Artist statement : The Co-exist 19: Contemporary & Traditional expresses the notion of the phenomena of co-existence of different elements, aspects and situations as well as thinking and attitudes in the transforming process of a society towards a shared future in the global digital environment. Aspects such as traditional and modern, actual and virtual, yin and yang, spiritual and materialistic, conservative and fashionable, science and humanity, etc. are the message that I intend to convey.
In this work, simplified shapes and images of legendary dragon and the modern shape of QR code are juxtaposed and integrated to reflect the notion of co-existence of modern forms, matters and traditional objects in our contemporary society. The combination of geometric shapes, organic forms, definite shapes, undefined areas, warm hues and cold colors in the work denotes the phenomena of inter-complementary and inter-dependence of seemingly opposite forces and confronting matters in our living environment. |