Project1
WonderfulAdventure
Thisprojectexpressesmyaspirationtobreakfreefromtheemotionaldistress followingmyfather'spassing.Duringthatperiod,Iwouldsecretlycryinthemiddle ofthenight,leadingtosleepdeprivation,hairloss,andintenseemotional fluctuations.Mybodyfeltextremelyuncomfortable,promptingmetomakeasilent commitmenttotakebettercareofmyself.Afteradeterminedmomentfollowing oneofthosecryingepisodes,IresolvedtograduallyreleasetheresponsibilityIhad placedonmybody.Ibegantoreclaimcontrolovermyemotions,explorenew
hobbies,andre-prioritizemyphysicalandemotionalwell-being.
Inspiration
Afterthedeathofmyfather,Ihavenotbeenabletoadjust myemotionsandbodilyfunctionsfor sometime,andIoftenhaveinsomniaand
ConceptDevelopment
Icombinethehappierplaygroundelementswithbody organs,andputmyselfintheplaygroundofhuman organstofindtheplaceandwaytomakemyselfhappyagain.Iwan ttomakepeoplere-examinetheirbodies andemotionsthroughthiscombinationofelements.
Iassociatevariousorganswit hamusementpark rides,suchasroller coasters,jumpers,merry-go-r ounds,etc.People haveatendencytohavearisein adrenalinewhen theyarenervousand excited,soIassociatethejump erwiththekidneys.Ialsoassoc iaterestaurantswiththestom achbecauseallofoureatingan d digestionneedstobe convertedintoenergy throughdigestioninthesto mach.
Myworkusesastylesimilartothe illustrationofapicturebookasan expression,expressingmyself-regulation ofmybademotions.Bycomparingthe humanbodytoaplayground,whenIplayinthe"pla yground",Iamactuallycomparing ittotheprocessofregulatingmyown emotions,andwhenthehumanbodyis regulatingitsownemotions,alltheorgansoftheb odyarerunning,andeachorgan representsaride,forexample,theuterus inagirl'sbodyrepresentsagiftstore,the intestinesrepresentarollercoaster,etc.
Myworkisinfluencedbysev eralartistssuchas PhilipLindeman,Kaja Meyer,andfirecrackercitv,an dIhavecombinedthe painterlyexpressionsof severalartiststocreate mywork.Mypurposeinusi ngtheseformsof
expressionisbecauseI personallylikethestyleofpict urebookcreation,andIwante dtoexpressmy processofresistingpain inalesssadway.
Imakeupthevariouspartsofmy bodyintoamusementparkitem s
andthengathertheminthe amusementparktoforma completemapofthepark.The throatisahauntedhouse,the largeintestineisarollercoaster, theuterusisagiftstore,the stomachisarestaurantandsoon.
Thebodyandemotionsare closelylinked,andthe dysregulationofone'sown emotionscaneasilycausestressin theoperationofthebodyorgans. Theamusementparkintheworki smyselfregulationwhenIamina badmoodcomparedtothe processofgoingtoanamusement park, becausepeoplehaveahappy timeintheamusementparkfora verylargepartofthetime.Selfregulationandself-relaxationisa veryimportantthing.
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2023
Project2 Mathematicalblackhole
2023|Digital|Illustration&GIF
Thisprojectexpressesmysubconsciousfearof mathematics,whichfeelslikeanendlessblackhole pullingmein.Despitenumerousattemptstoexploreit,Ifoun dmyselfonlyscratchingthesurface.Evennow,Istillcarrys omeapprehensiontowardsmathematics, butmycuriosityanddesireforexplorationpersist.
Inspiration Research Sketches&Development
IwasnotverygoodatmathsinceIwasakid.Eve ryonesaysthatkidswhoarenot goodatmatharestupid,andIwantedto changethat.Itriedmybesttostudyeverytime, butmygradeswerestillnotvery good,andmathsymbolsandtopicsand relatedtoolswerelikeanendlessblack holeintheuniversetome,whichI exploredconstantly,buttherewasonlysomuc hIcouldlearnaboutit.SoI combinedmathwiththeblackholeoftheunive rsetocreatethisworktoreflectmy stateofmindatthattime.
WhenIwassearchingforinformation,Ifounda lotofsimilaritiesbetweentheimagesofthe universeandsomemathematicalformulas,for example,thedirectionofsomecosmicnebulaeh asalotofsimilaritieswiththeimageofa mathematicalfunction,andthestarsofthe universearelikethecoordinatesintheimageofth ewholefunction.
