Artwork Appreciation
“Excitement” by Hsieh Yi-Ju displays an atmosphere of a mystic dream world. The color tones are as bold and changeful as lighting in theater; the trees, animals, and people compose a theatrical scene with colorful vibrancy. The joy, estrangement, passion, and loneliness hidden in the painting resemble a theatrical play on flat painting, as the audiences are led by the artist’s strokes to think back to their interaction with friends, the love and care they received, and thus feel the tranquility and wonderfulness stirred up by past memory.