A18. 詠丹集 Yong Dan Ji – 台灣 Taiwan

嗨！我是Aimee Liu。我的人生歷程呼應著這次的展覽主題「我想念我自己」。雖然從小就展現對畫畫的興趣，隨著社會框架的無形箝制加上希望探索寬廣世界的本性，我進入了升學導向的學校，出國攻讀MBA。歷經航空、精品公關、數據分析產業，最終進入Amazon當科技產品經理。一路上畫畫的火苗似乎越來越小，卻始終沒有熄滅。到了40歲了，繞了世界一大圈，卻始終意識到我最想成為的是拿著畫筆的自己。於是在今年辭掉了Amazon的工作，脫掉了面具，決定好好面對天職的召喚，另起爐灶。

我鍾愛的題材是女人跟小孩，關心的緯度有二：1）台灣人面孔的時尚插畫，呈現台灣人獨特的美。2）捕捉孩童獨有的光芒、天真、與單純。

Hi! I’m Aimee Liu. My life trajectory happens to echo the topic “Don’t forget yourself.” Though with a love for drawing since little, I entered exam-oriented schools under the influence of social values, got an MBA degree in the US, and eventually landed on Amazon as a product manager. Turning 40, I realized that my love for drawing has never faded away. I decided to give myself a chance to respond to my calling and dedicate myself into illustration industry.

I love drawing women and children with a focus on two themes: 1) fashion illustration with Taiwanese faces, and 2) the pure soul and sparkling eyes of children that you rarely see in grown-ups.

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