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Netherlands
Painting, Acrylic on Paper
Size: 11.8 W x 9.4 H x 0 D in
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I traveled to Taiwan in January. Because of the pandemic, I had been unable to go for two years. The omicron wave was still sweeping the world, so I had to spend two weeks in a quarantine hotel after my arrival. I had taken my paint and brushes with me, knowing that I would have to keep myself busy in those two weeks. In the end, I created four paintings while I was in the quarantine prison. This is the first one, and it started with me holding a 1000 NT$ bill, looking at the beautiful mountain depicted on the bill. I wondered: if the mountain is called Yu Shan (玉山), jade mountain, it should be green. Why are they printing it in blue? I started to do some research and was shocked: Mount Jade is the tallest mountain in Far-East Asia! At 3952 metres, it is taller than Mount Fuji, which is 3776 metres. So, when the Japanese governed Taiwan, they gave it the name “New High Mountain” because it was taller than their tallest mountain! There’s also a local Taiwanese bank, Yu Shan Bank, and their slogan is “Our heart is a pure as a jade stone and our responsibility is heavy as a mountain”. (心清如玉 ,義重如山) Wikipedia says that all Taiwanese should once in their lives climb the mountain. I don’t know if that’s true or not, but I have not yet done my duty as a Taiwanese, it seems.
Painting:Acrylic on Paper
Original:One-of-a-kind Artwork
Size:11.8 W x 9.4 H x 0 D in
Frame:Not Framed
Ready to Hang:No
Packaging:Ships in a Box
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Netherlands
My art wants to put a smile on your face. All of my paintings tell a story, and every story has a little twist. You'll have to look closely: details matter to me. I was born and grew up in Taiwan, and moved to the Netherlands in 2014, where I am again living now after a 2-year stint in San Diego. You can check out my Instagram for a mix of work in progress and snapshots of my life with husband and cat.
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