Ideal Place

作品賞析

The title, Ideal Place (literally, “The Sun and Moon in the Heart”) comes from a popular music song, which speaks of finding the ideal realm in your heart. The artist, Lin Wei-Cheng has a strong foundation in working in the media of ink and Eastern gouache. He believes that Oriental painting is a linear kind of composition, and he insists to using ink drawsmonsters. In this picture we can see monsters of various sizes gathered in one place. Some resemble flying saucers, others have shaking tentacles, or have big eyes. In this “ideal realm,” the monsters are living harmoniously together, but there is still much tension among them. The work is adorned with warm yellow tones. Lin Wei-Cheng takes inspiration from the ornamental patterns, particularly the lotus and curly grass patterns, that often appear on various objects. The plants hold within them all of the energy for life, so in Lin’s created universe, they symbolize the food that feeds the monsters. As these naughty monsters climb on things and transform themselves, their appearances become projections of viewers’ inner moods.