what is Give+ Project

This is an art project via blog.

During the residency, I will ask new friends or people I have encountered to participate this project. They will be asked to provide a subject for me to paint, the finished painting will be given to someone they know. The subject of the painting, by participants' requests, can be anything. After a painting is done, it will be sent via post mail to the receiver.

All participants and receivers of this project then can visit this blog and leave their comments. When I am in Santa Monica, the title is Give+ Santa Monica. When I am in Taipei, the title will be Give+ Taipei. This Project will travel with me for 2years. The ultimate plan is to complete this Project worldwide.

6 easy steps to participate:
1. think of an idea or subject to paint.
2. receive new work within one to two weeks.
3. send the work to the receiver via post mail.
4. visit this blog and leave the comments.
5. leave also videos and photographs will be wonderful as well.
6. come back anytime to add more comments.

The artist as an author will follow participants' requests to paint a new painting. The author has no control of topics, participants' responses and reactions, and whom the receivers and destinations will be. In combination of web 2.0, Internet, and tangible art objects and delivery, this project aims to discover the unexpected: topics, responses, destinations, occupations, human interaction, motivation, etc...

note: thanks to Vedran Perkov, Clayton Campbell, Jan Williamson, and Ronald Lopez contribute some suggestions to this project.

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這是一個網路部落格創作計畫。

出國之前我會先讓我在台北的朋友試試看簡易版。
國外我會邀請在當地認識的新朋友參加這個 Project。
在台灣的時候，我會持續的進行此計畫。
我在 Santa Monica 時，此計畫為 Give+ Santa Monica；
我在台北時，此計畫稱為 Give+ Taipei。
預定以2年的時間，於世界各地進行。

參與 Give+ Project 的辦法如下:
1. Project 參與者想一個創作的題目，告訴我她要將完成的作品送給誰。
2. 作品將於1-2個禮拜內完成。
3. 參與者必須專程前來我的工作是取件(完成的畫作)。
4. 收到作品後，參與者負責將作品寄出去。
5. 無論寄件人或收件人是誰，請上我的部落格，找到收到的日期及作品的位置，寫下任何的留言；例如 : 為何來參加此 Project。留言最好是用英文，如果真的英文不行，中文也okay。
6. 當然也可以分享相關的video 及照片。
7. 之後都可以不定期的來留言。

藝術家亦是作者會按照參與計畫者的要求，畫出指定的題目。創作者無法預期題目為何、參與者收到作品的反應為何、收件人及作品會流向何處。Give+ Project 企圖結合 Web 2.0、網路、以及實際作品的寄送，來發現一連串的不能預期的因素；例如 : 創作題目、反應、目的地、職業、動機、人與人之間的互動交流等等...