Lazuli
10 x 8 in
June 2017
Oil on canvas
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Rooster's Jewel
24K Gold Leaf and Oil on Canvas
24 x 36 Inches
April 2017
Collection of Central Committee of the Communist Party of China located in Xi'an
Painted to celebrate Lunar Year of the Rooster.
A gift of appreciation to the City of Xi'an for inviting us as their honored guests, this painting shows the cross-strait friendship between China and Taiwan.
In a painting style that uses Western and traditional Chinese brush techniques, the piece represents our arrival to beautiful land of Xi’an and their hospitality toward us, by depicting a rooster (2017 is the year of the rooster) resting in a beautiful spring surrounded by pomegranate blossom, the flower of Xi’an. The rooster sees its reflection as jeweled and shining, showing the limitless potential we have discovered through our blooming, flowering, friendship, in hope for good relations between the two countries for years to come.
Story of Formosa (福爾摩沙的故事)
24K Gold Leaf and Oil on Canvas
4 x 5 Feet
March 2017
Award of Excellence, Taiwan National Exhibition Committee for the Arts Painting Competition
The painting portrays Taiwan through its history from Dutch occupation, the Eastern Ning dynasty, the Qing dynasty, all the way to the fall of the imperial government and the transition to democracy. The painting uses a surrealist, whimsical style to tell the story of the lively attitudes and cheerfulness of the people on the small little island and portrays how many different cultures and backgrounds can come and move forward together to become a leader in both agriculture, science, and technology. Through this spirit, Taiwan can continue on making wonderful progress, like how a plum blossom (the national flower of Taiwan) blooms in winter.
台灣從被荷蘭佔領，東寧王朝，清代時期，日皇統治，到今民主國家，這塊逆風島仍保有著福爾摩沙的風範。這畫是以超現實主義來呈現住在這寶島上的人民在經過不同文化洗禮後亦能保有開朗，活潑的態度，努力向前的精神。也造就了台灣成為水果王國和世界科技重鎮。這樣認真堅忍的精神就如梅花在寒冬仍能綻放，連101都飛舞著與住在這塊土地的人們勇往直前。
Rebirth of a Civilization
24 Gold Leaf and Oil on Canvas
June 2016 – December 2016
4 X 5 Feet
In contrary to the rigid social structures of Japanese snow monkeys, it is almost as through evolution that the human qualities of warmth and compassion have come into being. Only dominant females and offspring are allowed to bathe while the male monkey can only watch despite the cold. Here, both female and male enjoy the warm hot spring or cold air with warmth, love, and care.
Amaranthine
Oil on Canvas36" x 24.5"
24.5 x 36 Inches
November 2016
(Mortal Ascent Series 2 of 3: Fear)
Amaranthine adj. (ăm′ə-răn′thĭn, -thīn′) the appellation is rooted in the Greek words amarantos, meaning "immortal" or "unfading," and anthos, meaning "flower." The word amaranthine emerged as an adjective of the imaginary flower and subsequently of anything possessing its undying quality.
For the second piece of the series, sequentially, people ponder what is it that forces us to grow? People have dreams, goals, and delusions to achieve. We are either running to, or running from something. It is no coincidence that in the English language, to flee and to take flight share the same root.
From an evolutionary perspective, fear is what keeps living things from harm or death. However, to humans, fear is much more.
Fear is beautiful because it represents transition stage between the known and the unknown. It through this stage that we understand ourselves, and grow from adversity. We are saved by fear, encouraged to be better. Fear lets people truly fly.
The Persistence of Culture
Mixed Media on Canvas
20 x 42 Inches
March 2016
I've always had interest in the mind and its ability to create suspended states of awareness through interaction with reality or manufactured reality. I create representations of myself in a state of ambiguity growing up as a Taiwanese, though lacking clear identity of a "traditional" Taiwanese amongst society.
The constitution of my own cultural identity is as the persistence of a fading memory; ink and paint on canvas melting away until all that is left is ambivalence and confusion.
Modernism has scrapped what little remains of our past. Buildings of our history are slowly being replaced due to overpopulation and urbanization. Places that made up the fabric of our collective stories, remain only a memory.
Reclining Woman
Oil and Gouche on Canvas
12 x 24 Inches
March 2016
Song of the Caged Bird
Mixed media
30 x 24 in
February 2016
(Mortal Ascent 1 of 3: Hope).
In the beginning of this series, I asked why is it that we have so much difficulty to find happiness for ourselves? Our inhibitions, our fears, our own unique insecurities lead us to live anhedonic lives. Each one of us lives in a cage of our own making, an imagined prison made of goals and objectives that never were. We can only hope for a way out to paradise by better understanding ourselves and learning.
Alaskan Farm
Oil on Canvas
48 x 36 in
2015
Icy Winds
Oil on Canvas
8 x 10 in
April 2014
Dry Spell
Oil on Canvas
48 x 36 in
April 2014
Sweet Nectar
Oil on Canvas
5 x 4 in
April 2014
Spring Awakening
Oil on Canvas
11 x 14 in
April 2014
Planet Pink
Acrylic and Ink on Canvas
31 x 21.5 in
2012
Spring
Oil on Canvas
64 x 51 in
2012
Animals Behind the Tree
Acrylic and Ink on Canvas
31 x 21.5 in
2012
Rage Against the Dying of Light
Acrylic, Nails, and String on Canvas
31 x 21.5 in
2012
Lionmaid
Gouache and gold on paper
31 x 21.5 inches
2010
Oceanside
Oil on Canvas
64 x 51 in
2009