Today we’d like to introduce you to Ni Zhou.
Hi Ni, we’re thrilled to have a chance to learn your story today. So, before we get into specifics, maybe you can briefly walk us through how you got to where you are today?
I am from China and I really like the Asian subculture. At first, my intention was to draw realistically like a photograph, but I soon lost my passion. In China, many things about sex and love censored, which makes me feel extremely depressed. Maybe out of defiance, I did a lot of softcore art, and this eventually becomes my art style.
I’m sure you wouldn’t say it’s been obstacle free, but so far would you say the journey have been a fairly smooth road?
Softcore is not that easy to draw. I don’t want to make my artwork too obliquely. I want to everyone can understand the eroticism of my art. Sometimes letting the public understand my artwork is more difficult than just to create art out of self-satisfaction.
Can you tell our readers more about what you do and what you think sets you apart from others?
My hometown is in Shanghai. My childhood memory is more prosperous than other cities in China. Maybe because Shanghai is close to Japan, I was influenced by the Japanese City-Pop when I was young. Due to that influence, I really like to use vivid colors. It’s a kind of exuberant and beautiful memory, which affected my artwork to have a sense of dreamy.
What would you say have been one of the most important lessons you’ve learned?
Technically, every time when you create something, there needs to be an interaction and a story within your artwork. You can’t just make a pattern. You have to create your artistic worldview at the same time in order to make your work more vivid.
Contact Info:
- Website: www.zhounipumpkin.com
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/artzhouni/
