Day 2 - pt 1 Taipei Fine Arts Museum

決定要到台北市立美術館這想法,是在第一天乘機場巴士經過圓山捷運站看到在館舍路旁的雕像時想起來的

自問其實對藝術的認識本來就是不深,只是抱著看看美麗的作品便會帶來愉快心情的走走看看,朋友在看展覽的時候都在問"你明白這幅畫嗎?我就是看不懂..."

我這樣想,藝術作品就是藝術家以他學過的,也有與生俱來的技巧和手法去表達他很個人的想法,你會很明白你周遭身邊的人的想法麼?...有時候恐怕要花上一生也不會徹底的明白你認為很親密很熟悉的人的腦袋,這時候我們都會用自己的經驗,想法去猜去了解,雖然後來和真相也許會相差十萬八千里,那有什麼重要,重要的是你享受用心的去讀解,欣賞的過程,從而使自己在過程中由別人的作品產生一種自己的感受,我是這樣的心態去嘗試"看懂"不會看透的藝術,也是這樣嘗試理解不會看透的人生

(it's somehow a bit hard for me to translate my chinese writing precisely ... well, i am trying my best with my poor english anyway )

When I was on the airport express bus and passed through the YUANSHAN Metro Station, I noticed some interesting statues and I found out that it was Taipei Fine Arts Museum, so I told friends that I decide to have a visit there.

Honestly, I know nothing about Arts at all. Hmm...I was just thinking that by seeing some beautiful paintings or artistic works, it would bring us a beautiful day with beautiful mood...that thinking is really in my mind everytime when I go museum. My friend asked me inside exhibition hall "Do you understand this painting? I have no clue to understand at all..."

Regaring this normal question, I think this way. "Artist would use his trained or talented skill to express his THINKING through his artistic work. Well, let me ask you a question. Do you understand the behaviour of your close friends or family member ? ...I guess somehow, you couldn't really understand what is in their brain even you have spent your whole life with them. In this case, we always use our own thinking & experience to "guess" & "explain". Somehow your "answer" maybe 10,000 miles from their real intention. Is that so important? Personally, I think it's more important that you have USE your "heart" and TRY to understand & appreciate them. Through the processes, the beautiful paintings becomes our personally enjoyable feeling. I always try to "understand" the "complicated arts" this way...so the same as I always try to "understand" the much more complicated human life.