You may not think the worlds of music, visual art and watchmaking have a direct correlation. But Guangzhou paper-cutting artist Chen Fenwan begs to differ. “Often, the way artists think and create is to form a bridge between things that have no connections at all,” she says.
In January this year, when Swiss luxury watchmaker Hublot invited her to design an artwork for its Spirit of Big Bang Titanium Dragon, a limited-edition timepiece celebrating the Year of the Dragon,, her ongoing paper art installation in the shape of a giant dragon, started in 2018—enthusiastically took on the challenge.