Mindmap
Thethemeismathematicalblackhoe,so Irefertosomearchitecturaland mathematicaineargeometry manuscriptstodefinethecomposition andelementsofthepicture,thecolorof thepictureismanlybrownandblack, givngpeopeasenseofmysteryinthe universe
Thetextureoftheimageuseswatercolor andtheeffectofoldpapertogiveasense ofvintagemathematicalmanuscriptsfrom theearlyyearsIwasveryinspiredbythe workofartistsGregoryEucldeand RafaelAraujo,andIlearnedaboutthe finerpointsofgeometrcdrawingandhow tomanipulatetheeffectsoftheimages.
Thewholeworkusesacombnationofwatercolorhand-paintingandProcreatepantingmethodtomakethepictureeffectofthemathmanuscriptin theearlyyears.Itexpresseshiscuriostyandexporationofmathematics,blackholesandtheunverse.
Thelittlemanintheworkrepresentsexporation,andintheexplorationofmathematicsandblackholes,weallgoforward;allkindsofutensls representmathematics;thedots,linesandsurfacesinthepicturerepresentpeoplesevolutionandcalcuationsofthemathematcalbackholes.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wv4Z7AP9YRE
Integratingintotheuniverse
Procreate 26cm×43cm 2023
Imergedmathwiththeuniverse,and thepaperofarithmeticmathwas graduallyandslowlyerodedbythe universe
Blocknebula
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43cm×26cm 2023
Imadethesquaresinthepatternofarosethefeelingofbeing suckedinbyablackhole,placingitinacosmiclikenebulae
Exploreinfinity
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43cm×26cm 2023
IuseMöbiusringstoexplorethe infinityofmath.
Functionalblackhole
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43cm×26cm 2023
Imadearatherconfusingpicturebyclosely blendingmyworstfunctionwithablackhole.
Appliances
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26cm×43cm 2023
Nostudy,tomyknowledge,haseverlefttheresearchapparatus.
Cosmicnotes
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43cm×26cm 2023
Theuniversehasalwayshadastrong connectiontoscience,andall explorationisbornoutofnotes.
Project3
PhoneandJournal
2023|Procreate&MixMedia|420mm*310mm
Thisprojectdocumentsaperiodofmyexperiencewith journaling,knownas"手帐"(shǒuzhàng)inChinese. Journaling,intheformofcreatingapersonalizeddiary,involves expressingdailythoughtsandexperiencesthroughwriting, drawing,andaddingfavoritephotosorstickerstothejournal. Ittransformsmymemoriesintotangiblerecords,capturingthe essenceofeachday'shighlights.However,myroutinechanged whenmydadgiftedmeamobilephone.Gradually,mydaily lifebecameinseparablefromthephone,whetherforleisure, entertainment,orshopping.Everyaspectoflifewas meticulouslyrecordedbythephone,renderingmyattempts tocontinuetraditionalpen-and-paperjournalingunsuccessful. Thecontentthatusedtofillmyjournalwasreducedto sporadicwordsonthephone,leavingmeincreasingly uncertainaboutwhattodocument.Thisdilemmaledtoa profoundsenseofconfusionabouttheroleofboththephone andthetraditionaljournalinmylife,andIhopetooneday breakfreefromthisconfusion.
Inspiration
WhenIwasinhighschool,myschooldidn'tallowustobringmobilephones,andtherewerenootheractivities inourdailylifeexceptstudying.Fromthenon,Istartedtowritehandbooksandsmallnotes,andmy classmatesandIusedsmallnotestotelloursecrets,andwewrotedownthefunthingswesawinourdailylife inthehandbooks.ButafterIgraduatedfromhighschool,Igotmyownmobilephone,andIspentmoreand moretimeplayingwithit,andmyhandbookbecamemoreandmoremessy.Iusethisworktoremindmyself thateventhoughmymobilephoneiswithme,Ishouldnotforgettowritedowneverywordwithapen.
ArtistReference
Myentireworkisbasedontheworkofartistssuchaszitong,KefanShi_langlang,StaceyThomasandriver qing.Themoremelancholicbluebackground,thehandlingoflightandshadow,andtheuseofcolourful coloursareallthingsIcanlearnfrom.
PhotoReference
Sketches
FinalPresentation
Project4
UnrealDreams
ExperimentalAnimation
ThisProjectexpressesmynostalgiaforthepast.Iamsomeone whoeasilygetstrappedinmemories,especiallysincemyfather's passing.Ioftenfindmyselflostincontemplation,reliving momentsfromthepastasiftheywereonacontinuousloopinmy mind.However,afteraparticularreflection,IrealizedthatI cannotremainstagnant.Everyoneneedstolookforward,and thosememorieswillbecomethebestsouvenirsinmylifejourney.
