《墨 如何》香港新墨協會 首屆會員作品展

April 30, 2023

【Blooms on the weapon】械上繁花 - 創作理念

戰械無情 摧落繁花
籽滿焦土 春風人間

為創作者有感過去一年的國際戰事紛爭,以藝術自我對談,並回應社會的作品。大大小小的太陽花以滴墨渲染化開,拼貼滿布整幅空間,營造極富張力的震撼感。畫作中的太陽花一反過去的陽光形象,此刻的花卉默默呈現一道哀調,象徵著處身戰地中無數受影響的生命。眾多壯丁既無法左右時局,亦無法選擇去留,面對戰爭時份外顯得蒼白無力,唯有以微弱身軀抵作盾牌。然而,儘管飽受戰火蹂躪,繁花在硝煙下流離散盡,創作者仍在花卉之間以穎拓方式留下花籽,象徵著絕處中所留下的種子仍能傳承希望,播滿人間。


Cruel gunfire tears flowers apart
Seeds spread hope to the ravaged land

Taking inspiration from the wars and conflicts happening worldwide in the past year, the artist conveys the ongoing self-reflection through the artwork and takes a stance on society. The artwork combines different sizes of sunflowers blended with ink-dropping technique, with collage filled in between the flowers, creating an appalling tension between the work and the viewer. Unlike the usual positive and optimistic figure, the sunflowers are depicted with sadness and sorrow, representing the countless people whose lives are heavily affected by the wars and conflicts around the world. Men are bound by the current situation, without the freedom to choose whether they should leave or stay. Becoming even more powerless during the wartime, they can only defend themselves with their bodies. Despite the flowers being scattered under the gunfire and torned apart by the wars and conflicts, the artist leaves behind flower seeds in between the sunflowers through unique yingtuo art techniques. The seeds bring hope and peace to the world even during the darkest time.