1 00:00:00,000 --> 00:00:02,000 当我就读艺术学院时 2 00:00:02,000 --> 00:00:04,000 手开始出现颤抖症状 3 00:00:04,000 --> 00:00:07,000 这是我能画出最直的线 4 00:00:07,000 --> 00:00:09,000 现在看来 其实这对某些事来说还挺好的 5 00:00:09,000 --> 00:00:12,000 例如摇匀罐中的颜料,或甩干拍立得相片 6 00:00:12,000 --> 00:00:15,000 但当时的感觉确实像世界末日 7 00:00:15,000 --> 00:00:19,000 这摧毁了我成为艺术家的梦想 8 00:00:19,000 --> 00:00:21,000 颤抖症状事实上来自于 9 00:00:21,000 --> 00:00:23,000 我专研点画的结果 10 00:00:23,000 --> 00:00:26,000 经年累月地描绘极小的点 11 00:00:26,000 --> 00:00:29,000 最后这些点从完美的圆形 12 00:00:29,000 --> 00:00:33,000 变成类似蝌蚪状,因为颤抖的缘故 13 00:00:33,000 --> 00:00:35,000 为了改善这一点,我将笔握得更紧 14 00:00:35,000 --> 00:00:38,000 却使颤抖症状地更加厉害 15 00:00:38,000 --> 00:00:40,000 因此我只能将笔握得更紧 16 00:00:40,000 --> 00:00:42,000 这成了恶性循环 17 00:00:42,000 --> 00:00:44,000 最后导致剧痛和关节问题 18 00:00:44,000 --> 00:00:47,000 我几乎握不住任何东西 19 00:00:47,000 --> 00:00:50,000 就在努力追寻从事艺术的毕生梦想后 20 00:00:50,000 --> 00:00:55,000 我离开艺术学院,同时与艺术分道扬镳 21 00:00:55,000 --> 00:00:57,000 但几年后,我对艺术依然无法忘怀 22 00:00:57,000 --> 00:00:59,000 我决定求助神经科医生,诊治颤抖症状 23 00:00:59,000 --> 00:01:02,000 却发现我的神经已永久受损 24 00:01:02,000 --> 00:01:05,000 事实上,医生看了一眼我画的扭曲线条 25 00:01:05,000 --> 00:01:08,000 开口说,「你何不试着与颤抖共处呢?」 26 00:01:08,000 --> 00:01:11,000 因此我依言照办,回家后,我拿起笔来 27 00:01:11,000 --> 00:01:13,000 任由我的手不停颤抖 28 00:01:13,000 --> 00:01:15,000 我创作出类似这样的涂鸦 29 00:01:15,000 --> 00:01:17,000 即使这并非 我理想中的艺术作品,感觉却很棒 30 00:01:17,000 --> 00:01:21,000 即使这并非 我理想中的艺术作品,感觉却很棒 31 00:01:21,000 --> 00:01:23,000 更重要的是,一旦我设法与颤抖共处 32 00:01:23,000 --> 00:01:25,000 我发现我依然能创作艺术 33 00:01:25,000 --> 00:01:27,000 我只需要寻找不同的方式 34 00:01:27,000 --> 00:01:29,000 创作我想要的艺术 35 00:01:29,000 --> 00:01:32,000 现在,我依然喜爱点画的片段感 36 00:01:32,000 --> 00:01:34,000 看着这些小点聚集成一幅完整的图画 37 00:01:34,000 --> 00:01:36,000 看着这些小点聚集成一幅完整的图画 38 00:01:36,000 --> 00:01:39,000 因此我开始尝试以其他方式分割图像 39 00:01:39,000 --> 00:01:41,000 避免因颤抖而影响作品 40 00:01:41,000 --> 00:01:45,000 例如用脚沾颜料,在画布上行走 41 00:01:45,000 --> 00:01:49,000 或以木条组成二乘四的3D结构 42 00:01:49,000 --> 00:01:54,000 用喷灯在表面烙上2D图像 43 00:01:54,000 --> 00:01:58,000 我发现,如果使用大型素材从事大型创作 44 00:01:58,000 --> 00:02:00,000 手部的问题完全不会造成影响 45 00:02:00,000 --> 00:02:04,000 当我跳脱单一艺术创作方式后 46 00:02:04,000 --> 00:02:06,000 我找到激发创造力的方法 47 00:02:06,000 --> 00:02:10,000 使我的艺术视野完全改观 48 00:02:10,000 --> 00:02:12,000 这是我第一次领悟到这个观点 49 00:02:12,000 --> 00:02:17,000 处于局限中确实能激发创造力 