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Tatawa (Wei Tan)
Mourning the Loss of a Dream I
reason why I started painting. After
years of music education I felt
suffocated by all the academic
knowledge and craved to create like a
child. This desire turned into a
commitment to spontaneity and
authenticity. At the very beginning
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when I was still making small pieces on
paper, I would make a different series
each day, entirely based on my mood.
It was incredibly liberating. However
the more I painted, the more I saw the
limitations of spontaneity. It is the same
as music improvisation – you reach a
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