Ziqiu Feng—talking patterns
The three paintings above are a set of drawings
Reflection
When I started doing this, I always struggled with what to showcase. But later I realised that it was useless to tangle too much, as long as I showed what I was interested in. So the things I show are all common items in life. For example, a glass of drink, a box of biscuits, a flower on the side of the road. At the beginning, I used a pencil to draw these things figuratively, so that some paintings looked monotonous and boring and completely unattractive. But I’m not good at drawing, so I didn’t know how to change it through fun. I thought about it for a long time without any ideas. Then when I took a break I thought of Yayoi Kusama. In her eyes, the world looks like it’s made up of coloured dots. And then I thought outside the box from her point of view. I used cotton swabs to dip the paint into the dots to make a painting that was a bit abstract. In addition to this, I also tried using different coloured pens in the same place over and over again. Finally, I got some interesting drawings.
As a result, when we don’t have a purpose, just research something that interests us and inspiration will naturally come as it develops. Furthermore, letting our brains relax after a busy work will give us better ideas. For instance, some unconventional painting supplies to paint with will always give us an unexpected effect on our work.