50 00:02:17,000 --> 00:02:20,000 当时我即将毕业 51 00:02:20,000 --> 00:02:23,000 我十分高兴能找到一份正职 终于买得起新的美术工具 52 00:02:23,000 --> 00:02:27,000 我有一套十分简陋的工具组 53 00:02:27,000 --> 00:02:29,000 我自认能创作出更棒的作品 54 00:02:29,000 --> 00:02:32,000 只要拥有我理想中的艺术家必备工具 55 00:02:32,000 --> 00:02:34,000 事实上我连普通剪刀也没有 56 00:02:34,000 --> 00:02:36,000 我一直使用金属剪代替 直到我从办公室偷来一把剪刀 57 00:02:36,000 --> 00:02:39,000 我一直使用金属剪代替 直到我从办公室偷来一把剪刀 58 00:02:39,000 --> 00:02:41,000 因此我离开学校、找到工作、领到薪水 59 00:02:41,000 --> 00:02:43,000 我前往美术用品店 60 00:02:43,000 --> 00:02:46,000 疯狂地采购美术用品 61 00:02:46,000 --> 00:02:48,000 回家后,我坐下来 62 00:02:48,000 --> 00:02:51,000 全心投入工作,努力试着创作某些 63 00:02:51,000 --> 00:02:54,000 完全跳脱框架的作品 64 00:02:54,000 --> 00:02:58,000 但我坐了好几个小时,却毫无灵感 65 00:02:58,000 --> 00:03:01,000 同样情形日复一日地上演 66 00:03:01,000 --> 00:03:04,000 我瞬间陷入创作低潮 67 00:03:04,000 --> 00:03:09,000 很长一段时间,我处于黑暗中,无法创作 68 00:03:09,000 --> 00:03:11,000 这完全没道理,因为我终于能 69 00:03:11,000 --> 00:03:16,000 致力于艺术创作,却丝毫没有创作灵感 70 00:03:16,000 --> 00:03:18,000 但当我在黑暗中摸索时 71 00:03:18,000 --> 00:03:21,000 我意识到,事实上我已被 之前不曾拥有的众多选择麻痹 72 00:03:21,000 --> 00:03:24,000 我意识到,事实上我已被 之前不曾拥有的众多选择麻痹 73 00:03:24,000 --> 00:03:28,000 此时我想起那双颤抖的手 74 00:03:28,000 --> 00:03:30,000 与颤抖共处 75 00:03:30,000 --> 00:03:33,000 于是我领悟到,如果想找回创作力 76 00:03:33,000 --> 00:03:37,000 必须不再专注于跳脱框架的念头 77 00:03:37,000 --> 00:03:39,000 试着回到框架中 78 00:03:39,000 --> 00:03:42,000 我思索 难道追寻极限使人变得更有创造力吗? 79 00:03:42,000 --> 00:03:44,000 我思索 难道追寻极限使人变得更有创造力吗? 80 00:03:44,000 --> 00:03:50,000 如果我只能用价值一美元的素材创作呢? 81 00:03:50,000 --> 00:03:52,000 当时我花了许多夜晚- 82 00:03:52,000 --> 00:03:55,000 好吧,我想我现在还是 经常在星巴克度过夜晚时光- 83 00:03:55,000 --> 00:03:58,000 我知道可以跟店员多要一个纸杯 84 00:03:58,000 --> 00:04:00,000 因此我决定要 50 个 85 00:04:00,000 --> 00:04:02,000 令人讶异地,他们二话不说地给了我 86 00:04:02,000 --> 00:04:04,000 藉由一些我原本就有的铅笔 87 00:04:04,000 --> 00:04:07,000 仅花了 80 美分,我就完成这项作品 88 00:04:07,000 --> 00:04:10,000 那一刻我恍然大悟 89 00:04:10,000 --> 00:04:13,000 我们必须先处于限制中 90 00:04:13,000 --> 00:04:16,000 才能超越限制 91 00:04:16,000 --> 00:04:18,000 我把这个局限于框架中的想法运用到 92 00:04:18,000 --> 00:04:20,000 画布上,我思索,如果无法 93 00:04:20,000 --> 00:04:23,000 在画布上作画,只能在自己胸前作画呢? 