The printing quality is unbearable due to my lazy re-sizing
approach, so I have to go back to re-edit on the screen.
I am still considering about different composition. The sky is not split in the middle;
maybe in the old classical landscape one third way? Maybe I can only use a cloud de-contextualising from the
sky?
The idea behind the half split is to convey the ancient
essence of Chinese thoughts – the doctrine of the mean. The one third split gives a better
sublime affect, it could signifies the mystery or the unknown universal rules
of everything better, but I am not sure if it fits to my original idea. On the other hand, I don’t mind my idea
shapes and changes as time goes by.
Struggling to narrow this wide signifier of sky and cloud to something
related to China – maybe I am narrow minded in choosing such a topic with such
a fantastic subjects, the sky and the cloud. Should I change my topic completely to something
universal? This has been a key
question I have been asking myself time and again.
Then the de-contextualised image of a cloud is interesting
itself too. I like cloud, the elusive and the ever changing forms. Every time I see cloud slowing moving
above me, I am looking at an abyss of myself, fascinated by the infinity and
the unknown. Seeing above the
cloud is slightly different from seeing from the below, however one thing is
unanimously the same is cloud is gorgeous. On the other hand, I should not be taken away by the form
beauty and I should concentrate on the content or idea behind, but how could I
get away with it? I have to quote
what Dubuffet said, one of my favourite artist, “Art never comes when you call
for it, it never lies in the bed you make for it.” I can feel it, that art is a by-product, you can never make
it as a product, it comes and goes elusively, like love.
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