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Thank goodness I didn’t get a nosebleed; otherwise, it would have been really embarrassing. I got up, picked up my books, and since I had already bumped into it, I decided to take a look at the displayed works. It was a long aluminum bulletin board showcasing numerous sketches, oil paintings, design drafts, and computer graphics from the Fine Arts and Design Departments. I slowly browsed through them, my gaze stopping on a sketch titled “ANGLELICAL” — a sketch with a very melodious title. The pencil strokes were heavy, full of emotion from the artist. In the sketch, four big boys and a long-haired girl were sitting on a wide, sturdy couch. The girl sat quietly in the middle, while the others either sat beside her with their arms bent, leaned against the armrests, sat casually on the floor in front of the couch, or stood with arms crossed behind it. Strangely, none of them had facial features, just outlines of faces. Yet, through those faceless features, you could clearly feel that they were smiling. Despite lacking facial features, distinguished only by their body shapes and hair lengths, you could sense their youthful, slightly shy or bold smiles. It was serene, just like the summer of my seventeenth year. I was captivated by this strange painting; I thought the artist must have a lot to say, but because there was so much to express, they ended up saying nothing at all. Thus, they used the technique of portraying hollow people to tell the story of these four boys and the girl. It must be a very touching story, just like the title suggests, ANGELICAL, like angels. I subconsciously glanced at the artist’s name — Wen Lingxin, a 2000 class student from the Fine Arts Department. It was A-Xin.
