作品敘述
這次展覽中帶來的幾件作品，開啟一篇新的遊記序幕。畫面中看到的噴泉、仙人掌、荒漠等，是取材自北非旅行後，滯留於腦海中的畫面以及帶有詩性的夢境隨筆，同時獨角獸和芭比等是取材於玩具、卡通等日常親子間的遊戲，將角色符號帶入劇場般的構圖，現身於作品的敘事中，反射的是LUPA多重面貌的自我和對關係的隱喻。
在技法上，以點狀漂色去除顏料來描繪星空、銅幣、花卉、光線等 ; 以有機的波浪筆觸描繪緞帶般的噴泉、火焰、髮絲、岩層、礦石等，時而濃厚堆疊，時而朦朧透明。在她的慣用的視覺手法中，常能看到跨種族及生殖的隱喻，藉由藝術來具象化內在空間，進而探索自我、情結、陰影與集體無意識。構圖以舞台式的場景配置，詮釋畫面和觀者的互動性。游離於魔幻與超現實般的場域塑造，她開創了屬於自身的圖騰形體語境，將現實或夢境中的生命體驗場景化，以感性的輪廓線條呈現，探索著人物原型之心理狀態。
Artist Crystal Lupa presents a group of works inspired by her recent trip to north Africa, with the images of fountains, cactuses and desert set in poetic and dream-like scenes. Cartoon characters and toys such as unicorns and Barbies indicate the artist’s identify as a parent and the rich symbolism within the compositions narrate the multiple sides of the artist and the relationship she maintains with her inner-self.
The dotted bleaching of the paints is applied on the stars, coins, flowers and light, whilst the organic waved brush strokes create ribbon-like textures on fountains, fire, hair, rock formation and ore. The inter-racial and procreation metaphors are often practiced by the artist as the method to materialise one’s inner space, as a form of exploring one’s emotions, traumas and collective unconscious. The theatrical compositions provide the viewers the opportunity to interact with the narratives. Taking inspirations from personal experiences, the artist builds a mysterious world with nuanced boundaries between reality and dreams that explores one’s psychological states.