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The thesis explored the author’s works created from college to graduate school. It started from the discussion of how culture and backgound influenced his creation. The author presented his works with animal wood carvings, using the symbolic images of horses and deer to leave room for viewers’ imagination. By discussing the difference between seeing and understanding, the author, through his works, “ridiculed” viewers for their neglect of the truth of the matter due to individul subjectivity. The “Calling a Stag a Horse” collection was developed to respond the environment we are living in and social values. The thesis aimed to track down the history of the author’s works of art. The thesis was separated into several sections, including the origin of the ideas, the symbols of “ridicule,” the presentation of “animal wood carvings,” the exploration of his artistic form, and the establishment of the “Calling a Stag a Horse” collection. The first chapter began from the author’s home environment and cultural experiences, went on clarifying how his experience of growing up influenced the materials and themes. of his creations, and then discussed his research motivation and purpose. The second chapter clarified “ridicule” as an art technique and discussed how it was applied in the auhor’s works of art. The third chapter started with animal images; explored the artistic expression of modern animal wood carvings and introduced three artists. It ended with analyzing the author’s animal wood carvings and his design concept. The forth chapter analyzed the author’s creations in terms of texture, colors, carving, mortise and tenon joints. The fifth chaper examined the author’s inspiration and ideas for creating sculpture; found out his journey toward of creation; and settled his direction of creations. Last, the author concluded the thesis and offered a prospect of his future creations.
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