放眼無窮的宇宙天地,人的生命竟是如此短暫而渺小。而在我們苦多於樂的生命當中,存在著無數的困難與挑戰,人的生命、緣分以及各種機運,無可逃躲地在時間的洪流中隨之向前翻滾、奔騰,每一個虯結、低迷、沮喪的不死生命,在不斷碰壁與試圖找到出路的堅持之下,辛苦的過著屬於每一個人的自己人生。 面對紛亂的生活環境、社會上種種的不公不義,我憤怒的背後常有一種莫名的哀傷與不忍,我常納悶的問自己:我們的社會到底怎麼了?龐大的生活壓力、不公平的社會制度、逐漸崩毀的倫理道德與日漸扭曲的價值觀,誰能夠活得開心自在?誰能夠不對人性的良善感到一絲懷疑?面對社會的競爭和人與人之間的爾虞我詐,又有誰能夠獨善其身呢?有誰能夠做一個真正的自己? 不過,每個人所呈現出來的生命樣貌都不盡相同,選擇不同,作法不同,結果也必然不同。有的人在社會的大染缸裡慢慢的妥協、沉淪而麻木不仁;而不肯妥協的人,則陷入了糾結、苦痛的生命狀態。 任何創作乃至於創新,都是建立在生活經驗與過去所有的學養累積。本創作一方面試著探尋每一個生命面對困境時的選擇與面對方式,希望透過我對於社會人生的觀察,表達我對於生命在困境當中,如何突圍、脫困的關注;一方面希望將過去學到的繪畫技巧、觀念,藉由學理的耙梳、探討,透過不同角度,重新地認識人生百態,將社會上各種生命情感與圖像,投射、反映在我的作品中,並為自我生命的困境尋找出路。
In view of the unlimited extent of the cosmos and universe, human life can be simply so insignificant and momentary. With the life span mostly crammed with bitterness than joy, it is found with countless difficulty and challenge. As is well spoken, “undesirable things of life are reckoned to be of the primary portion,” thus mankind is hopelessly inescapable flowed and tumbled through the great deluge of time. For every undying and entangled, depressed, and upset life, they are found within constant bouncing and attempt to seek for the exit, so that everyone is leading a difficult and hard life unique of their own. As we are confronted with the topsy-turvy environment of life as well as kinds of injustice with the community, there is always such a sense of unknown sadness and grudge behind my anger, and I would constantly ask myself, “What exactly happens to our community? For such massive pressure of life, unjust social system, and gradually collapsing ethic morality and deteriorating sense of value, is it possible that anyone can lead a happy life? Who can but find some kind of doubt and suspicion to the human goodness? In face of such fraud and deception as well as competition between men in our community, exactly who is capable to pay attention to their own moral uplift without thought of others? Exactly who is capable to be of themselves?” Nonetheless, in times of difficulty the façade of life between everyone can be hardly the same because the choice would be different and so as their ways of doing. As such, the consequence can be quite different. Some have gradually taken to measures of compromise within the context of melting-pot of the community as they have fallen into notoriety and numbness. As for those who are not willing to accept measures of compromise, they are found into the life status of entanglement and suffering. For any creation and even innovation, they are established upon life experiences and all of accumulated academic cultivation. This creation will, on one hand, work to explore the choice and way of confront when each life is exposed to dilemma, and it is hoped that the work can express my concern of de-encirclement and extrication for life trapped in difficulty as I conduct observation upon life in the community. On the other hand, I would hope to make use of painting skills and idea obtained from the pat to re-learn about the kaleidoscope of life through the sorting and investigation from diverse angles so that I can project and reflect various kinds of life emotion and imagery into my works, helping to seek for the exit out from the dilemma of my own life.