From his childhood he moved to Heilongjiang Wenchun "5.7 Cadre School" with parent. In 6 years for he has immersed with a natural way during this period, it brought up his big-hearted and gritty personality. As descendants of Air Force, Ding Wu has extraordinary yearning to the sky, dream and flying. In 1972 he came back to Beijing, because of his special interest reveals in painting, during the middle school he started into Xicheng Children's Palace to received formal basis of Fine Arts elementary education.

Ding Wu has graduated from Department of Fine Arts in Beijing Arts and Crafts School in 1983, this time he started to listen to rock 'n' roll music from early west. In 1984 he became professional art teacher in 132 Secondary School, resigned after one year, threw himself into turbulent rock 'n' roll career. As the very first generation of Chinese rocker, the pioneer and creator of Chinese Heavy Metals, Ding Wu established many rock bands, also in 1988 established the band Tang Dynasty till now. At that time it experienced tribulation, and published the album which is milestone in the history of Chinese rock, such as <A Dream Return to Tang Dynasty>, <Historical Romance>, <Knight of Romantic>.

Ups in life hasn't wore down his pursuit and infatuation to art, he constantly to make drawing, mostly its original versions has modeled on his self-image, his brush truly recorded his personal experience, Culture Revolution. Up To Mountain Areas and Down To Countryside, Reform and Opening Up such historical change all conveyed information of an age and different memorial symbol passed through his brush.

He just want to be a recorder, you can see true image from his music, you can also hear flowing notes from his picture.

He is just a recorder, he can use his unique talent, to show world an ordinary people's unordinary worlds...a