I recalled one artwork "King" (by art group Ma Sing Ling this summer (2012)) and Czech writer Bohumil Hrabal's famous book "I served the King of the England"(我曾伺候過英國國王). Prague is the scenery set of this book.
Form of Unity/Purple Energy from the East‧King
Oil on Canvas 2012100 X 200cm
"Hrabal's two best-known novels are Closely Observed Trains (Ostře sledované vlaky) (1965) and I Served the King of England (Obsluhoval jsem anglického krále), both of which were made into movies by the Czech director, Jiří Menzel (1966 and 2006, respectively).
Menzel's adaptation of Closely Observed Trains won an Oscar in 1967." (Wiki data)
Ma Sing Ling (LA interview)
(Manihoo, SingWay and Ling Ling, left to right)
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Ma Sing Ling瑪馨玲 (Profile Origin)
Ma Sing Ling is a collaborative
working team comprised of three young promising artists in Taiwan:
MANIHOO, Singway and Ling Ling. These young artists have developed
quite tacit understanding with one another, X-Power Gallery thus brings
them together to spark new light. Their first attempt to create as a
trio is “Form of Unity,” a series featuring the beauty of
grandeur, magnificence, and incredible coherence. One of their
creations in this series has been selected into the 159th Autumn
Exhibition organized by Royal West of England Academy, United Kingdom
(2011). More information, please check the Ma Sing Ling Website or X-Power Gallery.
Joe come to me at the X-Power Gallery that afternoon, and I remembered the essence from the book "I Served the King of England" is nothing but "Joy".
Hrabal noted the joy comes from the death, by the story of the Czech attendant, who was inspired by English King or other dignitaries (even Ethiopia King) and engraved to seek for fame and fortune all his life, and finally got peace and joy upon his death, alone.
While Ma Sing Ling瑪馨玲, this collaborative art group of 3 artists from Taiwan, expressed the idea of joy and peach come from genuine King from our innate, by the painting "King" and their method of creation, "Form of Unity".