The Art of Life Photo Gallery by Ruth Chao at pbase.com

The Art of Life

Scibbles on Art

To be masterful in art, one requires not only originality and impeccable talent, but some
rebellion, a need to express and a subtle form of self-centredness. For when art is presented, so is
one's world of fruitful imaginations. The delicate power of a true artist lies in the unparallel creation
of another world, from which upon stepping out, curiosity is satisfied, satisfaction is relished, yet
both are yearning for more.

As in all cases, power delivers with its costs. Artists are to stand behind what one believes in, to
speak aloud through the chosen medium one's private world, often concealed in reality by layers of
persona and insecurities. To break through these concealed layers, to stand alone in the face of
harsh scrutiny, to be condemned by the fleeting yet lingering words of ruthlessness- that is the fate
of all artists; to be simultaneously free and trapped in judgment. Those too afraid would soon
become obsessed with feeding the feeble mouths of the public with what is thought to be desired;
and through each feeding is how character slowly drains from Self into the lost seas of others.

Know oneself well and early is more than crucial, as with cultivating a resilient wall that
can be drawn upon will; for the silent hunger of the ego can gnaw away oneself without even
the slightest of conscience. Any form of exposure and self expression will gradually define the self-
the flow outwards will alter what comes rushing in. This is the inevitable cycle in the development
of art, self and character. Every step counts more than the previous ones as it becomes increasingly
resistant to Control; the effect is accumulative beyond imagination. There are an impossible
number of directions. As artists, as humans, we Do have to take care.

- Ruth

All the World's a Stage	Lead my Steps, Watch me Glow	Let Us Walk the Earth
Queues of Princesses	Unfolding the veins of Life	Open Up
Suspended in Space?	The Art of Urban Life	La Mer
Snap Away	The Very Bottom Always Reflects The Top	The Windows of Perspectives
The Collapse of Light	Wait for Me, I was Born For You	My Beloved Sister
Blinking with Nothing	A Chinese Sunny SideUp	What's on a Man's Mind
Entertainment or Bombardment?	A Tug on Heartstrings	The Tongues of Passion
A Mid-Air Escape	Mother Nature	A Fashionable Tradition
Contamination of Darkness	Fish of Colours	A Yellow Warning
Let Imagination Flower	Line us up , Drink us down	No Words Needed
To See Life	Traditions Aside

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Waleed		25-Oct-2010 06:10
loud yet subtle, bright yet dark, very unique

Rob Oele		22-Aug-2010 16:35
Love your stylw: creative, unexpected, intense. VV

Alex Strauss		01-Mar-2009 03:18
It takes a briliant artist to capture these images, but a genius to combine these so well with words. My finest regards, Alex Strauss

Kim		24-Feb-2009 09:20
Beautiful artistic gallery, great inspiration and a pleasure to view Regards, Kim

thomas		04-Feb-2009 21:50
Impressive imagery!

Noel Saratan		02-Jan-2009 13:23
artistic, beautiful gallery!

neroxas		24-Dec-2008 02:05
only private =D

Christian Frisquet		17-Dec-2008 13:13
Excellent artistic work ! Big vote. vVv

Paolo Fercia		17-Dec-2008 08:51
Una galleria fantastica con scatti ricchi di spunti molto interessanti. Bello il taglio ed i contrasti che danno alle tue foto un'atmosfera molto suggestiva. Complimenti. ~V~

enny jameson		16-Dec-2008 08:55
rearally love your work, very impressive Ruth.lly

fiery_angel		10-Dec-2008 02:41
This gallery is really unique in style.simple pics, yet portray so much. stay cool and witty!

Abby		28-Nov-2008 22:42
I love your work Ruthy, cant wait for your pics from paree-a-go-go!!!! xxxx

Brent Vermilyea		19-Nov-2008 06:54
Simply stunning work. My highest regards. Your stuff is brilliant....I don't say that lightly. V

jean louis BERGAMO BOUFAREU		28-Oct-2008 06:05
Great gallery ....VVV

Naret Visesvongsa		26-Oct-2008 03:11
Ruth, Your work is very interesting and creative. I wish to see more pictures soon. V

Dia Savas		25-Oct-2008 23:32
Ruth..you are the perfect writer and photographer. Very intelligent and insightful, I would love to take another trip through your incredible mind. This is beyond impressive..

