“Evil Suppresses the Awakening of the Sleeping Beauty.”
    Take a Good Look. Look for me.

Given a little information about Artist W:
Artist W realizes that life is like living in a circus full of performances of others, including self. Most often, we are made believed that we MUST perform so there are audiences because after all, we do not live in a “one-person world”. Yet, we do not realize that true identity is lost during performance in this circus of life. What causes the lost identity? Is it from performing or is it influence from the audience? Tricks, hypocrisy, and deals are inviting audiences to stay in the circus fantasy that is made believed as a reality of life. 

This painting is full of tents where circus takes place. As you could see at the left upper quadrant, the center, and the left lower quadrant, those are tents with different colors. The left upper quadrant and the left side is full of various performers with different activities.

It is like life where we enter different tents to perform or to watch or to attend live performance of a group of artists with various skills, and tricks to entertain or be entertained. 

At the center, there is a fiery, yet mischievous face with a creepy smile (showing blue and red teeth). It is like a passionate devil enjoying the chaotic scenes in the circus and plotting evil that is being believed by audience as fantasy living. On the right upper quadrant, there is a queen blinded by a bandage covering her eyes. At the left lower quadrant, a person with two faces depicts hypocrisy of human being as a performer or an audience. 

The pink area at the right center is the hair of the sleeping beauty. Her face is next to the giant red lips. She is wearing a blue dress. To her right (the right side of the painting), there are guards or knights wearing uniforms. An area of roulette and playing cards is underneath her dress.

The sleeping beauty is unconsciously standing on the game of roulette. In front of her (to the right), there are guards or knights wearing uniforms dealing with playing cards. What does it mean?

It means, most often, life happens when we are unaware being placed on a little wheel, which is life, that spins with all the odds against the unconscious self while games of playing cards are simultaneously being dealt by the others. 

In the cruel world, evil schemes are often ongoing and hidden beneath wonderful performances and games. The world and the rest of others are thrilled keeping the Beauty Asleep so she can be easily manipulated and made believed the reality of others.

This piece of artwork “Sleeping Beauty” suggests the sorrow of Artist W in the colorful schemes of the world where her identity is being suppressed and her conscious awareness of the reality is not being welcome. It also expresses lost identity happens when life is being gambled away in the hand of others and of the world, without awareness of true reality associated with self, but yet being deceived and manipulated by the performance of others and false creation of fantasy in the circus.



Sleeping Beauty


Given a little information about Artist W:
As Artist W grows in age, she starts experiencing struggles from within. 
“It is like a mind that belongs to a child and an adult at the same time.”

There is a woman ‘s face lying down on her side with her hair covering her eyes. She is sleeping.
Her hand in red on the left is holding her face.

There are two pairs of red eyes at the upper part of the paintings, as if there are twins awake as she is asleep.

A hollow mask of right side colored in black and left colored in white is at the bottom center of the painting. 

There are twins with their mouth open appearing three times.

Stairs to the door and its distorted shadow are on the left side. There is also movement of the shadow from the twins coming up the stairs.

A person with a mask in blue and white is at the center. A red cat is on the right.

This is an enchanting piece of art. It is telling Artist W as she sleeps, her mask is being taken away. Therefore, the mask becomes hollow. The twins within are awaken and screaming at her while she dreams and suffers in a nightmare.



Nightmare of a Woman's Screaming Twins Within

Real Madness in Reality

Given a little information about Artist W:
Artist W has been a registered nurse since 2009. She has taken care of plenty of patients with dementia. Caring for patients with dementia was never an easy task. This painting is created under the subconscious influence of pressure from her job as a nurse.

This painting gives a strong impression of tension created from the different color of lines. As you could see there are many faces within the painting, angry face, face with sorrow, and even calm face, which are constantly interchanging with one another. It expresses and suggests that demented patients are often emotionally unstable; or even their personality varies throughout the day and night.

At the same time, this painting reminds Artist W that having loss of memory is extremely distressing and interferes dramatically in a person’s thinking process; therefore, affecting personality and character. 

She then realizes Dementia creates Real Madness in Reality, 
                           as there is no consistent memory of what reality is.


