Daniel Wu

Fish Market  |  Creative-expression: Snorkeling  — Watercolour
4k 水彩照片临摹  |  创意表现 浮潜  — 水彩

Some of Daniel’s early work, which he did when he was in primary school:
Monkeys (watercolours)  |  Halloween (poster colours)  |  Birds (colour pencils)

这些是 Daniel 早期的作品，都是他在小学（国小）时创作的。
欢庆猴年（水彩）｜ 万圣节 （不透明水彩）｜ 鸟儿（色铅笔）

There’s no denying that Daniel is a true artist! We had a chat with him to know more about him, what makes him tick and what he likes to do during his free time. Read on to find out:
无可否认，Daniel 是个才华横溢的年轻画家。我们发给他一些趣味文题，让大家进一步了解他：

1. When did you start art lessons? 你是几岁开始学画画？
I began formal art lessons at my high school, which I chose because it offered art classes. After three years of art lessons, I gained a lot of experience and picked up a variety of techniques. Although I did not continue my art education at senior high school, I learnt much and got to know many others who shared my interests.
如果是正规的绘画教育的话，应该是中学（国中）的时候，当时选择了附近一间有著美术班的中学（国中）。学习了三年也得到了许多的经验及技术，虽然最后沒有再往美术高中升学，但还是学到了很多东西，也认识到了很多同兴趣的人。

2. Who is your favourite artist? 最欣赏哪个画家？
My favourite artist is Vincent van Gogh. Van Gogh’s works convey emotions, and impact the soul while expressing emotions intensely. His works display an unique tranquility on the surface, which contrasts strongly with bold, curved strokes. His artistic style, filled with emotion, holds a strong attraction for me.
我最喜欢的画家是梵高 (Vincent Van Gogh)，梵高的作品著重于情感的再现，其作品震撼人心，並強调感情的宣洩。画面总表現出一股特殊的宁靜，却与粗犷弯曲的线条产生強烈的对比。這种富含情感的画風深深吸引着我。

 3. What’s your favourite colour? If this colour has a smell, what would that be? 最喜欢什么颜色？如果这个颜色有味道，那是个怎样的味道？
My favourite colour is aquamarine. Its scent should be like that of the waves, with the light fragrance of the ocean.
我最喜欢的是水蓝色，它的味道应该是海潮的味道，带点海洋的清香。

4. When do you usually do art? During the day or night, why? 通常在什么时候作画？白天或晚上？为什么？
I do art at night, as I am still a student and have to attend school in the mornings. I can only practice my hobby at night, after completing my schoolwork. This is also why I post images of my new works on Instagram in the wee hours. 
我通常都是在晚上时作画，因为我还是个学生，早上要去学校，到了晚上，忙完课业后，才能进行自己的兴趣。也因为这个原因，我的Instagram总是在凌晨的时候发布新的作品。

 5. What’s on your playlist when you do art? 画画时喜欢听什么音乐？
When I paint, I usually listen to Chinese and Japanese music. If I were to recommend a Chinese song, it’d be Matzka’s Back to the Roots (回到原点). Matzka is an indigenous singer from Taiwan, and his compositions and singing carry a strong reggae influence. However, this track is rather pure and simple compared to his other ones. The Japanese song I’d recommend is Dry Flower (ドライフラワー) by Yuuri. His singing technique is excellent and he can handle high and low notes with ease. The way he interprets his songs is also impeccable.
在画画时我通常会听中文及日文的音乐。中文歌我会推荐Matzka的作品-【回到原点 Back To The Roots 】，Matzka是來自台湾的原住民歌手，从创作到唱腔都能感受到浓浓的雷鬼风格，而这首回到原点有別于其他作品，反倒带点朴实及简单。日文歌曲我會推荐优里（Yuuri）-【乾燥花/ドライフラワー】 ，这位歌手有着非常优秀的唱功，不管是高音还是低音都发挥的很好，对歌曲的诠释也是无可挑剔。

6. Describe your artistic style. 形容一下你的画风。
I don’t think I have a particular style. I have lots of room for improvement in terms of style and technique. Currently my style should be one that leans towards softer colours, while I try to make my strokes finer and strive for greater gradation in light and shadow changes. I hope those who see my artwork can do so in a relaxed state and be fully absorbed in it.
我认为我没有一个特定的画风，我的风格及手法还有很大的进步空間，目前的风格应该是偏柔和的色调，尽可能加強笔触的细膩度以及分出画面的光影变化。希望看到我作品的人能呈現很放松的状态，而且可以很投入在这張图片上面。

 7. Which one would you rather be, a sock or a duck? 袜子还是鸭子？想当哪个？
I’d be a duck, since they seem so carefree and placid every day. Everyone should live life according to their own pace and preferences.
我想当鸭子，感觉他們总是无忧无虑，慢悠悠的过着每一天。每一个人都应该找到自己的步调，顺着自己的想法享受着生活。

8. If you are Superman, what super power would you like to have? 如果你是超人，你希望自己有什么超能力？
I hope to be able to teleport, so I can, with minimal effort, take in beautiful views around the world and experience their myriad forms.
我希望有瞬间移动的能力，能夠用最简单的方式看世界的美景，感受美景的瞬息万变。

9. Besides art, what other hobbies do you have? 除了美术，你有什么嗜好？
I enjoy listening to podcasts of ghost stories and lifestyle topics during my free time and when I paint. This helps me relax quickly and enjoy the process of creating images.
我很喜欢在闲暇和画画时間听鬼故事及生活类型的podcast，这能夠使我快速的放松及享受在画面的呈现上。

10. If art is a snack, what would that be? Why? 如果美术是一种零食，它将是什么零食？为什么？
I think it would be a sandwich cookie. Every artist’s work has different layers like a sandwich cookie, and the audience can savour each layer while gradually understanding the ideas that the artist is trying to convey.
我认为是夾心饼干，每个人的创作就像是一层一层饼干一样，每一层都能因为观众的细细品尝，逐渐的理解作者想传达的事物和想法。

11. Artistic people tend to be a tad weird. Do you agree and why? 搞艺术创作的人都有怪癖，你同意吗？为什么？
Artistic people tend to be more sensitive than normal folks. Those who study art are able to better appreciate beauty, and this makes us more sensitive towards our demands for beauty. These “excessive” demands compel some to gradually find their own style, and they appear different in the eyes of others as a result, but actually this is only because their perspectives are different.
搞艺术的人比一般人还要更感性，学美术的人比常人能更好感受到美，使得我們对美的要求都变得敏感。也因此过度的追求使得有些人逐渐找出自己的模式，导致在他人眼中看起來异于常人，但其实只是站的角度不同，他才显得不太一样。

12. What is/are your weird habit(s)? 你的怪癖是什么？
When I paint, I like to prop myself up on my chair with a lot of blankets and pillows, so that I can be nearer the table. 
我喜欢在画画的时候在椅子上垫很多的被子跟枕头，让我能靠桌子近一点。

To see more of Daniel’s work, please follow him on Instagram @daniel1210ig, or click the IG icon below.
请到Instagram去欣赏Daniel的作品，记得追踪与点赞哦！