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Shall we dance _Song Myungjin
The painting always runs away from the artist. I think I have nailed it, but when I look at it, it feels like I've missed the point. It's like scratching an itch, but without any real relief, as though I scratched the wrong spot. In that case, all I can do is try scratching elsewhere - try painting another one.
In this way, I feel like I've always been painting toward completion, like chasing a rainbow, toward a perfect result that would satisfy me. But at some point, I realized that, though there may be progress and change, there is no true completion. Constantly pursuing something, continuously pouring something out toward the world, started to feel meaningless and hollow. This state of mind, combined with personal circumstances, left me unable to paint for a while.
In truth, because art is not about creating something that the world necessarily needs, the artist seems to always be subconsciously plagued by anxiety about their identity and role. As I grow older, I keep wondering whether what I do as an artist is of any benefit to the world, or if it's just a self-satisfying endeavor.
After thinking deeply about what it is that artists do when they create, a thought came to mind: perhaps it¡¯s about visualizing what cannot be seen and delivering that unseen thing to others through the painting. Here, another name for 'painting' could be 'the unseen,' and perhaps the true meaning of 'the viewer' is 'the one who sees the unseen.' What is conveyed through this ironic process? When the artist reveals something within them through a visual medium, the viewer, prompted by the artwork, feels something within themselves. It's amusing when you think about it. Can something really be properly conveyed through this vague and blunt medium called a painting? From the artist's perspective, there's no certainty that the internal 'something' has been clearly translated into visual form, so the viewer's task of re-internalizing it from a formless state becomes even more ambiguous. It's like the old TV game show where people, unable to hear, wore headphones and had to pass a message to each other by reading lips.
It's this very ambiguity, this lack of a definite answer, that expands the potential of the artwork. So, could the meaning of a piece lie not in 'meaningful meaning,' but in 'ambiguous experience'? Through the work, there could be a moment of connection with the joy of mutual understanding without words. Perhaps the painting scratched an itch for the viewer, stimulated a dormant aesthetic sense, brought new joy, or even recalled a long-forgotten emotion. This invisible process of communication, mediated by a visible painting that connects the unseen within each of us, could be compared to sign language: to those unfamiliar with it, it seems silent and excluding, but between those who know it, a secret conversation is happening. What's even more interesting is that neither party can ever be sure that their conversation has fully matched up.
An artist is not merely a creator who, as their title suggests, produces something with a clear intent, plan, and confidence. Instead, they experience various stages, from visualizing the nebulous inspiration that arises within them to viewing the final product themselves. The artist is an explorer and also an experimenter who attempts to give form to their vague, intangible inspiration. At the same time, they are also a consumer and critic of their own completed work. If a painting is the process of carefully unraveling a thread from a tangled ball within an artist¡¯s inner self, then they are the first witness to discover what lies inside them, only after seeing the completed piece. Now, the artist, wanting to share this experience with others, silently reaches out to the audience, like a dancer inviting a partner to the stage.
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I once went backpacking abroad. After leaving the airport, I felt like a person from the future. The scenery, the people, and their lives seemed as if I had arrived in the past through a time machine, appearing clever yet fierce. It was as though even death was treated like a festival by these people. But then, I wondered if, in the eyes of God, their lives might seem more compassionate than those living in sophisticated, advanced civilizations. It was because they seemed to be living fervently, one with life, using their God-given vitality to its fullest.
Our lives are probably no different from theirs. What is it we're striving so hard for? Where are we heading? Despite knowing the 'spoiler' that death is the ending, we live our lives running at full speed. I, too, lived fervently like this, but at the same time, it felt hollow and strange. That's why, in previous works, I depicted small, caricatured characters to express a skeptical view of our struggling lives.
In truth, life hasn't changed much, then or now. Even amid all this, my heart still swells when I see the sunset paint the sky in red. My heart aches when a familiar ballad plays, and it races during predictable romantic drama scenes. A meaningful life doesn¡¯t have to be about pursuing or achieving something. Perhaps the meaning lies in the very experiences we encounter every moment, like a surfer encountering new waves. Now, I want to willingly embrace and accept such a life.
We are always chasing something. But it's not merely a manifestation of our anxieties, it's also a dance. A dance that we sway to together. So, let's willingly sway. With affection and camaraderie, knowing that we are all living through this difficult life together, I shyly extend my hand toward the world. Shall we dance?
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