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It was not until a few years ago when he saw the photos of suffering children in war-torn Syria that he started painting children.
“I have been exploring my inner-self through my paintings in recent years, then I realised that I had not been painting those around me, for I had actually been painting “myself”; the Syrian children are almost like a part of me, what had happened to them are almost like part of my own experiences. I don’t mean the actual events, but the spiritual connections between us. The older I’ve become, the more I live like a child.” He smiles shyly as he spoke those words: “Is it a little embarrassing to compare myself, the middle-aged man to a child…” We both laughed, not at his so-called “embarrassment” but his willingness to expose his most intimate feelings and naivety.
“I think I now have a better understanding of this world and have realised how helpless I am in this vast universe.” As stated in the Bible, the devil roams the grounds in search for men he could devour; Lu Xun writes in his “Diary of a Madman” that everyone is looking for the opportunity to devour others under the covers of morality. He sees the charms and temptations of “evil”, which make this world such a wicked place! But of course, there are positive things on this earth, like the small yet precious “virtues” that so desperately needed to be passed on.
Clothing offers one confidence and satisfaction, whilst mobile phones provide convenience. Many jobs are beneficial to the men kind, but he often askes himself: “What does an artist has to offer the world?” On certain levels, art has been reduced to the lowest stratum possible, for when art is discussed in the so-called “sophisticated environments” around the world, it is merely about “numbers” and its decorative purposes on the walls. (to be continued)
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