Inspiration
Iwasinspiredbymynostalgiaformychildhoodlife,thebrandneweraiscomingonstrong,itmakesme feellikeadream.
ButnowIsuddenlyrealisethattheoldleathershoesIusedtohavewhenIwasakidarenolonger wearable,thegoldfishIkeptintheglassaquariumshavediedlongago,thelittlefriendsIknewwhenIwas akidhavegonetheirseparateways,everythinglacksofwantonnessandhumantouch,firesinmyhouse, myrelativespassingawayoneafteranother,andIalwaysfeelthatslowingdownandthenslowingdown alittlebitmoreIcangobacktothepastbutinrealityit'sjustaninfinitenostalgiaofmychildhood.
Research VisualReference
Basedontheimpressionisticversion,Ifurthersearchedforsomevisualreferences,and atthesametime,Ithoughtthatthethemerelatedto"time"shouldbesuitablefor makingimages.Iwasinspiredbyartistswhocombinerealitywithcollageandpainting, orwhousesemi-realistictechniquestocreateimages.Sincethethemeisaboutthe memory,nostalgiaandburningoflostchildhood,Iintendtomaketheimagesfeellike olddv,usingdifferentpaintingmaterialstocreateachaoticandslightlygrotesquesense ofmemoryanddisarray,andeventrytojamandflashbackattheendofthework,to expresstheblurringofthememoriesandthefactthatthetimehaspassedandcan'tbe tracedback.IcategorisedtheoldphotographsIcollectedanddrewonthemtocreate thefootageforthisexperimentalanimation.
WhileresearchingIfoundalot ofinterestingphotosfrom around2000,suchasalonely slide,old-fashionedphotosof mygrandma'shouseonNew Year'sEve,fishtank decorationsinthehouse,and magazines'descriptionsof digitalproductsatthattime...... What'spastisprologue。 Imadeacollageofthemto createanimpressionistic versionofmychildhood.
Storyboard
Visualization
Bubblesoftensymbolisedisillusionment.
Agoldfish'smemoryisonly7seconds.
Dandelionsarelikethepast.
Firedestroysmorethanjustoldhouses
Mindmap
Theelementsofmyworkareverytypicalof whatIsawwhenIwasachild,theslideI usedtogodownwhenIwasachild,thefire inmyhouse,myfavouritecarousel,thebear representsmychildhoodandtheknife representsmyacceptanceofmypresentlife. Inthiswork,Iacceptmypresentlifein differentways,whetheritiskillingmy favouritebearwithmyownhands,tearing upmyfamilyphotosorwatchingmyold photosbeingburnt.orwatchingold photographsbeingburnt,allofthemaremy releaseofpastmemories.I'mlettinggoofmy memoriesofthepast.Noonecanstayput, soIhavetocarrytheSoI'mgoingtokeep walkingwithmyoldmemories.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AIerVZyTF5s
Project5
CAROLINEAND HERANIMALFRIENDS
ThisstoryisCaroline'sstoryofbeinghealedintheforest, sothatshelearnsthateveryonehastheirstrengthsandweaknesses, andthattherearepeopleouttherewholovethem.
herselfgirl,shefeelsthatshehasno advantagesandgood-lookingoftenintoselfdoubt,althoughIoftenencouragehertohope thatshecanknowthatsheisakindand considerateandverysmartpeople,butshe stilloftenfallintothevortexofdoubting themselves,soIdecidedtouseherasa prototypeforthecreationofthiswork,Ihope thateveryonecanbeconfidentintheirown someoftheadvantagesofeachpersonhas theirown,infact,Youareexcellent!
Research
InthissectionIrefertotheworksofEvaLindström,Eliza Wheeler,ElizaWheeler,FelicitaSalaandSandraDieckmann.I havestudiedthedetailsoftheirpaintingsandtheircompositions andincorporatedthemintomywork.Istudiedtheirdetailsand understandingofthecompositionofthepictureandincorporated themintomywork,andthenmodifiedthesedetailsintomy paintingswithmyownartisticstyle.
CharacterDesign MakingProcess
Watercolourisusedextensivelyinthiswork,withanoverall warmgreentoneandasmallamountofcollageasthemain characterCaroline'sTheoverallcolourpaletteiswarmgreen, withalittlecollageasthemaincharacterCaroline'sclothes. Thesmallanimalsareportrayedinafluffytexture, togiveasenseofhopeandwarmthwhenIpainted
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Iillustrations nalPresentation
I sprayed the tree-scented perfume on the book in the final production, hoping that readers would feel like they were there when they opened the book!
