'I am true to my everyday anxieties' MEI JIA

You mentioned that, at first, there were voices saying you don't know how to paint?

They were just judging me from their own experience and knowledge. When they put you inside their regime, and you do something that's beyond it, they say you're bad at it. It's the same problem for a man and a woman madly in love, who're zealous about turning "you" into "me".

So I always hate to judge good from bad, instead, I prefer talking about Yes or No. For me, artistic endeavors are creating Yes from No, or we say, from "there isn't" to "there is". But showing off what you consumed at luxurious restaurants or what handbag you are carrying on WeChat? It's talking about "there is" from "there already is".