART OF THE GREEN ONE AND THE LOWER OF THE BLACK ONE, THEN SEW THEM TOGETHER TO MAKE MY JACKET UNIQUE. IT WAS TURNED OUT REALLY COOL. GOT REALLY GOOD FEEDBACK WITH MY PRODUCT, I START TO RECONSTRUCT MY CLOTHES AND DESIGN BACKPACKS. BEING ATTRACTED BY THE CLOTHES IN THOSE OLD PAINTINGS IN BOTH WESTERN AND EASTERN ART HISTORY, I START ADDING THE TRADITIONAL ART ELEMENTS INTO MY DESIGN. AND I FOUND IT TURNED OUT REALLY GOOD. 






 

ARTIST SAY

AS AN ARTIST, I WOULD LIKE TO SAY DO NOT BE AFRAID OF FAILURE, YOU STILL HAVE A CHANCE TO WIN, BUT DO NOT FORGET TO APPRECIATE THE MISTAKE YOU MAKE, YOU WILL FIND GORGEOUS THINGS IN THAT. 

 

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