The Reflections on the Paul Gauguin Exhibition
I posted this image with my ticket and credit card receipt in order to prove my attendance and appearance to the exhibition since I visited the museum on my own. Even though I went by myself and had no classmates to accompany with me, I still find this exhibition quite interesting and it sure comes with a full blast. At first when I just arrived at the museum, most people were there for the Flora Exhibition instead of traditional oil paintings, I have to admit that the Flora Expo is awesome just by walking pass the gates. Despite that, during the exhibition of Gauguin, I found that there are series of new and different kind in perspective of what a man can think and do. He surely is an interesting man and made very different decisions than other painters and everyone else in the world, as he left the city and to live with the nature…
As I thought about what he did, it actually made sense, perfect sense, and generally became a great decision that everyone else should have done the same. The reason is, if we all step back from all the hazards and troubles we encounter everyday, each and every inch, to enjoy and embrace the great nature around us, then, perhaps our human history with not be as violent as it seems. Maybe WWI, WWII, Iraq War, Terrorism, global warming, pollution, racism, so on and so forth wouldn’t happen. All because of the intense industrial world we live in today, the society and perception that tells us “we are behind tomorrow, we are behind technology, we need to boost our economy, we need nuclear weapons, we need…on and on” Just like Domino, where we all flow into one pot because the people around or behind us are telling what is right and what is true. But, Paul Gauguin denied and had a thought for himself, his own idea, perspective, therefore making a decision of “his own” than following others. I personally think this is the spirit each and everyone of us need inside of us, to respect other opinions and to have your own opinion at the same time.
Following through his art works, I observed different changes of his style through the decades. As I saw, at first he was trying best like most other foundational artists would do, painting what they see and make everything as realistic as possible. Then, when mature the skills like other artists such as Van Gogh and Paul Cezanne, he became and considered by the public of “Post Impressionist painting style” in painting what they can capture of light, shapes, and shades in some what realistic and stylish on there own way. Then finally, I saw a big turn over after he embraced the nature, the full blooded, bold, and pure wild and uncensored way. The kind of art that runs above freedom and creates his own way of making them, I believe that he is totally free from the rest of the world and he has no trouble and worries in anything.
Therefore, I believe the spirit that Gauguin possesses introduces us to a whole new level of thinking. Take a deep breath, think, and re-think, over and over again, will help us generate a more mature thought in order to produce a more mature decision. Should we all start to appreciate what the nature has done for us instead of challenging it and take it for granted? Perhaps this is something we can all think about, the future.
以前說真的對於畫展或這類的展覽並沒多大的興趣印象中就是走進去，
然後好像很厲害，然後又走出來罷了說真的，
這次也是抱著這種心態。
但在接觸到導覽之後，
我發現我以前都沒有體會到作者的心境和作品的深度。
導覽人員運用一種說故事的方式來把高更整個人生串連起來讓我聽得深深著迷。
對於高更，我喜愛他為了追求自己想要的而勇敢去做。
對於他的畫作，
我喜愛他問了讓別人接受他的畫而屬名別人的名子
我喜愛他每張畫作都有代表他整個風格的大紅色，
我喜愛他的分離式作圖法，也愛他會把的他的畫利用別種手法重複表現，
我也喜愛他運用一些男性特徵去做得一些雕刻。
三個大溪地人這幅畫讓我最有感覺，
沒有任何人知道高更真正想表達的意境，
所以有趣的點是，大家會擁有自己對於這幅畫的想法，
可能是知名美術館長到看展覽的小平民，
每個人想法都是獨一無二的，
設計，不就是這樣嗎!
所有的產品回歸到本質，只擁有基本需求，
剩下的就是每個人對於這樣產品自己的想法，
產品融合想法創意，到最後完整的呈現出來，
這就是我們現在在做的事情，
但設計和藝術最大的差別，我想就是在於人吧
藝術可能可以只考慮到自己，
但設計必須考慮到社會、文化和人，
之前是在書上看到藝術和設計的差別，
這次去看完之後，有深深的體會和感受!
再說下去就遠了，很開心這次看的高更展覽!!
高更展心得
成為一位被學門認可的重要藝術家…
需要強烈的執著，
超脫世俗的觀念，
堅毅不拔的自信。
當然也有一些後天的條件例如高更的故事…
環境的薰陶、對領域的熟悉 ---常看展覽
自動或被動的抉擇 ---失業被迫轉向
幸運的助力扶持 ---遇到賞識自己的貴人
接觸不同的刺激 ---特殊的旅行經歷
高更的創作風格充滿自信且看法獨到，
能夠掌握不同於當代的題材，
找到自己的定位。
論畫工
高更想必不是佼佼者，
但是他卻能在內容的深度上
抓住大家的目光，
從畫中得到不同的反思，
費心爭辯著原創的想法，
這點實在令人敬佩。
在看完展覽後，
其實讓我體會最深的是「自信」。
不論是細膩度和基本的空間感，
我想許多人都比高更更為出色，
可控的差異在於信念堅持，
不可控的差異在於環境背景；
這個網路時代或許不能再從某個島嶼帶回新穎震撼的創作，
但相信擁有堅定的信念，我們依然能在生命中發展出具有影響力的大C創意！
