美除了可以藉純粹的藝術創作來表達外，同時也能在日常生活中得到實踐。所謂「藝術即生活，生活即藝術」即為此一概念的最佳詮釋。中國的傳統經典《易傳》將陰陽的變化視為自然生成的法則，同時將此對立相成的概念擴大，用以解釋人類社會生活的各層面，包括時代興衰、社會變動、人事浮沈等。本研究聚焦於《易傳》中相對、相生、相成思想的「相對性」，嘗試利用西方的形式和手法表達上述的中國古典思想，並將此一系列作品名為「相對性」系列。創作著重於「相對性」的視覺表現，雖為純粹藝術的視覺創作形式，然而所要傳達的主題卻落實於生活中。其主要特徵為東西並濟，不但從東方文化的源頭精髓得到養分，同時也吸取了西方藝術的當代特質以抽象繪畫形式及極簡主義的繪畫形式作為視覺性表現，本研究試圖藉「相對性」概念圓融地詮釋大千世界的森羅萬象。
Beauty is usually found in the form of art works. Meanwhile, it can also be practiced in daily life. A best proverb that describes this concept goes as follows: “art is life, and life is art.” In Chinese classical canon Yizhuan 易傳, the concept of Ying 陰 and Yang 陽 is regarded as a law of nature that originates from natural phenomenon. It is applied to interpret opposite forces that are interconnected in human life, including the rise and fall of dynasties, change of society as well as ups and downs of life. This study mainly focuses on the idea of “contrast” found in Yizhuan’s description over how opposite things always come in pairs and eventually beget each other. The project attempts to embody this Chinese philosophical idea in the form of Western modern art, and produces a series of art works named “the Series of Contrast”. Although the series put emphasis on visual expression of “contrast” and thus they are visual works presented in pure art form, the motifs of them are firmly funded in our daily life. They are inspired by both Chinese and European ideas and are natured not only by traditional Chinese culture, but also by the latest trend of Western modern art. Both abstract painting style and minimalmalism are adopted as the may of visual expression.
The purpose of this study is to fully interpret all the phenomenal things in the universe with the idea of “contrast”
