Within so-called, Parallel Universes, the ‘worlds’ will never intertwine with each other, thus dividing themselves into many different kinds of ‘worlds’; yet they share many similar characteristics if you looked closer. A simple explanation can be found in our daily life: for example, an iPhone & a Blueberry are two completely different things. In other words, the term ‘Parallel’ can pretty much b
e related to those who study arts, such as us. The courses in our college, Dasein Academy of Art, can be divided into 2 main sections: Traditional Fine Arts & Modern Day Graphic Design. Although both of the mentioned are technically ‘art, but both of those are completely different type of ‘art’. Traditional Fine Art is a more free topic ‘art’, where the artists can freely express themselves of what they’re thinking & what they want the public to think, by putting everything into their artwork. Compared to Modern Day Graphic Design, the artists are able to express themselves more. Modern Day Graphic Design, on the other hand, are more realistic, & they focused more on what the public wants & needs, to deliver what they’re expected to. In most of their time, all artists from the two groups above will be doing artworks of their own sector. People will often mentioned: interior designer, illustrator, fine art artist, graphic designer etc. Like mentioned above, they’re ALL artists, but yet, not really the ‘same’ artists. It’s a pity that within our 3 years in Dasein, we only can choose one of the many art professions’ courses available in Dasein due to time & money. Believe it or not, we actually gland that we once were a clumsy bunch of innocent newcomers who have not yet learn anything from Dasein; so that we could seize knowledge from any district as much as possible. Perhaps right after we’re graduated, we’ll be dumped to different area, entitled with different professions’ name, & stick to the job until we’re retired. Reality’s rather hash now, isn’t it? Which is why we decided to give our so-called ‘last freedom’ one last shot; to experience both of ‘Traditional Fine Arts’ & ‘Modern Day Graphic Design’, in our own unique ways of presenting them in 2 different final artworks. To break the boundaries between Traditional Fine Arts & Modern Day Graphic Design; to cross the limits of an artist’s crazy creativity; to prove that any artist can show the world what they think, yet able to satisfies what the public aimed for. These are what we’re bringing you in our exhibition: ‘Parallel’.
平行是一个几何学术语。在平面几何中，永远不会相交的多条直线，或者多个平面彼此互相平行。在欧几里得几何中，由平行公设，平面上过直线外一点恰好可以作一条与它平行的直线。在非欧几何中，根据空间曲率的不同，过直线外一点可以作多条或零条与它平行的直线。
总合来说，平行是两条永远不可能交集的线条，同样适用于就读艺术系的我们。达尔尚艺术学院的课程可以大致上分为纯美术和商业设计两个领域，而两个领域虽然都包涵了艺术成分，但在实践性上其实是截然不同的事物。商业设计一般上都是有明确目的的创作，过程是要经历情报的收集与分析，将不同的情报凑合并筑起为作品；但对纯美术而言,作品的带出来的意义却是广义的，一种对生活的体验和态度，或对周遭事物的想法与宣泄，都能成为属于他们的自我创作。很多时候，两方面课系都在各自的范围里做创作。
大家总说，平面设计师是平面设计师，插画师是插画师，艺术家是艺术家，就像把大家勉强归类，还是大家都只能做自己份内的事？
在短短的三年里，身为学生往往只能物择其一，在其中的一个领域里深造；但感恩的是, 身为学生这个身份是模糊的，非专业的，仍未被定义的，所以往往可以跨越范围去摄取不同领域的知识。或许在毕业后，大家都会分别被投入不同领域，冠上各自专业的称号，然后一直专注同样的事物直到老去，这种单一模式的乏味其实并不难想象,或许很多人也正经其历。
插画系,让我们正处于这两项课系的中心点,我们既不够商业设计的现实专业,也不足纯美术的豪放潇洒。就在我们依然还是以学生身份创作的这个时候, 我们很贪心的横跨两个领域，在这毕业展里，用两种心态，放大商业设计和纯美术两大课题里的对比性,以插画系的实力与角度，展出两份足以体现双方对比含义的作品。
