『 Flower 』is an object that you can see anywhere in your life, but it actually symbolizes a lot of meanings. For instance, different types of flower have their own meanings. Flowers can be a symbol of one’s love for another, no matter it is between one and his or her family, friends, loved one or even country. I include flowers in all of my artworks in order to create a connection . My artworks are based on many different kinds of issues.
The combination of yin and yang is an artistic expression, a fusion of eras, and an enlightenment of life. Every mouthful of whole milk is richly satiating in taste yet emits but a light fragrance when held in the mouth, just as how the semi-cursive style is boldly thick in some strokes while subtly indistinct in others, delivering an inexhaustible charm. Whole milk was a childhood necessity in school; the yearly accumulation of daily morsels turns into the key to growth. Now, a casual cupful or two at home have the relieving effect of slight drunkenness. The content of calligraphy pieces are also so: the extracts that range from the essence of the must-read classics and from the elegant entirety of modern poems allow one to embark on the vessel of calligraphy that drifts in the infinite river of time. Although whole milk tends to make one fat, adequate digestion and the metabolism facilitated by doing sports can help to consume salutary nutrition from the milk. The same paradox dwells in these calligraphy works: looking at them might bring sorrow, skepticism, or discontent, but only through real-life experiences will these negative emotions become the momentum to elevate and inspire.
I would like to put forward a different perspective to my audience: Is it somehow possible, that the objects we tend to ignore in daily life, such as light switches, outputs, or even an old wall, render decent compositions in my images? Or, is it possible that the iconic art pieces turn out not being the focus, for once, in my images? For me, photography means drawing/creating art pieces with a camera in real life, and I hope I can create new possibilities through my images.
Skeleton is the structure that holds the body, and enable us to walk onto the path of life. “Skeleton” represents both life and death; this is what I believe. In today’s society, there are many prejudices such as skin color, appearance, and body shape. In skeleton, however, you can’t see those, because it is the original appearance of life. Skeleton is also the end of life – death. It represents the original form of body when life is gone and goes back to the nature. Life and death sounds very different, yet in skeleton, they are very similar. The reason I chose skeleton as my main theme is because of skeleton’s unique double-meaning and representations. In these artworks, I also incorporated many inspirations and people’s kindness I had in my one-month trip around Taiwan, merging what I saw into my theory of skeleton and creating a Fantasia. This is my first time truly understanding my home…Taiwan, my home is so beautiful…..
The word LIFE itself has a lot of meanings. In my point-of-view, life means what a person has been through throughout different stages of life. All these pieces that I’m exhibiting in this exhibition are a reflection of myself during different stages of life.