John Adler		25-Oct-2008 19:06
Very refreshing, a great gallery! BIG VOTE

Monique Lagu�		24-Oct-2008 01:15
Excellent gallary. Very good composition. v

Lastri Harjanto		23-Oct-2008 14:17
This is definitely one of the best galleries I've seen. In here, you project your sense of beauty, your personal perspectives, your inspirational mind. It is a gallery of not only visual stimulation, but mental stimulation as well. Really clever, beautiful, daring and stylish work- very admirable. Best regards, Lastri at lastri_harjanto@yahoo.com

alfredo camba jr.		23-Oct-2008 06:50
Very artistic gallery! Beautiful and creative images!! vote!!

David Frank		22-Oct-2008 03:02
I love your work - you are an artist who uses light, as there medium, to create art.

Marcia Rules		22-Oct-2008 00:10
very artistic work here! an edgy style that is captivating! V

paulina_rodevand		21-Oct-2008 23:31
Your work is mind-blowing! you are so talented n your artistic work shows! i'm am soooo impressed! :o)

Alain Boussac		19-Oct-2008 19:58
Numerous jewels taken by the keen and very personal eye of a true talented photographer. BV.

(Kim) Tuan Bao Tran		19-Oct-2008 15:46
Fabulous collection, Exellent captured, V

Zeev Parush		19-Oct-2008 06:49
Great gallery - many good photos.

TuTmin		19-Oct-2008 04:49
interesting gallery.well named and taken.well done. V~

Tuan Tran		19-Oct-2008 03:51
Excellent photos. Amazing compositions, colours and tones.

Bill Warren		17-Oct-2008 01:17
Afeast for the eyes and ears. V

David Yu		17-Oct-2008 00:07
Very nice collections of the artistic photos.

mart s		16-Oct-2008 21:02
this ia a cool gallery ...ruth..great work

Tony Quan		15-Oct-2008 22:48
Hi Ruth, Simply beautiful ~ Voted!

Marc Demoulin		15-Oct-2008 19:53
Welcome to Pbase. Very promissing work! VVV Marc

shuk1in12x		15-Oct-2008 18:08
Many fascinating concepts and a taste of your individual style cleraly shows through these works. +V

an nguyen		15-Oct-2008 16:39
Very impressive gallery and I adore you vision of the diversity of Photography you have here. My big compliments to your very fine art work. BV

Paco L�pez		15-Oct-2008 12:03
Really wonderful !!!

shatterbug		15-Oct-2008 06:13
Enjoyed my trip to your world...quality photography!

Christian Frisquet		15-Oct-2008 04:18
Excellent gallery ! So creative work ... Big vote !

Ryan Quah		15-Oct-2008 02:44
I'm impressed with your work. I will come back to see more.

Ernie Uy		15-Oct-2008 01:33
Great shots. Very artistic.V

sarah coutts		15-Oct-2008 00:46
Amazing talent is shown here. Not just in photography, and not just in your way of words, but you seem to have a special talent of linking the two very well together. Flawless introdcution and unique perspective.

Brinn MacDougall		14-Oct-2008 22:45
I really like your style the urban art is fantastic..v

MarcWildPassion		14-Oct-2008 21:43
Nice style and original, I enjoyed the visit. V

Nick Arena		14-Oct-2008 21:09
Excellent gallery..a very original and unique style.V

Shayne		14-Oct-2008 20:47
Absolutely WONDERFUL images ~ you have a wonderful style and unique eye ~ I look forward to watching your gallery grow.

David Gaar		14-Oct-2008 19:05
Great new addition to the PBase community. Your images are creative and fresh and your gallery presentation is lovely and unique as well. Looking forward to seeing more of your work posted soon. Well done. V.

Ali Majdfar		14-Oct-2008 18:29
Fabulous collection, excellent shots. GMV

rick bolt		14-Oct-2008 16:14
You have a keen eye and an incisive, insightful way of expressing yourself. Thanks for sharing these photos.

Avi		14-Oct-2008 10:02
the way you see things is unique, i hope to see more of your pics here.

