During the creative process, I do not ask why these elements should exist. Let go of any reasoning and let the subconscious take over in decision making. Only after each painting has been completed, I try to understand its meaning. Piece by piece, these works construct various aspects of each theme in my series.

Influences

My works reflect the complex context in which contemporary Taiwanese artists live and work. Under long period of colonization, foreign cultural influences, and commercialization, Taiwan has developed into a state of uniqueness and uncertainty, both culturally and politically. Asian artists tend to incorporate symbols and techniques that are the most characteristic representation of Asian culture in their works when they present themselves to the Western World. But this approach can not satisfy me as an artist. The environment in Taiwan is a hybrid culture with far more diversity. We embody layers and layers of interwoven influences from all directions.

My main influences and interests include Japanese ACG, video games, interactive online games, ukiyo-e, mono-ha, Chinese literature, Japanese literature, calligraphy, Steampunk, Hollywood movies, capitalism, existentialism, postmodernism, science fiction, fantasy, ancient civilizations, mysterious events, human psychology, body development training, symbolism, contact improvisation, conservatory education in fine arts, popular culture, rock `n roll, jazz, poetry, social movements, gender discourse, internet community ecology, and all kinds of subcultures. My works also manifest my own life experiences, memories, visions, fantasies, and traumas. Unable to capture with words, these images are derived from the subconscious, and therefore, naturally connected to surrealism.

My recent works depict a future landscape or parallel universe that has emerged after the fall of human civilization. Environmental issue is not an uncommon theme in contemporary arts. However, I opt to explore the angle that few people are willing to face: What if we have missed the opportunity to stop the inevitable doom? What will happen after our existing world has come to an end?

For many years, various movies, novels, comics, and urban legends have attempted to depict the Post-Anthropocene world. They may approach it with suspicion, fear, concern, avoidance, pursuit, resistance, or expectation. These attempts constitute a huge cryptosystem about the new world. Navigated by my subconsciousness, my works are intertwined with these attempts. With my series, I would like to invite audiences to explore with me this surreal world.

Contemporary arts is increasingly inclined to link with text and requires debates and discussions as part of the appreciation. It has thus become an extension of literature. People have become accustomed to understand the world through words, encoding all forms of expression with words. However, I am more interested in exploring the non-verbal aspects of visual arts. Time after time, the works that no words can describe are the works that have brought life-changing experiences to me. Therefore, I focus on discovering the profoundness in contemporary arts purely in images which are means of expression much more ancient than words. My works aim to evoke audiences to feel directly through the body and the mind.

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Group Exhibitions