Dementia


Given a little information about Artist W.
This piece is created when the Covid-19 cases had just begun in America. The lockdown order was implemented across the states. Artist W, who is a registered nurse, was struggling to defy orders about protective gears being taken away. That is when the Waiting Game started as Artist W resigned from her position after her unsuccessful attempts in pursue of the right procedure and protective equipment for the fellow staff with the provision of Covid-19 Handbook. 

Time is being depicted as an ancient person (colored as raw sienna and brown head, located at the top center). Artist W is the one (with the red mouth open and blue region as hair) being embraced by time, while looking up to Time. 

The embrace indicates that Time is teaching Artist W to be patient. It is like the ancient person holding Artist W to be calm and wait.

The open mouth implies questions being unanswered. The Gap in between the red mouth and blue hair of Artist W and the gap in between raw sienna and brown colored head of Time indicates opening door to the unknown future. 

At the middle, there is a movement of the person as if Artist W bows, she will be leading herself to death being executed by the guillotine (on the right).

It signifies that Artist W resigned her position without bending her beliefs under the pressure of authority. She stated clearly “Without protective equipment, combating Covid-19 will be a suicide mission. I am not ready to serve and sacrifice my life without the protection of my well-being at this time. Healthcare system has failed. When an outbreak of an illness has no cure nor vaccination, prevention is the key. Yet, prevention is being taken away. Outbreak will come.”

The various shapes on the left (orange, and grey blue) and on the right (teal, sky blue and pink), represent mirrors.

Existence of mirrors is a reflection of own action giving glimpse to the future. It implies that Artist W constantly evaluates her personal actions and holds herself accountable for her own future she is creating.

This piece of artwork “Waiting Game” alerts Artist W the importance of patience and self-examination.


Waiting Game


Angle 1
There is a tent at the center of the painting. The tent is located in front of the sea as you could see the blue region at the top center, with the yellow shape and the moon-sized shape, and the orange shape as the sun. Meanwhile, what is going on within the tent is being expressed. (It is the same technique as seeing far from within.) A person (hair in blue, the red collar, arms in yellow and purple, and legs in blue and black) on the left is trying to sneak into the tent. As he looks up, the woman (yellow forehead and blue face) with long hair on the left upper lifts the curtain of the tent, pops her head out. 

On the right side of the painting, there are an empty mask (in blue, light purple, and black), and a mickey mouse in green hair and red shirt. 

To the right of the tent, there is a moving gesture of a mysterious man. You could see his changing facial expressions. The red stripes are part of that man’s chin in one of his expressions, while they are also the path to the tent.

Angle 2
This angle expresses the activities of the two persons within and outside the tent during day and night. At the bottom of the art, there are two persons reading as they sit on the couch. At the center, the pink, green, flesh tint, purple and the red and white stripes, represent a blanket. Right above it, there are two shadows, one is shaded by orange color at the center while the other one is moving shaded by blue color towards the right.

At the top of the painting, there is a woman, with purple hair, yellow face, upper body in black and blue. A man’s face outlined in black is lying on her chest. The yellow triangle at right upper and the red shape is the reflection of the rising or setting sun in the bright naphthol red in color.

Angle 3
This angle suggests quarrels within the tent. On the right center, there is a woman with yellow face and a yellow and red triangle as her dress. In front of her, to the left, a man with head outlined in black, sitting. The pot of plant is being tossed across the painting from right to left, as it enlarges. The sadness of the woman is being displayed at the left lower area with her face showing. 

Angle 4
This angle expresses a happy beginning of the couples within the tent and the pot of plant. There is a couples snuggling, lying down at the bottom of the painting. The movement of the man is present as he is going down on the woman. There is a giant pot of plant at the center.


A Pot of Plant / Couples Within the Tent


Given a little background information about Artist W:
This piece of artwork “Sorrow Beyond Word” is created when Artist W was shocked and torn from the death of her coworker’s nine years old daughter who was killed in an ATV accident. The loss of a child is beyond Artist W’s comprehension. Yet, what she could do is to sympathize but never understand. 

In this painting, there is an upper body (the black line at the center top below the color of cerulean blue) whose head (on the right, next to bright orange color) faces down. Within the upper body, the ultramarine blue lines on the left create the image of a woman holding an infant, who is drawn as red lines on the right above the triangular black lines. The triangular black lines at the center is the eye of the woman with hair made up of red and purple lines.

