“A Bar at the Folies-Bergère” was an oil on canvas made from Édouard Manet, a France artist, in 1882. The most vivid women in the picture seem to have pulled out of the crowds emerging from the mirror behind her. She is elegant and charming, yet stands alone on the back of the bar, in a seemingly indifferent and extremely exhausted look at the viewer; this ponders upon what the charming woman is thinking? The young woman’s face was rosy, the men and women in the mirror behind her were having a love affair stealthily, the bright roses on the table were placed in the small goblet, which represented the splendid and fragile love.

Name: Jiao Lin Ting Yu; made by Fengjie Li (Mu Feng)

This is a larger version of what I had imagined, a miniature sculpture made from olive kernels. The size is generally not more than two centimeters, is a small piece of art. If this unique work becomes bigger, then the material can not use the olive core, but should use the nature and the olive core is more like a large material; and the original small and detailed will have more details of the internal sculpture, for Engravers are also a different challenge. This small carving is an object for Chinese people to play in their hands and belongs to high-priced collectibles. If the finished product can be enlarged, the miniature carving will be transformed into a large-scale sculpture, which will allow more people appreciate it. Similarly, because there is a very high demand on the eyesight for engraving such tiny objects, once expanded, it allows more sculptors to understand this form of engraving and protects their eyes from using their eyes over.

While writing this blog, I got to know some artists I did not know before and knew more about the artists I knew but did not know enough about them. During this period, different genres and ways of presenting my own art made me learn different ways of expression and let me try to create works in my own way. In addition, a review of my own work made me fully aware of my shortcomings, and at the same time I found out how to make progress. The different materials I encountered during the blogging process kept me from trying and kept me writing a lot about the material and how to use them. Different materials do not need to be limited to their original purpose. They can also be used for new functions. For example, I try to use tape to make a picture in a roll, and the effect is quite different from using a brush directly. These new and interesting experiments expand my imagination and make me more daring to know new ways of making art and different applications of materials.

Drink                                              Marker

Simple                                            Half stereo

Thin                                                 Sweet

Black and white                            Icy

Creamy                                           Fruit

At the beginning of the painting I tried to translate three-dimensional objects into two-dimensional ones, which was really difficult and let me try many times to succeed. What I drew is a widely acclaimed drink in China, with a unique blend of different teas, milk and fruit. Among them, I would have been three-dimensional ice cubes, fruits, etc. into a flat image, so that has been in the three-dimensional space of the two-dimensional drinks, to be able to clearly see the contents of drinks. This is the first time I tried using a marker pen and it was the first time I tried to create a semi-solid model. The process of using markers was very enjoyable, and I wanted to try out a new, more colorful marker pen work; simple cropping allowed the original two-dimensional work to have a three-dimensional effect, detached from the two-dimensional image, Three-dimensional state also makes me feel very interesting.

This is Neel Azevedo’s “Melting Man” in Berlin, a kind of transitory installation art. The iceman in this picture was completed with the help of the author and his helpdesk, because it was not long before it was completely water-filled, unable to be preserved for a long time outdoors and was therefore a temporary installation art. Time and weather were all conditions for his accomplishment of this unique installation art. However, the implication of this is that the impact of the greenhouse effect is getting bigger and bigger. People are paying the price for this and have been widely disseminated and attracted more attention. But in this space, if no one noticed this unique artwork, then the author’s content and existence significance of this work are not complete.

I chose a picture of Yunfei Ji and a three-dimensional model of my integration and fused them together. I was fascinated by the ancient charm and the farmhouses and luxuriant plants in his paintings. The meaning implied in this painting makes me feel cold and upright. The tranquil forest lives with the evil thoughts of people and people, reminds me of combining my work with this painting. The color of Yunfei Ji’s paintings is like the real life of people calm and gorgeous, and my work is derived as a kind of evil thoughts, from the people’s hearts, came to another unrestrained world. The world on this side is not any color, only has a simple black and white, people feel more deeply evil and the obvious contrast with this world, people reflect on their own actions.

These works are full of realistic style at the same time filled with the author’s meticulous work. They combine different cultures to combine reality with two-dimensional space to revitalize slightly older works. These works have a common philosophy, that is fusion. This convergence makes people feel something different, make the audience feel interesting, to marvel at the original combination of this is feasible. However, these mergers also make people reflect on these things changed by ‘me’ really belong to me, or belong to a violation of the original author? I do not think there will be an answer to this question. Different people have different views on this issue. However, I deeply feel that this integration is an excellent art and has great room for development for us to develop. It’s an art without any restrictions, and everyone can make great work that people find interesting and enjoyable and well-accepted.

In my own opinion, an ideal working space should be generous enough to hold 3 or 4 people after everything is placed. I hope this is an independent space, so that I can quietly do what I want to do. The table needs to be large enough to hold both the computer and the different materials. Different materials neatly placed in the wall cabinet, so I can always get what they need to use items. There’s a simple kitchen at the corner of the room where I can make some fresh food for myself; there’s a small fridge under the table for some frozen drinks. The light in the space is white and bright, with an independent corner that makes me unaffected.

Johns, Jasper

The exhibition that I’ve seen recently that left the deepest impression was Mr. Jasper Johns’ oil paint ‘flag’.  This piece of work gave me a huge impact. When I first saw it, I only thought it was a simple painting because the American flag fills the whole painting with a full visual impact, including the artist’s love for his motherland. After that, I found out that the brushwork of this painting is very delicate. The unique brushwork of this painting made me feel this painting is soft, like a silky carpet. The color he used made me feel a little old, because the yellowish beige gives a feeling of being placed for some time. Let me think it has sufficient visual impact and representative meaning, full of his delicate soul.

Jasper Johns:”Something Resembling Truth”

Mr. Jasper’s painting left the deepest impression on me was the ‘Flag’. An entire American flag fills the entire painting, fully demonstrating his love of his motherland. His paintings are exceptionally detailed, and prints of the same painting are more or less different. Some of his paintings are bright colors that make people feel happy, while others use dark colors to make people feel negative energy. Some of the paintings are very realistic, with even the words above, while others show the things he wants to express in color, but there is no fixed form.