Internal Visions and Responses of the Mind: Chuang Lien Tung Solo Exhibition
Exhibition： 2017.03.14-2017.04.30
Opening Reception： 2017.4.16 2:00pm
Internal Visions and Responses of the Mind: Chuang Lien Tung Solo Exhibition
When examining the existence and appearance of concrete objects through their external characteristics and extending deep into meaning through clarifying internal states, we apply the vision of the physical eye for the former, and vision of the mind in the latter. The vision of the physical eye observes objective form, understanding regularities and experiencing appeals, while the vision of the mind develops subjective interpretation with thoughts continuously circulating and imaginations endlessly extending.
Chuang Lien Tung’s 2017 exhibition displays new understandings towards the vision of objects within the external world. By combining the visual and imagery speculation on the vision of the eye with that of the mind, Chuang conducts the internal vision towards the inner state of mind. With implications of external objects and the multiple possibilities in the relationship between that object and other objects, the artist infers a painting vocabulary that conforms with the current social environment and expresses personal subjective consciousness and image interpretation.
Therefore, the images depicted in Chuang’s works are all agents for transmitting messages. Apart from the metaphorical vocabulary of the image themselves, the works are also spokespersons for specific meanings. This meaning might refer to a reflection of the essence of humanity, but also a discussion that probes into social phenomena. Naturally, investigations targeted at the core of the problems are profound observations of life of artist Chuang Lien Tung. Hence, the images have become a reflection of the artist’s transference and expressions that not only match personal states of the mind but also reflect collective opinions. The correspondence of the “Turtle” can be the variation of any object or transformed into any composition, filled with freedom of imagination. The self-observation through “Fish” either inflates or belittles the self, reflecting with either clarity or obscurity, presenting authentic representations of the different appearances of life in this world. The mutual influence between the “Lizard” and “Statue of the Buddha,” the self-transformation of the “Flower” and the “Butterfly,” all express the differences between varying perspectives.
“Internal visions” are inner sensations reflected by observations on the eternal world, while “responses of the mind” are expressions displayed from the induction of the mind. In the eyes of the painter, the rule of circulation in the universe and the state of operation in the world are hidden in the lives of tiny creatures.
