The Feeling in Childhood: Sympathy －A Discussion on Wan-Hsuan Cheng’s Ink Paintings

• Main Authors: Cheng, Wan-Hsuan, 鄭宛瑄
• Other Authors: Hu, Yi-Cheng
• Format: Others
• Language: zh-TW
• Published: 2018
• Online Access: http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/72j469

碩士 === 國立清華大學 === 藝術與設計學系所 === 107 === Based on the author's own childhood experience, this article explores the minor events that have occurred but were hidden behind the school setting, and probes "Playing" which is the pressure-relieving channel that have been abandoned under the scholasticism through the series of works: "Records of Childhood." The series of works: "Over and Beneath the Tabletop" illustrates attacks through casual speech between classmates, which in turn makes people tagged in the way that doesn’t match the truth. The serial work of “Flip” talks about the transformation from childhood to adulthood and relevant issues during the growing process. The author re-examines the events related to childhood experiences and converts them onto the canvas to relieve stress. Just like writing a diary, painting can also record trivial but important details of life. There are five chapters in this paper. Chapter 1 (Introduction) describes the research motivation, purpose, scope, limitations, methods and meanings of specific terms in this article. Chapter 2 (Theoretical Basis) is subdivided into 3 sections. Section 1 investigates “Subconscious Emergence” and proposes the analysis conducted by Freud and Jung for further discussions. The other 2 sections investigate the historical development of “the Establishment and Spirit of Self-Portrait” and “Expression of Spatial Mash-up and Reconstruction,” propose techniques adopted by relevant artists to express those ideas, and finally analyze the association of those ideas with the author’s own creations, as well as their influence. Chapter 3 (Creative Ideas and Formal Techniques) is subdivided into 3 sections. Section 1 (Wandering in Childhood Memories) investigates the influence of the childhood on the author.Section 2 “Symbolism of Wood” investigates the process and meaning of conversion from the cicada shell to the wood-based materials, which explains the close connection between the childhood environment and creations, as well as the impact of the childhood environment on creations. Section 3 “The Spirit of Repeated Ink Stacking” investigates the association between repetitive behaviors and creations from the perspectives of family and school education. Chapter 4 (Explanation of the Works) is subdivided into 2 sections, including Section 1 (The Feeling in Childhood: Sympathy) that investigates 3 serials works titled “Records of Childhood,” “Over and Beneath the Tabletop,” and “Flip” and Section 2 that elaborates the 3 serials works titled “Records of Childhood,” “Over and Beneath the Tabletop,” and “Flip” and explains the author's creative process, form of expression and core values. Chapter 5 (Conclusion) summarizes the results of the creations and the direction for the future development of the project.