Quan Hongyi came from the ancient city of Xi’an to Shanghai, a metropolis. This trip totally affected his reflection about art. First of all, his way of living changed. The relaxed and comfortable life he led in Xi’an was replaced by an invisible pressure caused by daily working and basic living necessities. Also, his understanding of art was altered. In this special day and age, those who talk about truth are fool, and those who study the market, investing in real estate, constitute the elite. Muti-cultural background generated various artistic attitudes, and art seems to have lost its standard and norms. How could we then express our knowledge of things? Where is our “art olfaction”? Quan Hongyi’s works are mainly dedicated to the expression of this puzzled and confused attitude.