20th century French philosopher Henri Bergson said "EGO, is to communicate with the outside world through its surface." That is something that we are saved by a surface trace to face to world.
Artists are often conventional-like or that which is unconsciously repetitive-like. One of their most basic drawing materials is using paint as the primary and sole creative medium. However, today there are some artists, who are willing to find more capable means to bear their artistic ideas to present the media to viewers. These media are like "mavericks" but in face, they are like "derailments" that are not trying to distinguish themselves from the public. Instead, this new way of presentation is better able to increase exchanges between viewing subject and work.
"Great soul, and all objects attached to the air in which we breathe," is a line from an Indian folk song lyrics. This line reflects that all objects (individuals) exist themselves in their should. The artists, Lee Donsoon, Han Ho, Tao Na, Yan Kai, and Tan Tian have expanded their imaginations through media such as nails, LED bulbs, magnet pieces, tea, doorknobs, and others. These seemingly small and ordinary, but individual media are no longer in the hands of the artists. Rather, they are attached to ordinary surfaces, leaving trails of time, space, and ideas in the frame.
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Tan Tian,
Just spit it out (work detail), 2013
polystyrene form, woolen yam, bedstead, doorknob, 105cmx100cmx245cm(h)
courtesy of the artist and Force Gallery