人们好奇；过着美好生活的郭燕，这么刻苦的工作，有什么样的内心需要表达呢?的确，她那些紫灰色的画面上，如儿时梦境一般的背景，两个时尚的男女或坐或站，或款款走来，似乎正是她完美家庭生活的心里投射。不过这些画面要告诉我们的，也许远远不止这些；正如郭燕虽是正点美女，细细品味来她的形象也别有不明朗之处。有位外地朋友初见郭燕，后来谈起对她的印象；她笑起来很开朗，但笑容缓缓消失，凝固在一种大理石般的落寞中。不论他的观察是否纯属想入非非，郭燕的内心世界肯定比其外表更朦胧。她反复刻画的男女形象，姿态，服装都很清晰，唯有面孔模糊而刻板，犹如面具一般不可捉摸，如同作者本人，总在我们身边却又拒人于千里之外。脱俗的画面虽恍如隔世，但又让人明显的感受到亲和中透出作者特有的情愫！也许这就是生活的魅力，也是郭燕作品的魅力。
—何多苓
Guo Yan is universally recognized as a beauty in the circle of fine art. Generally speaking, a beauty often creates some argument. However, Guo Yan is a rare case in that there is no argument. An endowed beauty like this seldom can give up herself and should drive fine cars and shuttle around in trendy venues. But it is even rarer that Guo Yan stays daily in her studio for seven/ eight hours.
People are curious why Guo Yan, who lived a very good life, should work so hard, and what kind of mentality needs to be expressed? Surely, on the greyish purple surfaces of her paintings, in dream-like backgrounds of childhood, two trendy man and woman are either sitting or standing, or walking daintily. This seems to be the reflection of her ideal of perfect family life. Nevertheless, this configuration tells us far more than this. Just like Guo Yan: although she is unquestionably a beauty, there are perhaps ambiguities about her image upon detailed rumination. A friend from abroad first met Guo Yan and later talked about the impression of her: she laughed open-heartedly, but the smile gradually faded and coagulated in a marble-like indifference. Whether or not his observation was purely imaginary, Guo Yan’s mentality is definitely more obscure than what it appears to be. Time and again, she depicted clearly the images, manners and costumes of the men and women. Only the faces are blurred and deadpan, elusive as a mask, and are just like the creator herself, always by our side yet far and far away. The non-earthly pictures appear surreal, but help the viewer clearly feel the friendliness together with the creator’s unique sentiment! Maybe, this is the charm of life and is also the charm of Guo Yan’s works of art.
By He Duo Ling
【编辑：霍春常】
