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The first chapter in this paper introduces the motivation and purpose of creation, study method and topic; the second chapter focuses on relative theories of portraiture, power relations and loneliness; the third chapter is about the creation ideas and interpretation of works, involving the symbolic combination of portrait, gesture and life. The media material adopts oil paintings to show a grand and gorgeous expression through the texture; while the facial expression, gesture and warm hair of a cat reveals the promotion of pets’ statuses. In the last chapter, the author illustrates the mood for creation and future prospects.
The creation discourse takes the author’s art works from 2009 to 2013 as the development orientation. Various behaviors and gestures of a cat arouse the author’s curiosity, making him feel relaxed when seeing the cat’s different emotions. The cat is involved in the power relation to the change of life space.
Interactions with cats in real life build the bridge of mutual trust, which is the most important media for people to get along with each other. With the theme of cats as the core of creation, the warmth and relaxed mood generated by the cat is reflected in my creation. The estrangement between people in real life is relieved after the cat gets involved in people’s life. With the appearance as a topic for discussion, caring takes the place of indifference and confusion.
With the images, it reviews people’s life based on the interdependence of people and cats, which is the core of the creation. Similar to that of people in the upper social class who may regard others with disdain, there is a subtle psychological phenomenon of who is the one holding the power between cats and people which is also a perspective presented in this series. Thus, it displays the position of pets and a reflection of emotions, seeking for a way of releasing inner stress.
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