【INTRODUCTION】 This exhibition Limbo is based on my belief that every living creature possesses sprit. Derived from its primary Catholic theology as
the edge of hell”, I emphasize a spiritual realm of life and reflection during unconsciousness that emerges at the critical point of uncertainty and hesitation while experiencing the feeling of limbo. The highest level of the Great Balance Theory is harmony among heaven, earth and man. In this exhibition
heaven” refers to gods and Buddha,
earth” refers to demons and monsters, and
man” refers to creatures and Chinese Zodiac. In addition, the method of display and installation also demonstrates the artist’s incentives and progress throughout his production. 【STATEMENT】 A mirror reflects whatever it encompasses just as the outer expression of one’s face reveals the individual’s inner world. Since 2008, internal recognition through conceptual transformation, alteration and contemplation by observing external changing environment such as living creatures, movable spaces and daily happenings has become the main compositions of my masterpieces. This exhibition Limbo is based on my belief that every living creature possesses sprit. Derived from its primary Catholic theology as
the edge of hell”, I emphasize a spiritual realm of life and reflection during unconsciousness that emerges at the critical point of uncertainty and hesitation while experiencing the feeling of limbo. The highest level of the Great Balance Theory is harmony among heaven, earth and man. In this exhibition
heaven” refers to gods and Buddha,
earth” refers to demons and monsters, and
man” refers to creatures and Chinese Zodiac. In addition, the method of display and installation also demonstrates the artist’s incentives and progress throughout his production. Xunzi, a pre-Qin Chinese philosopher, once said that man’s nature is evil at birth, implying improper behavior originates from one’s innate mind. Without moral education, the nature of human beings retains the traits of animals that exist in the state of limbo under the greater universe. These works highlight the contrast between subjects and objects by exchanging, combining or compounding their characters to display the unpleasant realities of external society behind these exaggeratedly distorted faces. The purpose of this series of works is not to explore the width and depth of certain theologies or philosophies of heaven, earth, or man. A simple idea that comes from my initial work on
faces” is picking up an image from within my daily life. The argument contained herein expands on the view that adaptation of one’s mind, no matter for better or worse, from changing external atmosphere can be found within the images of various faces all throughout my living surroundings. I am fascinated with recording the unique alterations of human’s minds from my observation and imagination over the past few years. These motifs are different from my previous works that study the underlying relationship between beauty and ugly or two-dimension and three-dimension, and instead describe the complicated human mind that also reflect the impact of current events through restructuring of various faces – I see them everywhere. Dawn, Chen-Ping 03/25/2016