Wu Kong Kong
An independent illustrator specializing in illustration design and handcrafting.
Wu Kong Kong enjoys observing mundane corners of life and personal emotions, integrating them into her imaginative expressions within her personal IP creations. She documents the interesting and fun aspects of everyday life.
Creation and Life
Art and the City
Freedom and Focus
Wu Kong Kong’s artwork conveys an immediate sense of simplicity and cuteness with a touch of obsession, defining her unique artistic style. After graduating from the New Media Art and Design program at Donghua University in Shanghai, she returned to her hometown of Zhengzhou. She chose to rediscover her understanding of illustration and her city. Using illustrations, she depicted the delicacies of Zhengzhou, old buildings she grew up with, friends and family, and even collaborated with the Zhengzhou Cultural Relics Bureau to represent local ancient artifacts through illustrations. She created the “Wu Kong Kong Museum,” presenting these traditional relics in a lively and approachable manner, bringing them back into the public eye. There are many perspectives to understand a city, and Wu Kong Kong hopes her friends can see her boundless love for this city.
Workshop:
August 5, 2023, Saturday (details provided at the end of the text)
Location:
Banana Fish Bookstore, 7 Hongbaoshi Road, Changning District, Shanghai
11:00 AM – 8:00 PM
Introduction to Kong Kong’s Illustration Works
“I Have a Little Emotion”
Centered around emotions, this piece utilizes simple black, white, and red colors to outline expressions, conveying emotions, and initiating a small exploration of the inner self. Because it’s when we confront our true emotions that we are truly ourselves. The exploration may not necessarily yield answers, and I’ll probably never be “an emotionally stable” adult.
Workshop
“Let’s make shrink plastic together!”
Shrink plastic is a special type of material typically used for crafting decorative items such as earrings, brooches, fridge magnets, keychains, and more.
The workshop, led by Wu Kongkong and her team, teach participants the techniques and artistry of working with shrink plastic.
The material kit includes shrink plastic sheets, a hole punch, a set of 12 colored pencils, a heat gun, and all the necessary tools for creating your own pieces. All you need to do is register and join us on-site to participate.
Material Kit↓
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