Ashen King, The Wild #03

The Clique Artworks' The Wild series deeply explores the alienation an individual experiences with their inner nature. The series reflects the relationship between humans and wild animals, and the internal conflicts within this relationship, as a visual experience. The wild animal figures are reproduced as a reflection of the human self; they are integrated into human nature and presented through a multi-layered narrative.

The series uses techniques such as oil-paint-like brushstrokes and pixelation to create a "screen" metaphor between humans and the wild. These pixelated surfaces become symbolic of the repressed and mysterious wild side of human psychology. Although cultural and societal norms suppress the wildness within the individual, these works aesthetically make this tension visible and transform it into an artistic form. Thus, the series emphasizes the conflict between the human inner nature and the cultural boundaries it attempts to reconcile, and the impact of alienation.