从被规训到世界舞台：自由涂鸦开启的想象力觉醒
小的时候，我经常因为在课堂上涂鸦而被老师批评。但我根本停不下来。老师总是制止我画画，这让我非常苦恼，因为作为一名具有创造力的人，涂鸦是我极其自然的本能表达。
因为在学校遇到了这个困扰，几周后我被送去参加艺术班。这时，我的艺术老师提出了一个与众不同的建议：当地一家餐厅正好有一面巨大的空白墙壁，她便询问店方是否能让我在上面画画，餐馆爽快地答应了。于是，我开始用自己的艺术填满整面餐厅墙壁。客人们一边用餐一边看我创作，照片开始在网络上流传，当地报纸也对此进行了报道。忽然之间，全世界的人都在讨论这个停不下涂鸦画笔的孩子。那一刻彻底改变了我的人生。
我起初根本没有刻意想要成为一名艺术家，但真正关键的是这一切是如何开始的：它始于我的想象力，始于父母不仅没有漠视反而全然拥抱我的热爱，始于能够自由画画的权利。这就是我今天想要探讨的核心，因为今天的世界与十年前我刚开始涂鸦时相比，已经发生了巨大的变化。
Original English Source
When I was younger, I used to get told off in class for doodling. I couldn't stop. My teacher would always stop me from doing this, and it was really worrying because as a creative person, it's something that I do naturally. After a few weeks at my art class, I was booked in because I was having this trouble at school. My teacher suggested something unusual. There was a big empty wall in a local restaurant. She asked them if I could draw on it. They said yes. So I started filling the restaurant wall with my artwork. People would come in and watch me while they were eating. Photos started appearing online. Then the local newspaper wrote about it, and suddenly, people all around the world were talking about this kid who couldn't stop doodling. That moment changed my life. I wasn't even trying to be an artist, but the important thing is how it started. It started with my imagination and parents who didn't disregard but embraced my passion. It started with the freedom to just draw. And that's what I want to talk about today, because the world is very different than when it was when I was first doodling 10 years ago. (Laughter)
即时生成与肌肉记忆：AI时代重估创造的旅程价值
在当今时代，人们只需向人工智能（AI: 基于提示词生成内容的系统）输入提示词，就能生成任何内容并感受到创造的快感。但我坚信，让想象力成为创作的真正驱动力，永远具有不可替代的价值。
因为想象力就像一块肌肉：你使用得越频繁，它就会变得越强壮；但如果你不去锻炼它，它就会逐渐萎缩，你的身体便会依赖外物来替你完成思考与表达。如今的社会环境并不鼓励真正的创造力，也没有给予其足够的重视，因此人们很容易直接求助于眼前的工具来获取即时结果。然而，直奔终点并不能让人获得真正的学习与成长，唯有亲身经历创作的全过程，才能在旅程中有所收获。
一切创造都源自一个念头、一个灵感、一种意义或一段愿景，这正是你的想象力——一切的起点。而这个起点会决定你后续所走出的每一步，这是一种纯粹的自由。想象力是第一步，随后的创作方向在整个过程中自然流淌；你完全任由自己的思绪自由漫游，拥有抵达任何地方的自由，因为这迈出的第一步完全源于你自身，而非任何外在力量。
我预见到的是，我们正在逐渐依赖外部工具去替代那些所有人本就拥有且不可或缺的内在能力；我们仅仅因为走捷径更容易，就将这种主导权拱手让人。这让我深感担忧，因为对于在 AI 环绕中成长起来的这一代人来说，牺牲自己独特的视角似乎成了常态，大家正越来越被自己无法掌控的力量所塑造、甚至所定义。
Original English Source
Today, it's possible to type prompts into AI, make anything and feel creative. But I believe there will always be value in letting our imaginations be the true driver of our creations. Because imagination is like a muscle. The more you use it, the stronger it becomes. But if you don't use it, it gets weaker and your body will rely on something else to do it for you. Creativity is not encouraged today. It's not given value, so it's easy to turn to the tools right in front of us and get an instant result. But you don't learn by going straight to the end. You learn from the journey. Everything begins with a thought, an idea, a meaning or a vision. That's your imagination. The beginning. And that beginning influences what you do from that point. It's freedom. Imagination is the first step, and direction flows through the creation. You're letting yourself literally wander wherever you wish. The freedom to go anywhere. Because that first step is coming from you and not something else. What I can see is we'll be reliant to replace something we all need and all have. We'll be handing it off just because it's easier. And that worries me because for everyone growing up around AI, they'll see it as normal to sacrifice their unique perspective, becoming more and more shaped, even defined, by what they can't control.
心流即兴与构图法则：从虚构意象到现实具象的转化
为了让大家更直观地理解这种过程，我现在进行一段现场即兴绘制。我创作作品时通常从一个简单的几何形状开始——比如这里画一个带尖刺的轮廓，接着画一只大眼睛，然后添上其他细节。
在当下全身心投入即兴创作时，这种体验会让我感到无比自由，能够完全顺应每一个角色和每一道线条的流动。比如在纽约旅行时，我看到很多人在街头玩滑板，所以我随手画下一个滑板青年，再给滑板加上轮子。我平时也很喜欢添加一些标志性的符号，比如一颗心形图标，虽然极简但极具表现力；我也喜欢画类似外星人的奇特眼睛，接着自然延伸出双臂与双腿。
对于另一个角色，我同样以简单的图形起步，逐步填充。这个小家伙看起来心情不太好。（笑声）在平衡整幅画面的视觉构图时，我的习惯是通过添加辅助线条和形状来填补画面的留白，并加入赋予整幅作品生命力的动态线条（Movement Lines: 展现运动轨迹与生机感的线条），这也是我创作中始终贯穿的手法。
我希望我们每个人都能从 AI 的狂热中适度抽离出来，去拥抱真正让我们独一无二的核心特质——即将我们脑海中的想象虚影转化为具有现实影响力的具象创作的能力。这是我们每天都面临的选择。让我们坚定拥抱这份独特性、拥抱想象力，以及将我们所有人紧密联结在一起的创造力。
Original English Source
I'm just going to show you something visually now. I often start my artworks with a simple shape. I'm thinking something spiky here. And then big eye, like this. Then I'll add some other detail. Often when I'm creating in the moment, it helps me feel very free, so I can just flow with each character and each line. In New York, as I've traveled, I've seen lots of people on skateboards, so I'm going to draw one of them. Then I'll add the wheels in there. Then I often like to add icons, like a heart. I feel like it's very simple but very effective. And then I love these kind of eyes, like an alien, like that. Then I'll keep this going. The arms. And then the legs as well. And with this character, I'll just start with another simple shape. Like so, filling this. This guy's not very happy. (Laughter) And then what I like to do to balance an artwork, just add lines and shapes to just fill out the space. And movement lines, which give life to a piece. Something I always use. (Applause) I hope we can all take a step back from AI and embrace what makes us truly unique, our ability to convert figments of our imaginations and turn them into impactful realities. We face this choice every day. So let's embrace this uniqueness, this imagination, and the creativity that brings us all together. Thank you. (Applause and cheers)