While working as a cartoonist, Yachi had thought about using illustration to record her feelings. She also found that telling stories was a powerful way to turn inward to reflect oneself and know self. Out of her pure love for art, she decides to pick up the brushes and dedicates herself to creation: using painting to express emotions and tell stories, an original state of what art is about.
“Hand Gesture” is Yachi’s first series, in which she portrays all sorts of hand emotions and gestures commonly seen in everyday life. To furthermore bring focus to certain catch phrases that capture our daily sentiments, she developed the
“Like Series,” which expresses our admiration for the world celebrities such as Steve Jobs and Marilyn Monroe, and the
“Applaud Series,” which honors art masters of the world such as Vincent van Gogh and Pablo Picasso. In line with Andy Warhol’s pop art, here Yachi used painting to salute dailiness in all capacities, consumption or production, while exploring the connection between art and life.
For her series of
“In light of Chang Dai-Ch’ien‧The World as It Was,” it is inspired by the late Chinese painting master Chang Dai-Chi’ien’s ink painting, and yet adds to it some modern elements, such as skyscrapers. The juxtaposition of Chinese classical landscape painting with contemporary landmarks, Yachi addresses contemporary people’s life pursuit, styles and taste. These flourishing buildings and architectures reveal also an ambiance of prosperity and abundance.
Developing from
“In light of Chang Dai-Ch’ien‧The World as It Was” Traversing across Mountains and Rivers.” This new series conveys our enthusiasm for travelling, as expressed in one Chinese saying, “A wise man loves water; the benevolent loves mountain.” Our love for exploring nature has never changed, but the way we did it varies. Instead of riding horses, we now travel with automobiles and even supercars, such as those of Ferrari or Lamborghini, a transportation vehicle manifesting the beauty of power and speed and the ambition to conquer the world. Imagine the poetics of modern landmarks that gallops in the landscape inspired by Chang Da-Ch’ien’s splash-ink painting!
As to
“The Window with a View Unbound” series, although inspired also by Chang Dai-Ch’ien, it manifests different poetics. Instead of speed and conquest, it is relaxation and ease. Imagine the joy when you push opening the window and see the view of the splash-ink landscape painting! Window is also the charm of the place we called “home.” If there comes with a pet's company, it is even more soothing, adding a comforting benefit to the vicissitudes of life.
Yachi’s
“Leopard Cat’s Taste” and
“Leopard Cat’s Abode” series take on a different theme: environmental consciousness. Reading the news regarding the endangering threat of leopard cat, she decides to use it as her painting motif. Situating the leopard cat within Taiwan’s food culture, the
“Leopard Cat’s Taste” series sends out the message: The leopard cat is so adorable, could you bear to kill it just for the appetite satisfaction? As to the
“Leopard Cat’s Abode” series, it hopes to raise awareness to leopard cat’s shrinking living space, as a result of human’s need for increasing infrastructural construction in the mountainous areas. The Chinese title of
“Leopard Cat’s Taste” happens to pronounce in Taiwanese Minnan dialect as
jiu he jia, meaning “delicious,” and
“Leopard Cat’s Abode” as
jiu he chu, meaning “beneficial” – both carry Taiwan’s cultural flair and the artist’s best wishes to the viewers.
In 2017, Yachi delivered the
“BoBi PAPAGO” series featuring a lovely French bulldog’s passion and exploration for the wonder of the world. This series speaks also Yachi’s life philosophy, that there is always some wonder in the very ordinary daily life, if we learn to enjoy it with a fresh mindset as if we first experience it. For 2019, she creates
“The Taste of the Wonder World” series, which is inspired by Chinese culinary art, from its emphasis on color-flavor-taste to the auspicious naming of the cuisine. With this series, she wishes to send her best wishes to all.
While working as a cartoonist, Yachi had thought about using illustration to record her feelings. She also found that telling stories was a powerful way to turn inward to reflect oneself and know self. Out of her pure love for art, she decides to pick up the brushes and dedicates herself to creation: using painting to express emotions and tell stories, an original state of what art is about. “Hand Gesture” is Yachi’s first series, in which she portrays all sorts of hand emotions and gestures commonly seen in everyday life. To furthermore bring focus to certain catch phrases that capture our daily sentiments, she developed the “Like Series,” which expresses our admiration for the world celebrities such as Steve Jobs and Marilyn Monroe, and the “Applaud Series,” which honors art masters of the world such as Vincent van Gogh and Pablo Picasso. In line with Andy Warhol’s pop art, here Yachi used painting to salute dailiness in all capacities, consumption or production, while exploring the connection between art and life. For her series of “In light of Chang Dai-Ch’ien‧The World as It Was,” it is inspired by the late Chinese painting master Chang Dai-Chi’ien’s ink painting, and yet adds to it some modern elements, such as skyscrapers. The juxtaposition of Chinese classical landscape painting with contemporary landmarks, Yachi addresses contemporary people’s life pursuit, styles and taste. These flourishing buildings and architectures reveal also an ambiance of prosperity and abundance. Developing from “In light of Chang Dai-Ch’ien‧The World as It Was” Traversing across Mountains and Rivers.” This new series conveys our enthusiasm for travelling, as expressed in one Chinese saying, “A wise man loves water; the benevolent loves mountain.” Our love for exploring nature has never changed, but the way we did it varies. Instead of riding horses, we now travel with automobiles and even supercars, such as those of Ferrari or Lamborghini, a transportation vehicle manifesting the beauty of power and speed and the ambition to conquer the world. Imagine the poetics of modern landmarks that gallops in the landscape inspired by Chang Da-Ch’ien’s splash-ink painting! As to “The Window with a View Unbound” series, although inspired also by Chang Dai-Ch’ien, it manifests different poetics. Instead of speed and conquest, it is relaxation and ease. Imagine the joy when you push opening the window and see the view of the splash-ink landscape painting! Window is also the charm of the place we called “home.” If there comes with a pet's company, it is even more soothing, adding a comforting benefit to the vicissitudes of life. Yachi’s “Leopard Cat’s Taste” and “Leopard Cat’s Abode” series take on a different theme: environmental consciousness. Reading the news regarding the endangering threat of leopard cat, she decides to use it as her painting motif. Situating the leopard cat within Taiwan’s food culture, the “Leopard Cat’s Taste” series sends out the message: The leopard cat is so adorable, could you bear to kill it just for the appetite satisfaction? As to the “Leopard Cat’s Abode” series, it hopes to raise awareness to leopard cat’s shrinking living space, as a result of human’s need for increasing infrastructural construction in the mountainous areas. The Chinese title of “Leopard Cat’s Taste” happens to pronounce in Taiwanese Minnan dialect as jiu he jia, meaning “delicious,” and “Leopard Cat’s Abode” as jiu he chu, meaning “beneficial” – both carry Taiwan’s cultural flair and the artist’s best wishes to the viewers. In 2017, Yachi delivered the “BoBi PAPAGO” series featuring a lovely French bulldog’s passion and exploration for the wonder of the world. This series speaks also Yachi’s life philosophy, that there is always some wonder in the very ordinary daily life, if we learn to enjoy it with a fresh mindset as if we first experience it. For 2019, she creates “The Taste of the Wonder World” series, which is inspired by Chinese culinary art, from its emphasis on color-flavor-taste to the auspicious naming of the cuisine. With this series, she wishes to send her best wishes to all.