遊走荒謬 Walking Absurd Illustration Series

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<遊走荒謬創作理念>

很多時候， 看似安穩平凡的的生活 ，其實背後潛藏了很多暗流， 因為大家對「改變」這件事常持著莫名的恐懼感，所以寧願戴著面具繼續過原來的日子、選擇漠視心裡真正的聲音 。然而， 壓抑， 只是讓內在的反彈更大罷了。

整個社會彷彿是一座大的時間工廠，人們在自己的崗位上努力過日子，因為科技的發展進步讓生活更便利了， 人與人之間似乎溝通有無 ，但即便肩並肩在擁擠的車廂裡， 疏離感便成為那空間一種既定的氛圍。 物質條件提升了， 但心靈層面卻低落。也許是無奈、 無力，或無感，也已經忘卻了曾經在生命中一些無數平凡的小感動、 所串連起一個美好經驗的珍珠項鍊。
大從社會、 小至家庭到個人， 如何和群體互動?如何和心理對話?甚至是生存的環境?這些問題都各個存在相對應的關係中。 此次以「遊走荒謬」為主軸,，探討人與人之間的各面向，親情、愛情、夫妻和女性等在現代存在的位置。「空白」、「斷層」對一個生命體來說才是令人害怕的事，選擇默視?選擇勇敢的站出來?似乎是一件麻木現代人的生活下，值得思考的問題。

< Behind The Scenes of Making The Lunatics Art >

What seems to be a stable and quiet lifestyle is camouflaged by an extreme dangerous rip current. Since many people have this unknown fear to 'change', we'd rather not rocking the boat but to stay on our own destructive course. We often choose to ignore the calling to develop and grow, until it is too late...

As I see it, we all live inside a giant time machine, each of us mans our own little station. Technology advances our lifestyle, but does little to improve our interpersonal communication. We pass by each other inside this crowded machine everyday, and a cold alienation feeling frequently looms in the air. The more material stuff we own, the less we have in our souls. Can you still remember once upon a time our childhood experience of excitement and wonder strings into a shining pretty pearl necklace?

So how do we start this group interaction with another individual? another family? with our neighbors? How do you talk heart to heart with someone? How do you cope with certain stages in life? These questions are all echoed throughout this Lunatics illustration art. You will find topics on personal relationships, family, romance, couples, and feminism in modern society. The fear itself exists in the feeling of being alone, having a blank in relationships. Do you choose to ignore this fear? Or be brave standing forward to make a change?

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成為羅方君小姐的美國市場經記人是我的榮幸，她的畫吸引我以及美國客戶的特質不單只是純熟的水彩技術，其插畫內容的深度和溫度更令人印像深刻。方君關心時事，常以多元的社會現象為創作主題，以繪畫為媒介犀利地呈現她對周遭環境的探索及關懷，讓藝術和生活連結。她的畫冊擁有振奮人心的能量，值得收藏，細細品味。

Nina Edwards I am honored to be Miss Florence Lo's illustration agent in the U.S. market. Her illustrations appeal to me and her American clients not only because of her skillful watercolor technique, but because of the depth and warmth of the content. Florence cares about current affairs, often employing diverse social phenomena as her creative themes. She then uses watercolor to render and explore her surroundings, intertwining art and life. Her art album carries an exciting energy: it is worth savoring again and again. -Nina Edwards Illustrator, Graphic Designer, Artist Agent, and Art instructor Metropolitan Miss Design Studio
 

插畫家、平面設計師、藝術經紀人、美術老師
Metropolitan Miss Design Studio/
Nina Edwards
 

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翻譯Nina Edwards
范赫鑠Frankie Fan
 

從學生時期就認識羅羅接近20年載，羅羅自小師承名師，她繪畫的才華在學生時期就已經展露，並且散發著強韌與神秘的色彩。羅羅是個勇敢追求自己喜愛與夢想的人，在畢業後也選擇了與同學間不同的路，惟一不變的是始終誠摯的面對自己的心與身邊交會的朋友。

I have known Florence Lo for 20 years, since we were students. She has studied with renowned teachers since she was young. Her talent in drawing emerged when she was a student, a talent that seemed both robust and mysterious. Florence is someone who dares to pursue her own interests and dreams, and chose a different path than her classmates after graduation. The one thing that has remained constant is her sincerity towards herself and her friends.

羅羅的每一次蛻變或說是生命中的轉折，似乎就像是為了蛻變而

這系列的畫作的切片與脈絡紋又可以觸探不同的生命力。這次的蛻變，投射出她對境的觀察、所面臨的家庭與追求等等的心路歷程刻畫。這次蛻變背後的觀察與投射，更加的擴大了她與不同的社群族群間的共鳴與對話。

的選擇與結果。不管是投身於兒童繪本手繪藝術，展現鮮明的圖像風格，或是這一次的再蛻變，「遊走荒謬」這系列的畫作的切片與脈絡紋又可以觸探不同的生命力。這次的蛻變，投射出她對社會環境的觀察、都會女性所面臨的家庭與追求等等的心路歷程刻畫。這次蛻變背後的觀察與投射，更加的擴大了她與不同的社群族群間的共鳴與對話。

Every time Florence has transformed, or reached a turning point in her life, she has appeared to hibernate in order to transform, reaching her decision after preparing and conserving a lot of life energy. Whether she is engaged in displaying her distinctive drawing style through hand-drawing childrenís picture books or engaged in the sections and vein patterns of her current re-transformation ñ the Walking Absurd artwork series ñ one can sense and explore the different forms of life energy. Her current form expresses her observations towards society and the environment, as well as the mentality characterized by metropolitan women who face family issues, demands and so on. The observations and expressions behind this from further emphasize her resonance and dialogue with different societal groups.

繪本藝術在當代已屬顯學，大量圖像式的直接傳達，印刷文本的手感也使得閱讀者擁有更多豐富的介面經驗，使得繪本藝術突破年齡層開展一條嶄新的脈絡。繪本藝術家在當代藝術發展的議題中，不易切割為單獨的單元或個體，平面藝術，也必須考量動態的互動關係，因此繪本的發展很自然的就會與影片相互連結。現今的繪本已經注意到使用者對於閱讀傳達之間的關係，從單張發展為連續文本式，甚至是線性與非線性的形式，也使得繪本藝術家必須對於電影文本必須有一定的了解。羅羅在繪本創作上，洋溢著許多拼貼、重製、場景式甚至是多重文本式的風格，也使得羅羅的繪本有著明顯的張力。

Picture book art is a well-known area. The direct form of communication achieved via large volumes of drawings, together with the medium of printed text, gives readers a richer interface experience, enabling picture books to cut across age groups and chart a brand new path. The development of picture book artistsí in contemporary art cannot be easily divided into single units or individual topics. Graphic art must also consider the interactive relationship of motion; therefore, the development of picture books is very naturally linked to film. Picture books today have already recognized the relationship readers have with the messages that they read; therefore, they have developed from single drawings to continuous text forms and even from linear to non-linear styles. This has also forced picture book a