Art+Show

=Dalian Maple Leaf Boy's Campus Art Show=

Though we were in the middle of our debate unit, I didn't want to pass up this chance to look at the art in this exhibit. Here are some of the pieces that we have chosen to write about.

Here are some of the works and our responses to them.

Responses:
When I saw this work, I knew that it would be a wonderful prompt for our students. There are layers of vigor and mystery, and a kind of bold profundity that even the artist may not be able to fathom.--C.Chalmers

The cowboys in the upper position and the cellphone at the bottom remind me of the phenomenon that we have lost some valuable customs which are significant to some countries, just like how important the cowboy culture is to the American society.--Adrien

In this art work, the artist designs a unfathomable mystery by displaying cowboys, faded binder parts, workers in field, and book pieces. Mostly, this kind of art work---presenting multiple scenes in a window--like box, gives audience a sense of modern style within the box show, from one part to another. --Justin Liu

Chronicled Communication, Details
The artist paints the workers in hyperrealism, and this picture reminds me of my grandfather's hard life. At the fifth and sixth decade of twentieth century in China, the working conditions were very terrible, my grandfather was one of coal heavers who even used hands to work. At that time, my grandfather was eighteen years old ,too. Compare my present life with his, I should cherish the good life and stop complaining the life unfairnesses. -Allen Lu

Responses:
Women's appearance is like peeled apples. Their beauty cannot remain eternally. Whoever will be old. Wrinkles will surface. Grey hair will spread out and once women's honeyed voice will be raucous. Is that cruel enough to every women. Definitely yes. Nobody is able to escape from declining because it is nature process. Does it really a big disaster to everyone? No! To the women who frigged around when they were young or working depending on their beauty and youth simply, senescence will break off their source of income and eliminate their hope of life. Howver, reversely, to those women who are filled with wisdom, senescence cannot stop them to keep advancing on their paths of life and intelligence is their most efficient make-up. --Bill Ding

Responses:
Aritists, in the other word: us, have never stopped seeking the beauty in our life. However, have we ever realized that we, our lives are the most marvellous art in this world. God created us as his best work, but we hardly are aware of the fact that each of us is distinctive and significant. Once we comprehend life is art, there is no need to seek arts anymore. See, butterfly is coming for you, the finest art in the world.Zack Chen囧

This art work creats an romantic and full-of -imagination atomesphere. It reminds me of dreams. Dreams are mysterious and appealing because of its unachievability to a extent. I still remeber a word from a movie, The Pursuit of Happiness, lucidly,"if you've got a dream, you've got to protect it. Do not let anybody tell you you can't do somthing...People who can't do something themselves say you can't do it."It moves me because it appeals to my resonance. Frank luan

Responses:
This steely artwork provides a powerful impression on me. As people seeking power, their body or mind might become stronger and stronger just like iron men. However, becoming a robot, this development might go with a grim heart and conscienceless behaviors. Are these necessary sacrifices or processes to succeed? -Victory Zhang

When I firest saw this artwork, I was deeply attracted by it. We can usually see those kind of machine hand in mivies like iron man or trasformers, they usually have very strong powers. In this artwork, I can see that the the student who made has a strong ambition and very confident to his future. Tom Zhang

This art production reminds me of many famous and classic figures in science fictions. The first character came up in my mind is Darth Vader which is always covered under a dark mask. He lost both his arms so that he can only do with two machine hands just like the one in the picture. Another well-known character came uo in my mind is the terminator. He is a total robort which is very complicated in his thoughts. I like this art production because it recalls so many unforgetable memories of me. Patrick Sun

Responses:
This is a attractive work and it reminds me that sometimes liberty can only exchanged with death. Nevertheless, if death is the liberty that we’re seeking, how could it be enjoyable. -- Timothy

For obvious reasons, some symbols the artist used caught my attention, namely angel, birdcage, pigeon, balloons even a clear sky with fluffy clouds. Probably, they are the symbols of freedom in artist's eyes. Is the child a girl? Probably yes. Is she an angle? Maybe. The artist suggested through her work that children's lives should be easy, relaxed, happy-go-lucky without any pressure and intervene from outside or inside. As children grew older, they tended to "fight" for their freedom ;however, look at the sky the artist depicted, making us sorrow Perry Z I would like to interpret a girl in the picture as a representative of every female in the wolrd. As colorful balloons ascending to the sky and a white swallow escaping out of the cage symbolically suggest, the girl in the drawing also indicate, in my opinion, women's restricted rights in our society. The artist might have hoped to show that women need to be equally treated. I presonally love the background color of the drawing. --Kevin Bok

Where is the elk? Personally, I'd like to share my idea about that "masterpiece". BTW, girl's work is also great. --A-Tion

My favourite picture which is not posted in this page is the reflection of the transparent and rotund glass dome on the ground. If you look at it meticulouly, you will notice the movement of the clouds in which natural beauty is exerted into fully play. Anyways, nature always astonishes us by all means. - Paul Kang