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Artist
Statement
For me, painting is life
itself.
Each time I hold my favorite
brush or pallet knife to paint, I feel most alive. Beautiful images
and inspiring ideas pass through my mind, strong emotions run through my
body, and enormous energy enter me from the water, the land, and the sky,
shaking my soul. I have no choice but paint --- paint with burst
energy, paint to express my emotions, paint to describe the impression I
received from this world and beyond.
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Painting From
Another Dimension
If
you have visited my studio or my online gallery, you may wonder:
Painting from another dimension? What does
it mean?
A few days ago, a
visitor to my website was puzzled and asked: "Where is the art from out there you talk
about?"
Out where? Heaven? Space ship? Deep Space
Nine?
Of course not.
I am painting here, in
my little studio on earth. I do not paint Angels or aliens or any
religious prophecy or science fantasy.
Instead,
I paint the shape, color, value and texture I see on land and in water.
I am trying to call people's attention to beauty in this world.
Einstein's universe is
4 dimensional. In some modern physicists' universe, there are 11
dimensions. Most people, however, only experience and understand three
dimensional space. Several years ago, I began to have extraordinary
experiences, which carried me to a new dimension I had never dreamed of
before and
have
changed my perception of the universe and my understanding of
consciousness. I did not visit heaven, see the white light, or talk to
aliens. I simply traveled more than 7000 miles to visit my hometown and
saw things, which later were verified, while dreaming in the bed.
After that dream, when
I closed my eyes, sometimes
I saw images as if there were a TV screen
inside my forehead. I did not see religious figures or ETs, but
breathtaking scenery and beautiful flowers and animals.
To me, Another
Dimension is the dimension I am in when I am dreaming or in trance,
When I am not confined
by this 3D physical space,
When I am totally free
of trivial things or daily stress or ego or fear,
When my brain is
supercharged and set on the fontal lobes mode,
When my perception is
crystal clear, when I can see the image in my head.
Painting From
Another Dimension
means painting the images from my dream, in my head spontaneously,
trusting my intuition and without deliberate thinking.
Painting From
Another Dimension
means total
freedom in creation:
There is no limit as to
what to paint. I do not have to limit my subject to one kind of
landscape or portrait or still life.
There is no limit as to how to
paint.
I am not following any particular movement,
ancient or modern,
nor searching for
a formula or mechanical procedure to follow.
Instead, I am learning from all masters,
past, present and future.
I am
continuously experiment, explore and invent.
There is no limit as to
what medium to use. Ink? Silk dye? Why not? Coffee? Tea? Soy Sauce? Why
not?
There is no limit as to
what surface to paint on. Glass? Plexiglas? Acetate sheet? Why not?
Rice paper? Silk? Why not? Transparency Film? Why not?
There is no limit as to
what painting tool to use. Palette Knife? Why not? Dinner Knife? Spoon?
Fork? Why not? Wood sticks? Twigs? Why not?
Painting From
Another Dimension means painting as
yourself,
from your heart and true to your soul.
I sell paintings, but I am NOT painting for
sale.
I do not make commercial art,
even though I know that's the market wants.
I am not interested in "wall paper
paintings", even though I know they sell well.
I love to share my
paintings, which carry my vision, energy and emotion, with other, but I
am NOT paint to please others. I paint what I like. If you happen to
like it, great!
If you don't, so what? We simply have
different tastes.
There are millions
of other paintings you may enjoy.
Each of
my paintings is made with my signature knife marks or brush strokes
which no one else has exactly the same on this earth. My painting
process is spontaneous and messy and different each time. If you have a painting of
mine, it would be the only one exactly like that in the whole world.
I see
life as a continuum of learning, exploring, creating and sharing.
Inspired by great masters like Rembrandt, Monet, Matisse and many
others, who never stopped leaning and experimenting during their
painting career, I spend most of my time studying,
drawing, experimenting and exploring. I actually paint only when I am in
the flow, or in another dimension. |
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