The green and blue lines that locate at the bottom half of the painting represents water.

This painting expresses the deep sorrow of the mother who lost her juvenile daughter. The mother places her infant to the water, as the water carries the infant to far where the mother can no longer reach. The creation of this artwork is a process of grief from sympathizing with the mother who lost a young child.

“Sorrow Beyond Word. I am sorry for your loss.” 
It expresses the deepest sympathy of Artist W towards her coworker.


Sorrow Beyond Word

Given a little information about Artist W:
Camping has always been a dream of Artist W, as she believes that there are many interesting unexpected experiences that happen during camping.

In this painting, it is a unique way viewing the camping site where tents locate from far while being within the tent. 

There are at least seven tents in this painting, while those tents are also within a big tent. 

Let us start locating those tents. First, on the left upper middle quadrant, there is a yellow tent in the purple area. Beneath that yellow tent, there is a smaller sized cerulean blue tent. To the right, there is a bigger sized cerulean blue tent. Right above that, there is an orange and blue mini tent where a green and yellow tent locates above it.

There is a dark green, red, and light pink tent at left lower center. Above that to the right, there is a light blue and light green tent at the center of the painting.

To the left, there is a curious child of orange upper body with black pants kneeling within a big tent. He is peeking through the opening of the tent to see what is out there! 

Regardless of the shown tents, the shapes within my paintings on the right can also be interpreted as animals, ponds, leaves, and even forest fairies. At the same time, the black lines on the right depict a person. The person is boiling something in a portable pot located at the right lower area. The steam is coming out from the pot, in the shape of red, green, and blue squares on the right.

All these described suggests camping activities shown in the art. In short, Artist W loves this piece of artwork “Camping” very much. It depicts lively, vivid imagination of what camping will bring and the wonder of the nature. It satisfies the curiosity of Artist W as a child who dreams of camping activities, its beautiful sceneries, and experiences. 

It is an interesting way of expression to view the world from far yet within. It is the same technique that is used in the painting of “Pisa in Memory, 2019”.


Camping

This piece of artwork “Thoughts?” is an expression of cluelessness and curiosity.
It can also be viewed and interpreted in 4 orientations.

Angle 1
Viewing vertically, at the center, there is a movement of fingers (red circular curves at the right upper area) lifting the drape (the distinctive black and red lines). A curious face (below the bright blue shade at the center) pops out peeking. Below the face, there are the blue and red lines showing the tangling motions of two bodies, as if they are undressing one another. On the left, along the red lines (where the bodies entangle), the black shape is the hair of a toddler, whose body is colored in ultramarine blue stepping on a green wedge, reaching over. The toddler is leaning forward as if he is clinging towards the parents for attention. 


Above the black lines (the drape), there are two faces at the center top. The right one in cerulean blue color is upside down while the left one with glasses is not.

To the right center next to the ultramarine blue lines, the bright blue and green lines resemble the moving reflection of the body in water.


At the further right of the painting, there is a face of a woman drawn in black lines with red mouth.

Below the yellow region at the bottom, the red and darker blue lines create a creature of a giant fish. To the right of the yellow region, there is a seashell (standing vertically). 

This painting creates an imaginary family of seven living at sea.

Given a little information about Artist W:
Artist W was born in Hong Kong and grown up in a family of seven. Hong Kong used to be a fishing port in the older days where Artist W has always been fascinated in the sea living of the past while growing up. 

Angle 2
This orientation presents the growth process (right lower to left upper) from being a toddler, a young teen, an adult and then reaching old age.

A toddler is curious looking up to the sky with mouth open questioning the world.
The toddler is with green hairs and black eyes.

A young teen is not looking as if she is not listening to anything.
The young teen’s hair is painted in red lines.

An adult with experiences is looking back at what she has done.
The face of an adult is drawn in ultramarine blue lines at the middle. The blue lines portray face lines/wrinkles.

Reaching old age is the time to look away without looking back.
The medial vertical curvy cerulean blue line on the left outlines the face of the old woman.    

