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Intentionally printing bananas dipped in colorful acrylic paint on white paper, trying to imitate the well-known works, Lin didn't expect that she would be able to listen to her inner expression of art during her studies at ISA Liwan. And this kind of self-expression also received direct recognition from the world's top art school - the Glasgow School of Art.

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In the vast wilderness of art, Lin once "was overwhelmed by endless schools, ideas, and techniques." Modern art has already incorporated various unexpected elements and forms, surpassing traditional cognition, and blurring the boundaries and standards of beauty and ugliness.

Lin's artwork (photos provided by Lin)

To cultivate her artistic literacy, Lin's family often took her to various art exhibitions. She tried to understand the profound meanings behind seemingly random lines and colors but found herself feeling dull and unable to resonate with them at all. In the midst of confusion, she tried to understand style preferences from past exhibitions of well-known art schools and forced herself to imitate them, but she could never reconcile with herself: "If I enter university by imitating something I don't understand or like at all, do I have to live like this forever?"

Faced with Lin's confusion, art guidance teacher Fanfan encouraged her to "boldly paint what you like and do what you enjoy. Put everything you want to express and like into your works, and don't care about what others say." Later, at the exhibition of Empty Chair Dialogues, a chair covered in long fur and embellished with sequins immediately attracted the attention of the audience present, and someone said confidently, "It must be Lin's work, it's completely her style."

Lin and her artwork (photos provided by Lin)

Indeed, many artists spend their lives doing what they love, not expecting everyone to understand, just expressing themselves, such as the endless polka dots swirling in endless time and space, or the soft clocks merging dreams and illusions... 

Even with only a dozen years of experience, boldly expressing preferences to the world and showcasing emotions through tangible forms are also art.

Lin's artworks (photos provided by Lin)

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Looking through Lin's portfolio, most elements are everyday objects -- glass marbles, plush toys, leather diaries, old-fashioned telephone handsets, etc. Bright colors and soft shapes instantly evoke the warmth of the heart, reminiscent of Swiss existentialist sculptor Alberto Giacometti's words, "I only care about life, I just want to turn things that touch me and interest me into works."

Lin's artworks (photos provided by Lin)

Roadside flowers, sky clouds, a few childhood toys that have always been cherished in the room... These common things in life suddenly touched the heartstrings at some moment. Under the inspiration and guidance of her teacher, they extended from Lin's inner world to the canvas, large-scale installations, and even to the audience's eyes.

Reluctant to part with childhood toys because she believed they had a life in another world, she couldn't help but wonder what stories they had in that world? Under the teacher's suggestion, Lin started to make mind maps, from imagining how to teleport, writing down similar cartoon plotlines she had seen, to researching concepts of similar artists, and diverging towards the rabbit hole in Alice's Wonderland. The time and space reversal of childhood toys is no longer an abstract concept of "understanding without speaking," but a concrete expression of not wanting to part with childhood life.

Lin's artworks (photos provided by Lin)

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During the interview with the Glasgow School of Art, after careful discussion of the contents and ideas of the portfolio, the interviewer suddenly asked, "What other areas do you want to try?"

Lin's artwork (photos provided by Lin)

Lin listed many: for example, she has liked watching cartoons since she was a child and wants to try learning animation production and film editing in the future; she has played tie-dye and may challenge costume design; interactive installations seem complex, but there is also a sense of achievement in the process, so interactive design is also under consideration... 

There are so many things she is interested in, and the possibility of flying with Pegasus in the future is also unknown.

Starting from inner feelings and listening to oneself, one can engage in dialogue with the world through continuous exploration and experimentation, which is the essence of art.

Expressing oneself is also an eternal subject in artistic creation.

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