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Why I Paint

(2006-09-07 08:27:46) 下一個

“As to the question of why I paint, it is something I have struggled with for many years;
But I am no closer to answering that question than the first time I asked it.
I do know that painting is just something I must do (despite the fact that we all choose to do something we do the best, something that needs our competitive advantage : skills, talent, experience, or physical traits - otherwise life would be too hard ).
Anyway, the great feedback I have ever received have of course come from  teachers, art critics, family members, contemporaries and friends.
Those, delighted me and ecnouraged me in many ways, but, after a while, I found myself take it for granted (this is not forgivable).
This past summer, I was heading to an exhibit, but my transportor had made a mistake with the truck load, he forgot to bring one of the paintings that was supposed to be at the exhibit, and it was a major piece. Two hours before the show, I had no way of finding someone who has a big enough truck with insurance together with the right kind of wrapping materials. So I decided to hand carry that painting (it is a 125" x 73") myself walking 28 blocks all the way from 57th St. to Chelsea. It was around 4 pm in the afternoon, people saw me, but as typical newyorker would behave, nobody approached me except one - when I got closer to 27th St and 7th Ave,  a person came after me and said, “ I don’t know a lot about art, but that painting is so strong it makes me want to cry.”
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If I can manage to somehow evoke that kind of emotional gut reaction from people (normal people) whether it be anger, sadness, or delight in all my work, then I have really found something.”

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Glider 回複 悄悄話 真正的巡回展出! :)
yellowbean 回複 悄悄話 樓下的又在搞刻板印象了.....
靈犀 回複 悄悄話 wow, that is a huge painting carried by hands! It must be like a road show~

your self portrait 2002 看上去有點恐怖:)
pagegreen6 回複 悄悄話 真可惜沒人用攝相機把這一幕攝下來:
大美女舉著幅大畫(125" x 73")大步流星穿梭在紐約的大道..

介是好cool行為藝術啊!..怎樣,再去練一遍,把它錄下來?

我還說呢,上海也出產這麽豪爽滴mm,敢情您還是有一部分北方血統滴..

“ I don’t know a lot about art, but that painting is so strong it makes me want to cry.”

..有點心酸,但更佩服你的大氣,樂觀..
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