After discussion with Pascal and Mr.Yu, I sense that probably the following was all agreed upon: ================ 
What Kind of an Artwork
Can Turn into an Instant Classic - On Hu Jie 's Famine Themed Woodblock Prints 2017-03-06 Shui Hao A Historical Survey of Hu Jie 's Well Renowned Woodblock Printing
on the Famine Theme The famine related thematic woodblock printing created by Hu
Jie herewith consists of three major sections: "Let There be Light ",
"We" and " Reform Through Labor " respectively. If you have
been unaware of the magnitude scales of the Great Famine perceptually in
contemporary China, it would be advisable to take a deep breath to calm down
yourself before unfolding this album of the Famine Themed Prints by Hu Jie, for
the ensuing visual sensation would engulf you instantly with excruciating and gut-wrenching
experience. Undoubtedly, if your heart had already started throbbing
uncontrollably at merely browsing the work, it would be a sign of the work of
art like this one that is summoning up the reawakening of your inherent sense
of humanity deep down in your heart. Moreover / Furthermore / In addition, you
may even be able to discern the cruelty of life and of the social system,
though it cannot be deemed as your own contribution to the fight against evil
of any kind. Perhaps, you still revel in awaiting others to eliminate all the
injustice in life so that you might be able to entertain the liberty to shed
tears with your colleagues on the realities of the famine or compose a sorrowful
message on Wechat at your leisure.(… it is a sign of art echoing the
call of your humanity reawakened. Furthermore, if you also sensed the crudity of
life and of the social system, it still cannot count as your contribution to
the fight against evil. Perhaps you still await others to eliminate all the injustice
in life so that you might be able to entertain the liberty to shed tears with your
colleagues on the famine theme or compose a message on Wechat).
(OK - so far so good) Art, not only results in those effects. Hu Jie's art of famine,
the thematic woodcut, aims to express more. We need more imagination to examine
Chinese's ability to act, to find a new truth, to comprehend the art revealed
by the sense of common human dignity which must depend on the underlying system
to protect its security and content. No empty talk or fiction allowed.
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