About Artist
Jing You is a Taiwanese artist. Between 2014 and 2020, she was active as a fashion illustrator, collaborating with international brands and magazines before subsequently shifting her focus to fine art creation.
Jing You integrates the methodology of Translation Studies, which she majored in at university, into her creative practice, viewing painting as a cross-media translative tool that converts complex internal experiences into a legible visual language for others. She argues that most human predicaments stem from the communication failure caused by abstract emotions that cannot be accurately described. Therefore, the artist’s purpose is to provide an aesthetically refined translation, serving as a precise communication medium between people.
To this end, Jing You’s work realizes the aesthetic experience she defines as “Aura.” This is an existence that cannot be seen, heard, or touched, but can be felt—a non-possessive atmosphere and energy field. She translates ineffable emotions by creating new visual symbols, such as assemblage and hybrid imagery, thus avoiding the interference of existing cultural baggage. By seeking balance between “Fidelity” (internal honesty) and “Clarity” (legibility for others), Jing You establishes a creative path that transforms abstract sentiment into concrete, visible forms.
關於藝術家
台灣藝術家Jing You（b.1990）的藝術生涯展現了從商業插畫到純藝術創作的深刻轉向。在 2014 年至 2020 年間，她以時尚插畫家的身份活躍於國際舞台，期間擅長描繪女性、時尚和情緒之間的微妙關係，並與眾多國際精品、珠寶品牌及雜誌進行合作。
2020 年，Jing You以過往的視覺創作經驗為啟發，開始專注於純藝術領域。
她的創作方法論根植於其大學主修的翻譯學。Jing You將繪畫視為一種跨媒介的轉譯工具，其核心目的在於將複雜的內在經驗轉化為他者可讀的視覺語言。她主張，人類的許多困境源於無法被準確描述的抽象情緒所導致的溝通失效。因此，藝術家創作的目標便是提供一種「有審美的翻譯」，作為人與人、人與自我之間進行溝通的中介。她致力於在「信」（內在誠實）與「達」（他者可讀）之間尋求平衡，確立了一條將抽象情感轉化為具體可視形象的創作途徑。
為達成這個目標，Jing You 在作品中實踐了她所定義的「空氣感 (Aura)」審美體驗，這是一種非佔有式、能夠被感受到的氛圍與能量場。她透過創造新的視覺符號，如拼裝與融合的圖像，來翻譯難以言說的情緒，藉此避免既有文化包袱的干擾。她的作品常結合多種複合媒材與繪畫，跳脫單純的畫面敘事，使其得以融入環境並成為其中的一物。
