Director Artistic Characteristics And The Determinants Of Lin Zhaohua

The directing carrer of Lin Zhaohua can be divided into two periods at the year 1989: The first shows more of his strong individuality , while the second witnesses more of the muddled unorthodoxies tendency in his individuality. Artistic characteristics of his directing show no sign of progressive linkage, but only exist in parallel simultaneously between the two periods. In general, different works by Lin Zhaohua may apply diverse new techniques to his innovative ideas, but these innovations and techniques do not display consistent esthetics with intentional systematic arrangements, experiments, and breakthroughs. For an effective "Exploratory" director for 30 years, such piece-meal demonstrations of creative thinking show only trees, but not the forest. They may be due to outcomes from the development within the social, culture, and linguistic context, as well as his personal attitudes and choices. This may also be why he has not created any more recognizable classic plays directed only by himself after his early creations like Wild Human and Absolute Signal...