Tony W.

TRANSCRIPTS

我：你童年的一些記憶是什麼？
阿姨：我的一些記憶很有趣。我們家有很多孩子，所以你的祖父母很忙。奶奶幫爺爺。那時候，安全多了。當他們去上班時，他們會部分關上門，並在門前放一張長凳，這樣我們就不會離開。我們仍然可以看到外面的景色。奶奶當天會去當地市場賣蔬菜。我們會呆在家裡。很快，一些工人會來賣早餐，早餐通常包括豆漿、油炸食品和湯。當我們看著他們賣早餐時，我們會坐在長凳上。有時，他們中的一個會免費給我們一些食物。那些日子，這裡非常安全。綁架很少見。通常，我們坐在長凳上，一邊吃早餐一邊看風景。然後我們會在附近玩耍和休息。我們有一種安全感，沒有罪犯。現在，人們擔心這些事情。過去，每個人都天真善良。在我們家附近玩耍時，我們等著爺爺奶奶回家。在我們上學之前，每天都是這樣。
我：好的。你還記得你長大的地方嗎？
阿姨：我長大的地方？嗯，我們的公寓在松山區的一條小巷裡。在我們巷子的左邊，有一大片田野。那時候，車還少。有更多的摩托車和自行車。你的祖父過去有一輛自行車，但他最近買了一輛摩托車。
我：好，採訪到此結束。

Tony: What are some of your childhood memories?
Aunt: Some of my memories are very interesting. You see, there were many children in our family, so your grandparents were very busy. Grandma helped Grandpa with his farm work. Back then, it was much safer. When they left for work, they would partially close the door and put a bench in front of it so that we wouldn't leave. We could still see the view outside. [Your] grandma would go sell vegetables at the local market for the day. We would stay at home. Soon, some workers would arrive to sell breakfast, which usually included soymilk, fried food, and soup. We would sit on the bench as we watched them sell breakfast. From time to time, one of them would give us some of the food for free. During those days, it was very safe. Kidnappings were rare. Usually, we sat on the bench and looked at the view while we ate breakfast. We would then play and rest nearby. We had a sense of safety, there were no criminals. Now, people worry about these things. In the past, everyone was wholesome and kind. We waited for [your] Grandpa and Grandma to return home as we played near our house. Before we went to school, every day was like this.

Tony: Okay. What do you remember about the place you grew up in?
Aunt: The place I grew up in? Well, our apartment was located in an alley in Songshan District. To the left of our alley, there was a large field. Back then, there were few cars. There were more motorcycles and bicycles. Your grandfather had a bicycle in the past, but he bought a motorcycle more recently.

Tony: Okay, let’s end the interview here.

ARTIST STATEMENT

What was your goal when making this artwork?
當我製作這件藝術品時，我有多個目標。首先，我想展示採訪中講述的故事。我想讓它盡可能準確，因為準確性是這個項目的很大一部分。其次，我想在製作這幅作品時練習我的繪畫技巧，並改進它們。我還在努力畫畫。每次我嘗試時，油漆最終都會破壞鉛筆劃並使它們變得模糊。這個問題困擾了我很久。所以，通過這個繪畫項目，我想顯著提高我的繪畫技巧。第三，我想在這個項目中提高我的繪畫技巧。過去，我畫得併不差，但還差得很遠，甚至還差得遠。我幾乎不知道如何繪製三維圖像。所以，在這個項目中，我希望提高我的繪畫技巧。最後，我希望我的作品的觀眾了解它背後的背景和故事。當大多數人看藝術品時，他們對藝術品的背景和藝術家創作藝術品的目標知之甚少。其他觀眾傾向於忽略它。我試圖讓觀眾清楚我的作品是關於什麼的。
Firstly, I wanted to show the story told in the interview. I wanted to make it as accurately as possible because accuracy was a large part of this project. Secondly, I wanted to practice my painting skills when making this artwork as well as improving them. I am still struggling to paint. Every time I try, the paint eventually ruins the pencil drawings and blurs them. This problem has been frustrating me greatly for a long time. So, through this painting project, I want to improve my painting skills significantly. Thirdly, I want to improve my drawing skills in this project. In the past, I was not bad at drawing, but far from good or even decent. I barely knew how to draw three dimensional pictures. So, in this project, I hope to improve my drawing skills. And finally, I want the viewers of my artwork to know the background and story behind it. When most people look at artworks, they have little knowledge about its background and the artist’s goals when making the artwork. Other viewers tend to ignore it. I tried to make it clear to the viewers what my artwork was about.

How do you want the viewer to feel when they look at your project?
我希望觀眾在觀看採訪、文字記錄和藝術品時能感受到多種情緒。首先，我希望他們在看藝術品時感到平靜。這幅畫主要由較深的藍色和灰色組成，與較亮的顏色不同，會給觀者一種平靜和放鬆的感覺。我還在作品中使用了更多的白色，讓觀眾感覺更放鬆。另外，我對圖片的不同部分使用了不同的顏色，給每個部分一個對比。藝術品的顏色也決定了它所描繪的人們的心情：在一個不是最理想的環境中快樂而平靜。其次，我希望他們知道採訪中講述的故事並顯示在成績單中。第三，我希望觀眾能夠欣賞我為這個項目付出的辛勤工作。雖然相當粗糙，但我盡力使藝術品更好。觀眾可以看到有一些我沒有完全著色的白色和幾乎看不到原始鉛筆線的區域。在整個過程中，藝術作品中出現了明顯的錯誤。但是，我也盡力修復它們。
I want the viewer to feel multiple emotions when they look at the interview, transcript, and artwork. Firstly, I would want them to feel calm when they look at the artwork. The painting mainly consists of rather darker blue and gray colors, which unlike brighter colors, will give the viewers a sense of calmness and relaxation. I also used more white in the artwork to let the viewer feel more relaxed. In addition, I used different colors for different parts of the picture, giving each part a contrast. The colors for the artwork also sets the mood of the people depicted in it: joyful and calm in an environment that is not the most desirable.

What else do you want viewers around the world to know about your artwork?
關於我的作品，我希望觀眾了解很多事情。首先，這幅畫是以第一人稱視角繪製的，這意味著它被描繪成現實生活中的某個人，他或她親眼所見。其次，我希望他們注意到我試圖讓他們更真實的圖片的某些部分。例如，我讓窗戶的顏色都略有不同，就像在現實生活中一樣。我還改變了建築物牆壁的顏色，因為這使它更逼真。這也讓它更可信。另一個例子是字段的不同顏色。第三，畫面是立體的，不是平面的。我還嘗試使用不同的視角來改善藝術品的三維方面。最後，頂部中心繪製的區域實際上是另一條小巷。乍一看可能不清楚，但實際上有一張小巷的照片，那裡有人和商店。整個圖片中也有不同顏色之間存在強烈對比的點。總之，這些是我希望觀眾在我的作品中註意到的點。