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when zhao tweeted ai weiwei, by Gentle Mental on May 31, 2012 10:00:26 GMT 1, Last night, zhao tweeted ai weiwei, showed ai images of zhao's latest prints, created a very mini twitter frenzy, before ai placed his last tweet for the night with a incredibly poignant/funny comment.

16 hours later, zhao is still shaking with excitement.

here's my very poor translation of the event:

(NOW MODIFIED FOR EASY(ish) READING...)
zhao was using highlyframable's twitter account.

zhao: using very shallow, superficial, with no traditional understanding of beauty, I made a cartoon of you. Would really like to hear what you think?

Attached:


Ai Weiwei: Looks fun, could be more “high”.

Yiteng Shi: Oh. It’s cute/cheeky.

Christina: Mao wei wei

Wimish: Feels like everyone looks like mao

New wave: Retro style, shallow, or are you anti deep? pretending to be what you’re not?


zhao: this is a low budget promotional activity. Not graffiti. Should be legal!!




Ai Weiwei: Not bad


Attached:

zhao: GIANT! Careful!



Ai Weiwei: ! !


zhao: Thanks for your “not bad”! this will be the beginning of a global campaign! Here comes the giant!




Miao: The audience does not like this. Repeating the image on Mao’s body is unbearable. Do it on ultraman (cartoon hero) is a better choice.

Taigaking12: Why does it look like Mao? Are you crazy?

Fan Qiang: isn’t this Ai (weiwei) Mao? Used to be Love Mao, now the name has changed.


Ai Weiwei: Hmm. miao - "The audience does not like this. Repeating the image on Mao’s body is unbearable. Do it on ultraman (cartoon hero) is a better choice."


zhao: It’s Chairman Ai. While in Guangzhou, I came across lots of Maos in gold frames hanging. Want to make my own leader’s portraits to hang in every home and office




YUANZHAO1: The audience thinks it’s best you don’t say this is your creation.


Ai Weiwei: Quite a few Retweets you’re getting!

Zengyinng1980: Cool! (?)

li2nd: I recommend a fat version of japanese hero riding grass mud horse, haha

zhao: grass mud horse? I have them! in this weiweicam piece!

YUANZHAO1: The audience thinks it’s best you don’t say you created this creation by yourself.

zhao: ok… I did not create this by myself

Ai Weiwei: I too, did not, create myself by myself.
(I too, did not give birth to me.)

zhao paused for a long while...


zhao: I want to send you these artwork tomorrow morning. Can I have an address?


AirSurG: 233~

Miao: really think you take craft too seriously, your craft is fine, very detailed, but your thinking is too simple and traditional. If you are a young person, please show us some young person style/spirit!

Runningninin:But I mature (cooked) by myself. “Ai Weiwei
I too, did not, give birth (create) to myself.”

(birth has another meaning as raw, and mature has another meaning as cooked.)


and so on…


follow ai on twitter: @aiww
follow highlyframable: highly framable

www.highlyframable.com

Last night, zhao tweeted ai weiwei, showed ai images of zhao's latest prints, created a very mini twitter frenzy, before ai placed his last tweet for the night with a incredibly poignant/funny comment.

16 hours later, zhao is still shaking with excitement.

here's my very poor translation of the event:

(NOW MODIFIED FOR EASY(ish) READING...)
zhao was using highlyframable's twitter account.

zhao: using very shallow, superficial, with no traditional understanding of beauty, I made a cartoon of you. Would really like to hear what you think?

Attached:


Ai Weiwei: Looks fun, could be more “high”.

Yiteng Shi: Oh. It’s cute/cheeky.

Christina: Mao wei wei

Wimish: Feels like everyone looks like mao

New wave: Retro style, shallow, or are you anti deep? pretending to be what you’re not?


zhao: this is a low budget promotional activity. Not graffiti. Should be legal!!




Ai Weiwei: Not bad


Attached:

zhao: GIANT! Careful!



Ai Weiwei: ! !


zhao: Thanks for your “not bad”! this will be the beginning of a global campaign! Here comes the giant!




Miao: The audience does not like this. Repeating the image on Mao’s body is unbearable. Do it on ultraman (cartoon hero) is a better choice.

Taigaking12: Why does it look like Mao? Are you crazy?

Fan Qiang: isn’t this Ai (weiwei) Mao? Used to be Love Mao, now the name has changed.


Ai Weiwei: Hmm. miao - "The audience does not like this. Repeating the image on Mao’s body is unbearable. Do it on ultraman (cartoon hero) is a better choice."


zhao: It’s Chairman Ai. While in Guangzhou, I came across lots of Maos in gold frames hanging. Want to make my own leader’s portraits to hang in every home and office




YUANZHAO1: The audience thinks it’s best you don’t say this is your creation.


Ai Weiwei: Quite a few Retweets you’re getting!

Zengyinng1980: Cool! (?)

li2nd: I recommend a fat version of japanese hero riding grass mud horse, haha

zhao: grass mud horse? I have them! in this weiweicam piece!

YUANZHAO1: The audience thinks it’s best you don’t say you created this creation by yourself.

zhao: ok… I did not create this by myself

Ai Weiwei: I too, did not, create myself by myself.
(I too, did not give birth to me.)

zhao paused for a long while...


zhao: I want to send you these artwork tomorrow morning. Can I have an address?


AirSurG: 233~

Miao: really think you take craft too seriously, your craft is fine, very detailed, but your thinking is too simple and traditional. If you are a young person, please show us some young person style/spirit!

Runningninin:But I mature (cooked) by myself. “Ai Weiwei
I too, did not, give birth (create) to myself.”

(birth has another meaning as raw, and mature has another meaning as cooked.)


and so on…


follow ai on twitter: @aiww
follow highlyframable: highly framable

www.highlyframable.com