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This paper is a review and reflection of the author’s ink paintings from 2010 to 2016. From reviewing and reflecting upon the trajectory of past work, this paper serves as a foundation for art creation in the future. This paper is divided into five chapters. Chapter 1 covers the research background and motivation behind this study. Chapter 1-1 states the reasons of how the educated class dominated ink paintings since the Song Dynasty and some of those influences as well as constraints as a result of that development. Chapter 1-2 describes the author’s motivation for being devoted to the creation of ink paintings. Chapter 2 deals with the development of past artworks from the perspective of “ink paintings and their connections to life”, shedding light on how ink paintings is related to daily life. Chapter 2-1 focuses on “excruciating pain which is soon forgotten”, and deals with repeatedly deconstructed news images and how they could be edited to become another narrative as well as how they could be explored in paintings. Chapter 2-2 reveals the so-called “ridiculously sad playfulness” as well as “ridiculous sadness among playfulness” in life. Chapter 3 explores the language of symbols in artworks and depicts how symbols in traditional paintings are reformulated and reconstructed to connect to the life experiences of modern-day individuals. Chapter 4 focuses respectively on the trials of form and style. Chapter 4-1 analyzes the similarities between forms and temporal-spatial philosophy of Asian paintings, Tim Creswell’s concept of space, and also the author’s attempts in long scrolls. Chapter 4-2 briefly describes the relationship between space management and Persian miniatures. Chapter 4-3 deals with the influence of traditional folk art on the use of colors. Chapter 5 reviews past artwork and also concludes the study.
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