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Among my glue color painting, flowery themes were generated from my military service period which was a monotonous life experience. In order to seek some joy in the bitter army environment, I found a source of happiness as well as quietness by pruning bush or trees in the gardens. The lovely flowers or blossoms were like my intimate friends with whom I felt happy to whisper constantly. It was also a cordial dialogue with my internal self. Gradually I connected in my mind these beautiful and fragrant blooming plants with those elegantly young ladies whose figures were mean to be captured on paper. Afterwards, I meticulously collocated flowers were presumed to suit properly the images' characteristics and support the themes in perfect condition, thus completing series works.
Then, I developed a series of works classify as deformed fishes and birds, to dialogue with my personal imperfection. Usually the gold fish is kept to display yet without capability to adapt itself to any new environment. In the meanwhile, the bird in the woods for people watching also encounter the same fate of remaining permanently in various types of cages. These categories of animals live in their respective ways which can be deemed as delicately yet abnormally for their lack of self-sustaining property. Such malformed situation is somewhat similar to my status. Their physical appearances attracted me then go on depiction, the exaggerative deformed shapes were then purposely to satisfy my own spiritual reflection and illusion.
By doing so, this thesis is initiated with the intention of glue color painting, supported by repeating creative motives. In chronological order, I organized the painting works as follow: collecting the objects' individual reference materials including illustrated plates for scientists, as well as the trains of recorded ideas/articles in history or humane studies; tracing the works done by venerable senior artists who also majored in the glue color painting of flowers, fishes or birds. All of the works disclose fairly my instinctive passion for the aforesaid objects just like chains for binding tightly the treasures. After all, it may be appropriate to name my specific circumstance as "chained-object sentiment" .The existence of the creatures and plants close to me actively influences my mental world. Whenever they appear in my painting, the above-mentioned invisible chains link tightly the protagonists and my emotions.
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