Robbie D70		13-Oct-2008 22:45
Hello Hello Ruth, I like your ideas because they are so different from my own. Interesting galleries.

Eldar Kadymov		13-Oct-2008 15:57
I had great fun going through this wonderful gallery, so many unusual findings and subjects ! V

Kaden Kratzer		13-Oct-2008 15:32
Excellent imagery. Welcome to my faves. BV

vivian		13-Oct-2008 14:16
POPULAR GALLERY!(Y)(Y)(Y)

Art Rodriguez		13-Oct-2008 13:47
You have amazing talent and it really shows in these pictures. Keep up the great work you are doing and I look forward to seeing more. Art

flowsnow		13-Oct-2008 12:27
Enchanting moment and mesmerizing indeed. I will be back for more as it is addictive xxx Tricia

Benjamin Balmoris Jr.		13-Oct-2008 11:02
You a fantastic and very artistic gallery. I think you should post more of your art and i will definitely come back for more. Truly inspiring.

Aloha Diao Lavina		13-Oct-2008 02:43
Your titles are great! Very lyrical. Nice work.

Veysel Birinci		13-Oct-2008 00:25
Hi Ruth. It is very nice gallerie an very nice photos of you here. I will fallow your great works.. Regards... Veysel

Ankita Roy		12-Oct-2008 03:24
big chao! your gallery is so full on brilliance! i love the creative and thoughtful titles and the photos in themselves are absolutely amazing. you've caught the daily simple moments in our lives and made it so beautiful and that's what i love most about your photos. i hope you're putting these up on dA as well so i can go favourite away! :) keep up the good work!

Sam		11-Oct-2008 23:01
Original and intruiging gallery. Great talent here! Sam

Johnny JAG		11-Oct-2008 18:46
I'm totally blown away by the sheer artistry of this gallery, I really look forward to seeing how this develops.

francesco scipioni		11-Oct-2008 08:24
Really don't know where to turn my eyes! fantastic debut!-v-

Cindi Smith		11-Oct-2008 03:42
Beautiful work! I see you are the ultimate professional. Very well done, very emotive and meaningful. Beautiful work here! I have to say, you have a talent rarely seen! Brava!

Sienna Kenden		09-Oct-2008 23:59
This is a miniture gallery but is everything more than powerful. You have a very unique perspective and creative mind, and of course great skills and sense of beauty to actually take all these stunning photographs. One of the best galleries I have seen around, you should be very proud! Love from England, Sienna K / siennak@live.co.uk

lorand		09-Oct-2008 22:04
Superb gallery!!! BIG VOTE

Bali da BoBo		09-Oct-2008 18:14
hey ruth, i really like your photographs. they are truly beautiful and inspiring. you are always my talented bestie. keep up with the good work! looking forward to see your new photographs =] love, bobo

Antonia		09-Oct-2008 12:32
wow you really have THE eye and capture ordinary moments yet they look perfect. super proud of you! better than many professionals out there. print them out in poster size and you'll see them hanging in my room. :D xx Ton

Meta		09-Oct-2008 04:32
Yes, a great talent, and so personal approach. Wonderful gallery. V

Mike C.		09-Oct-2008 03:57
Ruth your work is incredible and truly original in it's presentation. Thanks for the kind words about my work. All the best, Mike C.

Vinita		09-Oct-2008 03:49
I came across your page from google, and upon viewing this, I am honestly blown away. The colours here are stunning, and you have the unique talent to capture beauty not only from where it is evident, but also in the mundane. What I love most though is your smart and meaningful titles, which is something rare to find among even the finest photographers. Keep up the impressive work!

vivian		09-Oct-2008 03:10
brilliant collection, mind blowing and inspiring photographs, with very intelligent captions. i look forward to the future snaps of our world from your unique perspective your talent also deserves more publicity and fame. i wish you all the best..but you know i love to sing so: AND IIIIIIIIIIIIIII WILL ALWAYS LOVE YOUUUUUUOOOOO-AHHHHHHH ALOHA FROM HK! i misss yew : D

Jubi Karma		03-Oct-2008 17:03
Dr.Chao...impressive diversity in your work. Like the witty captions. Your take on colours are quite mood provoking. Look forward to your future clicks. Your first amateur critic, Jubi Karma

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