Breakthrough

This work is also a breakthrough for myself as I have grown much through the learning and creation. While I was inspired by the 3D paintings observed in Rome, my work is not simply a demonstration of how to draw a 3D effect on a 2D plane. More importantly, I think this painting can represent me at this stage. I had seen many of the great artworks in Rome on textbooks when I was a student in China but seeing them in the real life and through is a totally different experience. The flower in the painting grows outward, overstepping the box that confines it, breaking through the original limits and exploring the outside world. I think sometimes it is necessary to break the rules and break through oneself in order to find the path to success. As a female who grew up in the Eastern culture and came to live and study in the Western world, which is completely different in many aspects, I need the courage to break through myself. I feel that I was like the flower in the painting which strives to grow outward and seeks various breakthroughs.