In 2008, Du Meng graduated from the Central Academy of Fine Arts with a major in Visual Communication Art. Before (specialize) in glass art at the Rochester Institute of Technology's Master of Fine Arts program in the United States, a memorable trip sparked her interest in the craft.
"At the end of 2008, our supervisor (take) me and my classmates on a trip to the U. S. In art museum on the trip, I first saw artists using glass as a material (create) their work. I was curious about how glass could be used in such a way, " said Du Meng.
"I (particular) like to see the changing state of (shadow) cast by light passing through glass at different times and seasons, "Du explained. "The interesting thing about glass (be) that you not only need to consider the glass itself, the light it reflects. "
There's a group of works Du Meng is currently experimenting with. The name is "Drift Through the Forest, Silence in the Valley, "and in the work she has recycled a lot of glass soda bottles. She said it's completely different what she imagined. It's not clear, and there are many textures similar to cracked ice. She believed the naturally formed state is very beautiful.
