Camping, 2019 (Oil on Canvas, 36
inch * 48 inch with depth 1.5 inch)
Given a little information about
Artist W:
Camping has always been a dream of
Artist W, as she believes that there are many interesting unexpected
experiences that happen during camping.
In this painting, it is a unique
way viewing the camping site where tents locate from far while being within the
tent.
There are at least seven tents in this
painting, while those tents are also within a big tent.
Let us start locating those tents.
First, on the left upper middle quadrant, there is a yellow tent in the purple
area. Beneath that yellow tent, there is a smaller sized cerulean blue tent. To
the right, there is a bigger sized cerulean blue tent. Right above that, there
is an orange and blue mini tent where a green and yellow tent locates above it.
There is a dark green, red, and
light pink tent at left lower center. Above that to the right, there is a light
blue and light green tent at the center of the painting.
To the left, there is a curious
child of orange upper body with black pants kneeling within a big tent. He is
peeking through the opening of the tent to see what is out there!
Regardless of the shown tents, the
shapes within my paintings on the right can also be interpreted as animals,
ponds, leaves, and even forest fairies. At the same time, the black lines on
the right depict a person. The person is boiling something in a portable pot
located at the right lower area. The steam is coming out from the pot, in the
shape of red, green, and blue squares on the right.
All these described suggests
camping activities shown in the art. In short, Artist W loves this piece of
artwork “Camping” very much. It depicts lively, vivid imagination of
what camping will bring and the wonder of the nature. It satisfies the
curiosity of Artist W as a child who dreams of camping activities, its
beautiful sceneries, and experiences.
It is an interesting way of expression
to view the world from far yet within. It is the same technique that is
used in the painting of “Pisa in Memory, 2019”.
(The Description Link to describe this piece starts at 23:54 on the video link attached below.)
