Graffiti is a philosophy of life that lives in the moment. There is no need to look back or look forward. As long as you savor, experience and enjoy the moment, you will have no regrets.
A Yun sent a photo through her mobile phone.
She paints a picture full of creative thinking on a spacious wall with a variety of colorful colors. In the center of the painting, there is a whole-body blue rabbit with both hands raised in a gesture of surrender; on the left and right sides, there is a fat cat with a short spear in each hand.
A Yun said that the two cats she raised are fond of rabbit meat, and the cats’ biggest wish is to be able to hunt fresh rabbits on their own, but They couldn’t do it, so she realized their dreams in her paintings. I asked Ah Yun why the rabbit under her brush is blue? Ah Yun explained with a smile: She set up two hammocks for the cats next to the window at home. It is strange to say that every time the clear sky spreads a pleasant blue, the two cats will jump on the hammocks one after the other. , Lying down peacefully, staring at Lan Kong in a trance, with two cat faces and a faint smile! Among the various toys that A Yun bought for them, they also prefer blue. A Yun said: “I guess, maybe blue has some precious symbolic meaning for them!” She painted the rabbit blue, hoping to spoil her cat with both eyes and taste buds. “In this painting, the cat is the protagonist,” she said.
A Yun is a frequent visitor to Singapore’s graffiti art studio. Every once in a while, she spends 40 Yuan and SGD (equivalent to RMB 200), go to the studio to do graffiti. When her emotions are caught in the black net, she paints; when happiness blooms in the heart lake, she also paints. Graffiti can help her depressed to live in utopia temporarily; graffiti can also release the full happiness in her heart.
She pointed out that although the word “graffiti” has a pejorative connotation, it is possible to use lines, shapes and colors recklessly and freely on a huge wall to break free. It feels like an unrestrained wild horse galloping wildly on the vast grassland. While giving full play to her creativity, she also tapped into her infinite potential.
However, I think that graffiti is a kind of “ephemeral art”, no matter how serious, careful, complete and wonderful the painting is, the colorful and profound Before the next graffiti artist arrives, the big wall will be painted blank white by the operator, restoring its original anemic appearance. Every time Ah Yun spends so much time thinking and writing, doesn’t she feel heartache, pity and regret?
A Yun shook her head and said, “Seriously speaking, graffiti is actually the same as ice and snow sculpture and butter sculpture. They all instill in us a philosophy of living in the present. When you are concentrating on sculpting and sculpting without distractions, you are already at the peak of your creative ability. The moment the work is completed, you have done your best to present your best side; And this is eternity. After the peak, forget all the glory, start anew with a new attitude, and create another new world and new atmosphere. Don’t look back, don’t look forward, just live realistically At the moment, if you taste, experience, and enjoy carefully, you will have no regrets!”
A butter sculptor once said that breathing affects sculpture, so he Only before starting work, take a deep breath, then hold your breath and sculpt; then lean back and exhale. Hold your breath, sculpt, exhale, and repeat. Such a hard work of carving is doomed to death at the moment of starting the carving. Isn’t life the same?
So, enjoy the process, every second.
(Singapore Yojin)