Artist
Kuo-Jen, Chen
《Life is like summer flowers / necklace》
Artist statement
My works reflect a deeply inspired by nature. The natural richness of the nature reminds us that the vastness of the world in which we live transcends the human imagination, just as English poet William Blake once wrote “to see a heaven in a wild flower”. The amazing world of flowers and grass etc., provides artists with a source of boundless energy and spiritual sustenance. Through my works we search for our own interpretations of nature shapes against an abstract landscape, in the hope of finding the perfect match between human sentiment and nature, an aesthetic that is at once both self demonstrating joy, pleasure and amusement. At the same time, My metalwork & lacquer art also seeks to realize a creative philosophy based on “a natural sense of being at ease” as observed and experienced by the individual.