Laguna College of Art + Design

Half an Optimist, Half a Pessimist explores the idea of life as a resource of both

positive and negative moods. As an artist, I use oil painting to tell stories about how I face

life. In half of my paintings, I was an optimist. I created an ideal world in my heart to show

my pursuit of a beautiful dream. I painted the portraits of my wife in order to express my

harmonious life. In the other half of my paintings, I turned into a pessimist. I described

human negative emotions, such as panic, restlessness or anxiety through creating a

frightening world and a group of insane portraits. Optimism and pessimism coexist in my

artworks. These complex emotions make my style to be subtle. Sometimes I am an optimist

and sometimes I am a pessimist. I am trying to keep a balance between these two mentalities

when facing my life. This balance is my attitude in life.