【精英翻譯】的部落格

The Leonardo da Vinci of Doodle Art　塗鴉藝術界的達文西

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Take a look at the work of this one-of-a-kind artist.

來看看來自這位獨一無二藝術家的作品。

　　England’s Sam Cox is a special artist. The 24-year-old’s masterpieces aren’t landscape paintings, portraits, or amazing sculptures. Instead, he creates doodles, which are small pictures and patterns that he draws quickly, on everything he sees. As a result, people call him Mr. Doodle.

　英國的山姆‧卡克斯是位特別的藝術家。這名二十四歲的藝術家最傑出的作品並非風景畫、人物肖像或是驚人的雕塑。他圖繪的反而是由小圖畫及圖案所組成的塗鴉，這些塗鴉被他快速地畫在一切所見之物上。因此，人們稱他為 ── 塗鴉先生。

　　Once Cox began doodling as a child, he couldn’t stop. It helped him burn off energy and allowed him to express himself. At first, he drew his little pictures on schoolbooks, walls, and furniture. Today, his art appears on cars, clothing, and anything else you can imagine. Cox says that, on average, he doodles for about 15 hours every day.

　　卡克斯從小只要一開始塗鴉就停不下來。這能幫助他發洩精力並讓他得以表達自我。最初，他繪畫些小圖畫於課本、牆壁及傢俱上。今日，他的藝術創作出現於車輛、服飾以及任何你想得到的東西上。卡克斯表示，他平均一天要塗鴉十五個小時。

　　In some ways, Cox’s art is simple. He usually uses a black marker to draw on a white background. However, he mixes lots of strange symbols and crazy characters together. When people look at his work, it’s like solving a puzzle. They have to spend time trying to figure out what’s going on in each scene. Although Cox’s art seems silly, it has a message. He hopes his work will remind people not to take life so seriously.

　　某方面來說，卡克斯的藝術很簡單。他通常用黑色麥克筆繪畫於白色背景上。但是他會把大量奇形怪狀的圖形以及瘋狂的符號混雜在一起。人們看著他的作品時，就彷彿在解謎團一般。他們得花時間試著搞清楚每一個景象是怎麼回事。儘管卡克斯的藝術看似可笑，但它有個訊息。他希望他的作品能提醒人們不要把人生看得過於嚴肅。