94 00:04:23,000 --> 00:04:26,000 于是我画了 30 张图,一次一层 95 00:04:26,000 --> 00:04:27,000 彼此相叠 96 00:04:27,000 --> 00:04:31,000 每幅画都代表某个影响我人生的事件 97 00:04:31,000 --> 00:04:34,000 或者,如果无法用笔刷作画 98 00:04:34,000 --> 00:04:37,000 只能用手劈呢? (笑声) 99 00:04:37,000 --> 00:04:38,000 因此我将双手沾上颜料 100 00:04:38,000 --> 00:04:40,000 直接劈向画布 101 00:04:40,000 --> 00:04:42,000 事实上我劈得太用力,造成小指关节瘀青 102 00:04:42,000 --> 00:04:45,000 好几个星期,我的小指只能直挺挺地竖着 103 00:04:45,000 --> 00:04:49,000 (笑声)(掌声) 104 00:04:49,000 --> 00:04:53,000 或者,如果无法靠自己创作 105 00:04:53,000 --> 00:04:55,000 必须仰赖他人 106 00:04:55,000 --> 00:04:57,000 完成创作内容呢? 107 00:04:57,000 --> 00:05:00,000 因此整整六天,我在网络摄像头前过日子 108 00:05:00,000 --> 00:05:03,000 我睡地板、吃外卖食物 109 00:05:03,000 --> 00:05:05,000 我请别人打电话给我,和我分享故事 110 00:05:05,000 --> 00:05:08,000 关于人生中的转折点 111 00:05:08,000 --> 00:05:10,000 他们的故事成了艺术创作 112 00:05:10,000 --> 00:05:14,000 我把这些故事写在旋转画布上 113 00:05:14,000 --> 00:05:18,000 (掌声) 114 00:05:18,000 --> 00:05:23,000 或者,如果创作的目的并非展示 115 00:05:23,000 --> 00:05:25,000 而是销毁呢? 116 00:05:25,000 --> 00:05:27,000 这就像最终极限 117 00:05:27,000 --> 00:05:30,000 成为一位没有作品的艺术家 118 00:05:30,000 --> 00:05:32,000 这个毁灭性概念转变成长达一年的计划 119 00:05:32,000 --> 00:05:34,000 我称之为“告别艺术” 120 00:05:34,000 --> 00:05:38,000 每件作品完成后都必须销毁 121 00:05:38,000 --> 00:05:40,000 创作“告别艺术”之初,我将焦点放在 122 00:05:40,000 --> 00:05:43,000 强制性毁灭,例如这幅Jimi Hendrix图像 123 00:05:43,000 --> 00:05:45,000 由七千多根火柴棒组成 124 00:05:45,000 --> 00:05:46,000 (笑声) 125 00:05:46,000 --> 00:05:50,000 接着我采用自然销毁方式进行创作 126 00:05:50,000 --> 00:05:52,000 我寻找暂时性素材 127 00:05:52,000 --> 00:05:54,000 例如口中吐出的食物 128 00:05:54,000 --> 00:05:59,000 (笑声) 129 00:05:59,000 --> 00:06:02,000 涂鸦粉笔 130 00:06:02,000 --> 00:06:06,000 甚至冷冻酒 131 00:06:06,000 --> 00:06:08,000 最后一系列的毁灭性创作是 132 00:06:08,000 --> 00:06:12,000 尝试创造一些不曾真正存在的画面 133 00:06:12,000 --> 00:06:16,000 因此我将蜡烛排在桌上 将它点燃,然后吹熄 134 00:06:16,000 --> 00:06:19,000 用同一批蜡烛一再重复这个过程 135 00:06:19,000 --> 00:06:23,000 然后将拍摄的视频组成一幅大型图像 136 00:06:23,000 --> 00:06:28,000 因此最终图像从未完整存在 137 00:06:28,000 --> 00:06:32,000 它在诞生前即遭受毁灭的命运 138 00:06:32,000 --> 00:06:34,000 从事“告别艺术系列”期间 139 00:06:34,000 --> 00:06:37,000 我创作了 23 件不同作品 140 00:06:37,000 --> 00:06:40,000 不曾留下任何可展示的实体作品 141 00:06:40,000 --> 00:06:43,000 我原本认为的最终限制 142 00:06:43,000 --> 00:06:46,000 事实上成了最终解放 143 00:06:46,000 --> 00:06:48,000 每一次的创作过程中 144 00:06:48,000 --> 00:06:50,000 毁灭阶段都使我重新归零 145 00:06:50,000 --> 00:06:54,000 我感到宛如新生 随时能开始进行下一个计划 146 00:06:54,000 --> 00:06:56,000 这并非一夕可成之事 147 00:06:56,000 --> 