First series
White whale
Oil on canvas, 110 * 130 cm
This painting is from the toothpaste foam I was spitting out after brushing my teeth. The day I had a fight with my longtime friends. I was afraid of losing them as much as I was afraid of leaving the social circle I had been in for years. We all live in a social circle, a steady circle of friends, a few familiar amusements, topics of conversation, and even the way I am in their company. Perhaps the most suffocating thing about being out of my comfort zone is leaving my familiar social circle.
I think this way, has been unable to distinguish between care is the friend itself, or in this circle of me. I stared at the foam for a long time, and found that the foam looked like a white whale with its tail through a net, but its head shrank like a net. Perhaps the belugas don't know if they hate people or they hate themselves out of the ocean.
Second series
Frog
Oil on canvas, 50*55cm
For this oil painting, I chose a smaller size. The small frame size and simple background helped me highlight the subject, and I summarized the subject with wet paint and large brush strokes. The blue lines contrast with the wet white, keeping the image from looking too soft.
I was afraid of bowling when I was a kid. In this painting, I use the texture of wood to depict the appearance of the bowling ball that I vaguely remember and am afraid of in my mind. In the same picture, there are plants that have lost their lives and will lose their lives. The difference is that I have abandoned rationality in this painting. The weird and grotesque picture can better express my exploration of the relationship between 'psychological' and 'physical'.
Tree
Oil on canvas, 80*85cm
Fox
Oil on canvas, 115*130cm
For my first attempt at emotional reification, I chose images made entirely of wood and composed them into pictures. In terms of color, lemon yellow was chosen as the main body, with a small range of bright colors such as blue and orange added. In this painting, I paid more attention to the performance of texture and combined techniques with emotions.
The garland hanging from the little yellow fox is the only living plant in the picture, but it has been made into a garland and is a sign that life is coming to an end. The rest is made of parts of plants that were once alive, but the life that was once alive, the emotions that were alive, remain in these concrete things. They can't be called alive, but these things, despite the subjective consciousness of the audience, still have emotions in themselves.
process
In the first unit, I mainly continued my previous creation style and discussed some issues. I focused on the relationship between man and nature, and started from the issues to create pictures with strong narrative. In the second unit, I paid more attention to people. At that time, I was very confused. Therefore, while creating a series of oil paintings with strong narrative to discuss problems, I started a new series of creation. Focus on the expression of momentary emotions. I feel relaxed for a few minutes every day without looking at my phone or touching anyone. The repetitive action allows me to focus on thinking, thinking about what I really care about, and facing my emotional problems. So I repeatedly recorded the shape of the toothpaste foam I spit out every day, and made notes on the side, and then painted the oil painting. In Unit 3, I continued the narrative style I was good at and combined it with the emotional series, which is what I've been doing recently. I find that some of the toothpaste foam I spit out looks like an animal, a sheep or a frog, which helps me to think a little further on the basis of an emotional presence.