Hello, this is Sue-Ching. Welcome to my blog. This is the “GIVE+ PROJECT” that I have been creating since 2008. I have done the first edition in 2011 after the around the world project. This year in 2025, I've started the second edition of this project, and it will continue after 2028. An art project lasts more than 20 years, it is my goal to achieve it. It is my observation that some people may not have the chance to own an original art work in their lives, so the second editon of the "Give+ Project", I would like to paint their family pictures and give them as a family gift.
The warm gesture of “giving” can be seen in many situations in our daily life. To give away something means to share. A quote from the movie "Into the Wild"(2007), “Happiness only real when shared.”
This project started in Santa Monica, USA. It has been going through several phrases of transformation. From giving artworks randomly on the street to collaboration with local schools, it has turned into a project that showed interesting stories in our everyday life.
In 2011 (August 27th to November 18th), I completed the first edition of this project by traveling around the world. The objective of the project is to observe and document teaching methods and student’s behavior in 7 countries, 9 cities, and 13 art classes. Most of the students drew my portrait by blind contour drawing technique or drew it freely.
Please click on the locations on the top left corner and join the journey with me. You are welcome to leave your comments anytime.
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自2008年起, 我開始了一系列 "GIVE+ Project". 2011年8月27日到11月18日, 我已經完成了階段性的目標, 旅程涵蓋3大洲, 7個國家, 9個城市, 並有13個班級及老師共同參與我的環球網路創作計劃.
今年2025年我將開始第二期的"Give+ Project". 預計將這個計畫持續到2028年，一個持續超過20年的計畫是我的理想，第二期的創作計畫將會讓人們收藏一件屬於全家人的藝術原作，因為我觀察有部分人群從未收藏或擁有過一件藝術收藏品，幫他們免費畫一幅全家福不僅可以開始收藏藝術品的契機，同時也讓每個家人因為畫作感受家庭的力量，讓收到的人們倍感溫暖。
2011年在法國, 我和21個3或4歲大的小小學生共同創作, 他們將完成的畫送給最喜歡的人. 同年在台灣, 雲林成龍國小六年甲班全班共9個學生, 他們告訴我9個發生在當地動人故事, 並將當天課堂上完成的畫, 送去給故事裡的主人翁. 我將這兩個計畫的過程及成果發表在計畫部落格上. 我們也從中獲得成就感及體會了施比受更有福的快樂.
請點選左上角的國家及城市, 欣賞小朋友們天真的畫作. 也歡迎大家留言.
