Project 3: Curatorial Project

       My project for the curatorial project is flying butterflies. The theme of the curatorial project is monochrom. My thought was inspired by “The Butterfly Lovers” that is a popular Chinese folktale. It tells us a beautiful but tragic story. The two main characters Liang Shanbo and Zhu Yingtai are a couple in the tragic story. The ever-lasting folktale of Liang Shanbo and Zhu Yingtai represents eternal and pure love. Flying butterflies becomes a Chinese love symbol, which represents people’s yearning for the pursuit of freedom love. Love is a sincere belief and a forever subject for human beings. True love should last forever. Butterflies are also a symbol of happiness and give people encouragement, intoxication, and yearning. I used Photoshop to make some pink butterflies with light pink background in order to show and convey the folktale of love between Liang Shanbo and Zhu Yingtai. It is said that butterflies have only one partner for life and are emblems of love and loyalty. Butterflies are hailed as a symbol of auspicious and better, such as they symbolize sweet love that often used for a happy marriage. “The Butterfly Lovers” is the top of the Chinese classical tragic, which express the eastern pure love perfectly. In the folktale, the man and the woman finally choose to become butterflies in gardens.

       My plus one is a graphic design form my friend. I chose it because I think it can fit the show’s theme well. The show contained various type works which not all of the works use the same color. The works were arranged uncluttered in the room and the show successfully displayed to viewers.