The horizontal red curvy line at the top defines the shape of the woman’s hat.
 
There is a face shaded in black color with curious eyes (drawn in black lines) at the right lower corner, whereas there is a woman with sad eyes in a beautiful (white, teal, black, blue and red color) kimono on the left.

This orientation suggests the less you know, the more you are curious, the happier you are.

In life, Artist W realizes living in bliss is from not knowing; yet true happiness comes from surviving the truth of knowing.

Angle 3
This orientation is a classic look of an imaginary kingdom that Artist W has in mind. Her love for old Chinese poems and words has inspired her art dramatically.

There is a person as huge as a kingdom on the right fishing a GIANT FISH that is jumping out of the water on the left.


Angle 4
Given a little information about Artist W:
Artist W was once a sailor for a few months. As we all know 
“Once a Sailor, always a sailor at heart.”

This orientation provides the raft (painted in black lines) at the left lower bottom area. As you go above the raft, there are many cerulean blue lines depicting ocean water. To the right of the blue lines, there are orange area that is sand followed by green curves, which are green land.

The red lines at the middle represents various things. They depict mountains while they can also depict two entangled bodies underneath the blanket. To the right, the yellow region represents yellow river. As you travel up, ultramarine blue lines suggest iceberg. Above the ultramarine blue lines, there are light blue lines which are waves of the Caribbean ocean. As you sail along to the left, there is a ship that is painted in light purple and blue colors.  To the further left, those blue and teal shapes represent ocean waves hitting the front of the big ship.

The right top corner where red, black, white, and blue shapes is the view as you see standing on the deck of the sailing ship. The blue lines at the top right medial area suggest roller coasters.

The roller coasters implies that the emotional tension on ship is as intense as riding a roller coaster.

Under the purple and blue ship on the left, there are red lines indicating blankets. Below that, there are two people rolling from the beach (left) to the bed in the cabin (right).

The painting “Thoughts?” expresses in this orientation giving the meaning of this poem.

Familiar Sail to the Port

Sailors travel across ocean,
walk through sand and green land,
climb the mountain,
cross the yellow river,
hit the iceberg.

Enter from the empty raft to the fancy big ship.
As the waves hit,
my lover and I stare at one another
underneath the blanket.

There is never ending sail.
Yet, love ends 
as the ship remembers the port.

Artist W


Thoughts

 Enjoy the poem below as you view this piece of Art “Panic, 2019”.

Panic 

Where to go?
It is not over.

Do I want to start over?

I give my warning.
No one likes what I say and have said.

Yet,
the liking of my word is irrelevant.

Acting upon my warning is necessary to stop it from becoming curses.

Yellow Card, only!
Caution is needed your attention, Panic!

A man in blue and black holding a yellow card stands at the bottom of the painting, while his shadow (with the use of my signature in red) is in his reflection on the right lower area. 

A woman’s face with light pink long hair locates on the left middle region having various windows or doors in yellow color. A crescent shaped yellow moon becomes part of the woman’s hair at the center. On the left, at the edge of the lower crescent shaped moon, there is a man with purple top and dark blue bottom trying to reach the moon through the windows. He is standing on the piano keys as if he is trying to make sound notes reaching the woman who is also the moon.

Within the painting, there is a movement of a fox, which is known for its sneaky and clever personality. The fox’s eye moves from the left to the right upper top.

This piece of artwork “Panic” is created under the pressure of Artist W not knowing what to do in her personal relationship with her lover at the time. She is in doubts whether to give her lover a second chance to reconcile.

It suggests the internal tension, confusion and struggles within Artist W. The appearance of fox in this painting serves the purpose to reassure Artist W that she has the wit to move forward with her decision. The man holding the yellow card is interpreted as her lover at the time, when Artist W gives him a warning which is the yellow card in the painting.

It is an intriguing piece of art. May you find yourself experience the panic motion in an artistic way as you read the poem and enjoy the art.

(A secret of Artist W: 
When Artist W was little and growing up, her dad has always reminded her to hide her “fox’s Tail”. In Chinese Culture, fox is being depicted as extremely keen, and smart creature. 

Hiding its tail, most often means to conceal agenda and talent.
So, one can live in peace humbly.)


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