2017 “欢乐时刻” Denise Duong 专访 | Interview with Denise Duong

1. 您的创作灵感来着哪里？

Where does your inspiration come from ?

我的灵感来自于我周围的环境和当前的一种情绪和状态。我对生活怀着强烈的好奇心并如饥似渴地想去学习和体验人生的历程。我喜欢结识新的朋友，深入不同文化领域和尝试新东西。另外，旅行中冒险会极大地激发我的创作热情。

I’m inspired by my surroundings. The emotions and state that I am currently in. I live my life with a deep curiosity and have a passionate desire to learn and experience all walks of life. I love meeting new people, diving into different cultures and tasting new flavors. The adventures that come along with travel are stimulating and inspire me tremendously.

2. 您的油画作品使用了综合材质，同时又故意留下了创作时的一些草稿痕迹，为什么？

You uses mixed medium and collage in your paintings instead of pure oil painting, We also notice you left certain glue or kind of draft mark, why ?

我用丙烯颜料，纸张、水墨、图像，碳条和金色的叶子来进行创作。我喜欢留下草稿的痕迹和矛盾的东西，因为我喜欢在当今技术先进的世界中表现出人为的错误。

I use acrylic paint, paper, ink, image transfers, charcoal and gold leaf. I like the draft marks and the inconsistencies because I like human error in such a technologically world of perfection.

3. 您想通过作品向观众传到何种信息？0What kind of message you would like to convey to the viewers from your paintings ?

 触发一种回忆或者一种情感这样的事情是我想让观众体验的。有一个怀旧的时刻，或者想走出去做点什么；在脸上露出一个微笑，或咬着下唇沉浸在沉思中。我的大部分作品是通过叙事和讲故事来表达的。观众可以从中想像出许多不同的场景。

Triggering a memory or an emotion is something I’d like the viewer to experience.  Have a nostalgic moment, or a desire to go out and do something. Put a smile on your face, or bite your bottom lip in contemplation. Most of my paintings are narrative and have a story to convey. The viewer can come up with many different scenarios for each piece.

4. 您的作品中所勾勒出得场景是否是您已经所经历过的或是您对未来的一种憧憬？

All the scenes from your artwork is what you are longing for in the future or what you have experienced in your real life as a part of your memory ?

大部分作品灵感来自于我的回忆。当然，这些回忆是建立在我的想象世界中的。

Most of the pieces are inspired from memories. Of course, the memories are embellished with my imagination.

5. 您从旅行中学到些什么 ?

What do you learn from traveling ?

旅行有时会让你收到伤害，会让你停滞不前。旅行使你离开自身所熟悉的环境，并在在许多方面挑战你，包括情感上，精神上和肉体上的。如果你对世界是敞开心扉的，那么这将是一个非常鼓舞人心的体验。我喜欢旅行中所感受到的某种声音、气味、颜色、风景、建筑、历史、那里的人们……生活是一次巨大的冒险，等待着我们去发现许多新东事物以及美食!

Traveling makes you vulnerable. It keeps you from being stagnate. You get out of your element. It challenges you in many ways, emotionally, mentally, and physically. It’s overall an extremely inspiring experience if you are open minded to what the world has to offer. The sounds, sometimes the smells, the colors, nature, architecture, history, the people…I just simply love every aspect of it. Life is a huge adventure with so many new things to discover and experience and eat!