When compared to the size of the universe, human beings are infinite times smaller, equivalent to dust on this planet. From the time we were born to the end of our life, time flies so fast just like a small boat on a creek that flows downhill eventually to the ocean. In this relatively short duration of human life in comparison to the existence of the Earth, people have tried so hard to understand this world with their emotions and; therefore, to prove their existence. In spite of the above-mentioned concept, my works present the struggle of lives, scars, loss, search, discouragement and bravery.

“人”(human) with two simple strokes in Chinese represents an individual human with high intelligence and complex emotion and behavior when compared to Chinese characters for different creatures such as “狗”(dog), “魚”(bird), “鹿”(deer). It makes people incomprehensible why the character “人” is so simple and concise. However, writing it in Chinese calligraphy is not that easy. This situation implies how we usually think it is not that difficult to live our life in a society. We tend to spend our whole lives searching for the meaning of who we are and learning how to be normal human beings. In this painting, “人” is rotated upside down as an icon to represent the shape of a bird. The bird tries to hover at an altitude under uncertain environment. This depicts struggles and perplexity inevitable in our life.

I put this “bird icon” on my painting— it usually has only one bird among a foggy landscape—which could be you or me, and he or she around us. This bird icon symbolizes the inevitable loneliness of our life. No matter how many friends around us, we always have to go through every challenge alone. That’s the proof of our existence.

The fog, mist, water vapor, light, shadow, and the wind are also important elements in my artwork. These flowing elements tell us how changeable the world is. Future is blurred and unpredictable, just like a landscape in the mist. Every step is the exploration to the unknown future and will always have surprises at the next corner. I use lots of blue and purple tones to build a mystery dreamy world. And combined eastern art concept “Rhythmic Vitality” into my artwork, discussing the philosophy of our life.