孟岩
1971年出生于江苏沛县
1990年徐州师范毕业
1998年中央美术学院研修班结业
2002年定居上海
2008年3月《孟岩的梦言》在意大利傅欣画廊举行
2008年8月《诱惑·孟岩画展》泰国gosslp gallery

我的艺术观
绘画对我来说是一种信仰，一种观念，一种态度，一种追求，是老婆，是情人，是孩子，是朋友，是敌人，它是我价值观，世界观，宇宙观的体现。绘画的过程像信徒在参祥打坐顶礼莫拜，像斗士在拼命撕杀一刀致命，像情人缠缠绵绵藕断丝连，像做爱在发泄在享受在施暴，像上帝主宰一切，唯我独尊。
绘画对艺术家而言是私密而个人的，创作的过程是与别人无关的。但作品本身却是公众的，世界的它的受众是全人类的，不应分啥国啥人。
艺术家作为人也要吃喝拉撒，是人子，人女，人妻，人夫，人父，人母，肩负着家庭与社会的责任，很多时候身不由己，唯小利，小名，小家，小我画了世俗作品，情有可原而品不可原。作为艺术家一般情况都是自生自灭，自投门路没有经济作为后盾是很难生存，特别是草根艺术家，没有工资，不被普通人理解，生存际遇可想而知。如果混好啦名利双收，混不好狗屁不如，说你混耷拉蛋啦。
这两年艺术市场疯了，有些艺术家被震傻了，一天到晚都盯着钱和秀了，光研究别人和市场，哪有平和之心来研究自己和艺术，只在呼别人的感受，对自己的感觉视而不见，只剩下麻木与无奈，变成行尸走肉。
作为艺术家每个人身上都有闪光点，看怎样控制，首先心态很重要，一要弄清自己需要啥。二要知道自己能干点啥，然后才是真诚而真实地活着。再次才是放下包袱甩开膀子，踢掉鞋子，脱掉裤子，不顾一切地冲上去，干 干 干。我想能做到这点，理想与现实已不远矣。
Bio
Name: Meng Yan
Sex: M
Year of Birth : 1971
Place of Birth: Jiangsu Province , China
Residence : Shanghai, China ( since 2002)
Education: 1990 Graduated from XuZhou Normal College, Jiangsu 1998 Graduate studies , China Central Art College, BeiJing
2008 , 3 《 man’s dream 》 solo exhibition in Italian FuXin Gallery
2008 , 8 《 desire ﹒Mengyan solo》 in Gosslp Gallery , Bangkok Thailand
My view on Art
The Art of painting is like a religion, an idea, an attitude, a pursuit. Art can be compared to as wife, lover, child, friend…It’s my values, my view of this world and the Universe. The process of painting is equivalent to a religious follower praying and meditating, it’s like a warrior fighting with every ounce of his strength to win a battle, yet sometimes it feels like a pair of inseparable lovers who is forever entwined and can never let go, it’s like passionate love making, it’s like God having control of everything, and I am the centre of the Universe.
From an artist’s point of view, painting is very intimate and personal; the process of creating Art has got nothing to do with anyone else. However, the finished product of Art is for the world to view, regardless of the nationality and race.
Artists are human too, and they need to eat and drink like every body else’s children, wives, husbands, parents. They too need to shoulder the responsibilities of bringing up a family. And thus, a lot of times, they produce very mediocre and commercial arts for the sake of making ends meet. Most of the time, artists are self destructive, especially when they cannot find a decent stream of income. This is especially so for artists that are from a poor family, they do not belong to the wage earning group, and their talents are not being appreciated. Either they get spotted for their works and they gain wealth and fame or they will forever be a “nobody”.
The Art economy has gone crazy over the past two years, and this has a serious impact on some artists. They solely focused on wealth and shows, spending most of their time researching on others and the market, rather than spending time in what they should - themselves and art! They are more concerned about how others perceive them rather than how they perceive themselves. As the days go by, they become assimilated into this materialistic world and they have no more self-respect and ideas. In my eyes, they are walking corpses!
Every artist has his own strength and individuality. It all depends on how he or she maneuvers that. I think foremost, one must have a firm mindset on what he or she wants. Secondly, an artist must know what he or she can do, and with these traits, then we can say we have truly lived and created. Last but not least, is to let go of our burdens, ignore all distractions in life and just create, create and create! If one can do that, then our ideals and real life are not far apart.