00:06:59,000 有时我的计划一开始就遇上阻碍 148 00:06:59,000 --> 00:07:01,000 更糟的是,花了许多时间后 149 00:07:01,000 --> 00:07:04,000 成果却难以见人 150 00:07:04,000 --> 00:07:07,000 但既然已投入创作过程,我坚持到底 151 00:07:07,000 --> 00:07:09,000 最后成果往往出人意料 152 00:07:09,000 --> 00:07:12,000 摧毁每一件作品的过程中 153 00:07:12,000 --> 00:07:14,000 我学会了放下 154 00:07:14,000 --> 00:07:18,000 放下结果、放下失败 155 00:07:18,000 --> 00:07:20,000 放下不完美 156 00:07:20,000 --> 00:07:23,000 得到的回报是,我找到 持续不断的艺术创作过程 157 00:07:23,000 --> 00:07:27,000 不因结果受限 158 00:07:27,000 --> 00:07:29,000 我发现自己处于持续创作状态 159 00:07:29,000 --> 00:07:32,000 只想着下一个创作计划 160 00:07:32,000 --> 00:07:34,000 灵感如泉涌般不断浮现 161 00:07:34,000 --> 00:07:37,000 当我回想远离艺术的三年时光 162 00:07:37,000 --> 00:07:40,000 远离我的梦想,只是如行尸走肉般度日 163 00:07:40,000 --> 00:07:44,000 不曾试着找出不同方法,继续这个梦想 164 00:07:44,000 --> 00:07:47,000 我只是离开、放弃 165 00:07:47,000 --> 00:07:51,000 如果我不曾尝试与颤抖共处呢? 166 00:07:51,000 --> 00:07:52,000 因为对我来说,与颤抖共处 167 00:07:52,000 --> 00:07:55,000 不仅关乎艺术或拥有创作技巧 168 00:07:55,000 --> 00:07:59,000 事实上这关乎人生,及拥有生活技能 169 00:07:59,000 --> 00:08:02,000 因为最终,大部分我们所做的事 170 00:08:02,000 --> 00:08:07,000 都发生在这里 局限于框架中和有限的资源下 171 00:08:07,000 --> 00:08:11,000 学习在自我极限中发挥创造力 172 00:08:11,000 --> 00:08:15,000 是改变自我的最佳方式 173 00:08:15,000 --> 00:08:19,000 集合众人的力量,将可改变世界 174 00:08:19,000 --> 00:08:23,000 将局限视为创意来源的想法 175 00:08:23,000 --> 00:08:26,000 改变了我的人生历程 176 00:08:26,000 --> 00:08:27,000 现在,当我遇上瓶颈 177 00:08:27,000 --> 00:08:31,000 或发现自己陷入创作低潮 178 00:08:31,000 --> 00:08:32,000 有时我依然得与低潮抗争 179 00:08:32,000 --> 00:08:34,000 但我不曾逃避这个过程 180 00:08:34,000 --> 00:08:38,000 试着提醒自己其中的可能性 181 00:08:38,000 --> 00:08:42,000 例如用上百只活生生的虫创作一幅图像 182 00:08:42,000 --> 00:08:47,000 用图钉替香蕉纹身 183 00:08:47,000 --> 00:08:53,000 或用汉堡的油脂作画 184 00:08:53,000 --> 00:08:55,000 (笑声) 185 00:08:55,000 --> 00:08:56,000 我最近努力的方向是 186 00:08:56,000 --> 00:09:00,000 试着将我学到的创作诀窍 187 00:09:00,000 --> 00:09:03,000 转变成可让他人复制的技巧 188 00:09:03,000 --> 00:09:07,000 局限或许是最不可能 驾驭创造力的方式,但或许是 189 00:09:07,000 --> 00:09:10,000 局限或许是最不可能 驾驭创造力的方式,但或许是 190 00:09:10,000 --> 00:09:14,000 使我们跳脱框架的最佳方法 191 00:09:14,000 --> 00:09:18,000 重新进行规划,挑战既有规范 192 00:09:18,000 --> 00:09:21,000 除了勉励彼此活在当下 193 00:09:21,000 --> 00:09:25,000 也许我们可以时时提醒自己 194 00:09:25,000 --> 00:09:28,000 拥抱局限 195 00:09:28,000 --> 00:09:29,000 谢谢 196 00:09:29,000 --> 00:09:35,000 (掌声)