The Dust of Mermans

作品賞析

OU Jing-Yun’s The Dust of Mermans is a brilliantly colored and dream-like composition that depicts a world of luxury and corruption. The seawater in the composition is mixed with the fantastic, fire-like colors. Four similar-looking and fashionable youths are performing different activities in the sea. One wears an empty looking expression while chewing away at a flower. The other has his head bowed in contemplation while carrying a mirror. The third held a gemstone in his teeth while swimming. The last one is trudging onwards while dragging along his pet. OU Jing-Yun made use of dream-like and surreal narratives in order to create a human utopia that encompasses human dissipation and desires.