潮流鬥陣-變本+ㄌ一ˋ
Over Cool × Crazy Fashion
這是一個充滿絢麗色彩的世界、是一個瘋狂的年代。
虛擬的電腦程式美好地畫出了對世界的期待,品牌如潮水般湧進生活的縫隙,人們舉手投足消費著創意,有一些是經由自然演化的分裂更迭,有一些則是無邏輯的突發變異。
「潮流鬥陣」企圖對世界的崇高要求一種更神聖力量的賦予,是一種反叛的拼鬥,也是一個另類的策略聯盟,組構的方式有點無厘頭的幽默、有點晦暗的搞笑,也有點對社會的價值批判;藝術家主動以自身的創作去突襲當代藝術的狀態,反向當前越演越烈的潮流意識挺進,一種企圖扭轉形象的變本加厲。
變本+力-有如宗教的咒語賦予的神奇力量,有如夢境般的粉紅色調;在Mi2的創作過程中不斷拋棄既有的定見,也許那就是瞬間切換時空的咒語,一種雖千萬人吾往矣的勇敢,直通美麗境界「香巴拉」。
變本+例-作為新世界的預言;現代社會是高度科技發展的社會,而科技創造出來的奇幻效果像是雄渾而不可解的神話,人身處其中,任由網路連線蔓延與科技入主生活;最後,人的思路與外觀也變得像規格化般的產品,被大量製造。在我們人類親手把玩科技的同時,被改造的亦是我們自身,而成「後人類公仔」。
變本+麗-反轉童話故事的情節,藝術家反映現實消費的價值觀,說明了現今資訊發達,使得消費行為更加快速便利,品牌商品不斷地更新,誘惑層出不窮,盲目的追隨著病態的消費行為,使得看似和平的現代社會危機四伏。
變本+慄-運用數位影像挪用大眾媒體而來的圖像符號,運用擬人的身體自然動態,而非動畫後製成的影像,看似可愛的卡通人物無意識靈魂般的來回移動,畫面不連貫卻方向性的延續;企圖讓習慣影像後製的大眾,自身產出一種影像認證的疑慮。
This is a vibrantly vivid world, and it is a time of craziness.
The virtual computer program draws out an ideal anticipation for the world. As brand names flood into every crevice in life, with every move, people are consuming creativities in their everyday life. As some rise and fall through natural evolution; others continue to mutate with no traceable logic.
”Over Cool” is an attempt to bestow a sacred power to the world, and it is a rebellious flight and also an alternative co-strategy. The way it is constructed has no logic, and it employs a dark sense of humor, while also critiquing the society’s values. The artist assertively uses his personal creation to attack the state of contemporary art, and at the same time fearlessly ventures into the booming trendy industry. The result is an extreme twist in the representative image.
Over Cool × Crazy Fashion + Power
Like a mystical power imparted by a religious spell, the state is dream-like and pink. During Mi2’s creative process, stereotypical prejudices are abandoned, and perhaps this is due to the spell that has altered the space and time instantly. It allows for thousands of men to march forward courageously till they reach the beautiful world of “Shambhala”.
Over Cool × Crazy Fashion + Model
This is to be a premonition for the new world. The contemporary society is one of highly developed technology, and what the technology has created is a magical effect that is like an indecipherable myth. People are in the middle of it, and the cyber world connections are allowed to extend wildly, and life is penetrated by technology. Finally, people’s thoughts and appearances are made to become standardized products that are mass produced. As we, the human, play with technology, we, ourselves, are the ones being reconstructed. Hence, we are then turned into “Post-Human Action Figures”.
Over Cool × Crazy Fashion + Beauty
Plots from fairytales are reversed, and the artist reflects the values contained in consumerism. It explains that as information becomes readily accessible, consumer behaviors are becoming more rapid and easy. The diverse products are constantly updating, and new tempting desires are always arising. The pathologic consumer behaviors of the blind followers are perhaps lurking dangers hidden under what appears to be peaceful contemporary society.
Over Cool × Crazy Fashion + Thrill
Digital imaging is used to appropriate mass media icons, and human’s natural movements are simulated as oppose to post-production animation. The cute cartoon character roams back and forth like a soul-less creature, and the image is inconsistent yet with directional expansion. The attempt is to stir a sense of doubt with image verification in the public that has grown accustomed to post-image production.