Shen Jing Dong
, Navy and Donald Duck, Pop Art

The icon that Shen Jingdong’s “hero” series created, is an image of the soldiers without any personal identity. This image is hardly to tell who the specific soldier is. His facial features are vague, and in fact he is a man in common sense. The clothing and attitude in-which he stands, his identity and individuality are replaced by a common ideology.

The image of the soldier which was named hero is out of refinement. They are created into four kinds of people, which are the red, the yellow, the bald and the soldiers with hat. The yellow soldiers possess a hue of humanity, and the red soldiers stand for the solemn atmosphere of revolution. Their bodies are not only dressed in the uniform dress, but also have a fixed correct upright posture. This kind of image comes from his experience in the army. Almost every soldier with an “out of the box”personality will be uniformed in the end after joining the army.

The following painting depicts a marine soldier in his uniform, with a Donald Duck holding his hands on the soldier’s ear. The artist enjoys mixing serious subjects with humour. It is for him, a way for his message to go through more easily.