Chen Qingqing

《蔴衣》系列作品始作于1996年，当时庆庆先用纤维做成一种半透明蔴布似的材料，后来进一步在这种材料中加入各种物质，比如有字迹的纸、干玫瑰的枝叶、花瓣儿、贝壳等等。在97、98年时作品就演变成衣服的形式。最初的创作灵感来自让她惊艳的马王堆出土文物展中两千多年前的蔴衣。庆庆认为蔴质材料代表着东方人的质朴、自然、敦厚、坚韧的性格。尤其是东方女性的优美与坚韧。她说：“当做出了那些古人们宽袍大袖的衣服的样子，就仿佛回到了先人们的世界，生活更悠然寡淡、潇洒、纯净，也更舒心。”

The series "蔴衣" started in 1996, with Qingqing first time making a translucent mahogany-like material out of fiber. Later she added various substances to the material, such as paper with handwriting, branches of dried roses, flower petals, and shells. In '97 and '98, the work evolved into the form of a dress. Her initial inspiration came from the exhibition of Mawangdui unearthed artifacts, which amazed the artist with the 蔴 clothes from more than 2,000 years ago. Chen Qingqing believes that the mahogany material represents the rustic, natural, generous, and tenacious character of Asian people. Especially the beauty and fortitude of Asian women. She said, "When making the look of those ancient people's clothes with wide robes and big sleeves, it is like returning to the world of our ancestors, living a more leisurely and oligarchic, dashing and pure life, and more comfortable."