"In my mind China is naked now, very vulnerable," he explains. "China could follow the American-style path or it could revert back to some half a century ago. Many girls want to be pop stars, but they have to pay the price for it. There's no solutions in my work, only complex ideas."
Most of his paintings are sprinkled with holes and sharp scratches.
"It makes the pictures three-dimensional and like sculptures," says Hornsleth, proudly touching a "scar" on his painting. "It makes the work more aggressive and more powerful, like an accident."
He notes that he feels powerless when wandering in luxury shops.
"They feel so empty, always too smooth," he says, showing a rainbow of glistening silver rings, earrings and neck laces, all are engraved with shocking slogans. "I want people to say 'pretty' first, and then be astonished."
He calls himself a "futilist." In his explanation, "futilism" is a method of boosting creativity. It's a method of taking something that appears to be without meaning and ending up with something meaningful, which is against the classical understanding that takes from something that has historical meaning.
"My work has been a journey through extremely diverse mental landscapes from the deepest hateful, depressive frustrations to blissful voyages of recognition, nearing the platform of consistency," he says. "I hope to be able to give you a small portion of the constructive self-criticism that I have experienced along the journey."
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