On the Other Way

為何選擇時間基礎的媒體藝術? 事實上

我從小就對繪畫有興趣

但它卻是一種擁有最長久文化內涵的藝術形式

必須具備一定水準的技術與知識才能進入它的領域

想成為畫家的人, 都需要不斷練習, 練習, 再練習

才得以訓練出精確的表達力與形成獨特風格

以這個觀點來作成本考量

我並沒有那麼多時間也無法負擔再讀一次大學課程

但就電腦藝術來說

它是個只有短短數十年歷史的嶄新媒材

相較於繪畫, 更具彈性與變化性

最重要的

不具備任何相關背景的初學者也可以輕易踏入這個領域開始創作

於是不須多做考慮, 我便做出決定

適時地做出妥協與讓步才不會一下子就將自己困在死巷裡



原文如下

      Why did I choose the media of time-based art? Actually, painting has interested me since childhood.

However, it is an art genre which has a long cultural context and requires some skills and knowledge to

get into. It must take time to practice again and again to train the ability to express and form a style. As far

as the costs were concerned, I didn’t have the time and couldn’t afford to attend an undergraduate program

again. As to computer art, it is a new media with only a short history so it’s more flexible and variable.

Most important of all, it is easier than painting for one to get a start without the necessity to have any

related background. Therefore, without think too much, I made up my mind. Even an artist should know

when and how to make a compromise because to act willfully usually traps a person in the dead end.