~STA 112~ Chicago Trip Sketches

I made this after I saw a church on the street in the evening... The style of the church is really tradional which made me feel like I was standing in front of a castle. I thought I was traveling back to ancient Europe... The old churches on Chicago's streets impressed me a lot. I like the special feeling when I saw them making a strong contrast with the busy, crowded, and modern streets.

This might be funny: I found a piece of ceramics in the Art Institute of Chicago, and then changed the head to my friend's head... Because my friend loves to make that hand gesture while he is talking, that hand gesture became his logo and we found a piece of artwork making the same gesture in the Art Institue! The inspirations of the great artworks are drawn from careful observations of life, forever.

I sketched this artwork in the Art Institue of Chicago, becuase it reminded me of the traditional Chinese lantern... This piece was originnally a Japenese incense burner. I've learnt that Japanese art was strongly influenced by Chinese art, so that the artworks from the two countries always had something in common. A Chinese lantern was mostly used in traditional Chinese weddings, so I doodle some important objects in the weddings: red candles; a Chinese character meant "happiness"; a bride with traditional wedding dress...