Misty Art

Hands in Electric Motion


The misty poets focused on simple images that could symbolize concepts. Here the hands that you see everyday are shown in a different setting. The title electric motion implies technology and advancement. Menglongshi poets formed partly as a reaction to the rigid structure of the Cultural Revolution. This image could represent a time when people have advanced in both knowledge and culture. The motion part is important as it implies that there is freedom unlike the poem by Shu Ting titled "Assembly Line" where motion is restricted in a fixed pattern. Apparent blurring of the image conveys motion as well as the unorganized bright electric lines show a randomness or free movement not set in a rigid structure. Unlike the famous army in China with its rigid structures that form uniform groups. ("Hands in Electric Motion")