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Beuys once said: Everyone is an artist. Today, I want to share with you: Everyone is an awakening artist. This awakening means the opening of infinite potential—this is the artist’s self-awakening. Self-awakening is the relationship between the artist and the work. What is awakening others? It is the relationship between the work and the audience.

Some of my students are here today. They know that in the past, when I talked about “awakening art,” I focused more on how to use art to practice concentration, meditation, relaxation, and awareness—such as mandala painting. That was my social practice of “awakening art.” Today, we will explore “awakening art” from a different, entirely

For so many years, I’ve been pondering one question: What else is art good for? Collecting (an audience member answered)—yes, art has a market function; it can be bought and sold. What else? In ancient times, when a crime was committed, wanted posters with portraits were put up—this is art’s propaganda and recording function. Primitive