台北日動畫廊｜遠行的你 A Journey Far from Home
台北日動畫廊很榮幸呈現與藝術家羅懿君，劉致宏，塔萬．瓦圖亞三位藝術家合作的聯展「遠行的你」。藉由展出他們駐村或個人旅行時發展的作品，探索藝術家如何透過不同創作方式詮釋他們的旅程，以及如何藉由各種遠行經驗，重新理解自我與世界的關係。
主辦人/單位: 台北日動畫廊
首次展演日期:
2017-07-01
結束展演日期:
2017-09-16
詳細時間說明:
2017.07.01（六） － 2017.09.16（六）
（週日、一及國定假日休館）
活動地點:
台北日動畫廊 galerie nichido Taipei
活動地址:
台北市松山區敦化南路一段57號3F-2
遠行的你 A Journey Far from Home
開幕｜2017.07.01（六）下午3:00
展期｜2017.07.01 － 2017.09.16
地點｜台北日動畫廊（台北市敦化南路一段57號3樓之二）
網站｜ http://www.nichido-garo.co.jp/tw/exhibition/2017/06/post-8.html
藝術家 Artists｜羅懿君 Lo Yi-Chun｜劉致宏 Liu Chih-Hung｜塔萬．瓦圖亞 Tawan Wattuya
▍關於本展 ▍
台北日動畫廊很榮幸呈現與藝術家羅懿君，劉致宏，塔萬．瓦圖亞三位藝術家合作的聯展「遠行的你」。藉由展出他們駐村或個人旅行時發展的作品，探索藝術家如何透過不同創作方式詮釋他們的旅程，以及如何藉由各種遠行經驗，重新理解自我與世界的關係。
長期關注環境議題的藝術家羅懿君（1985-），選擇以香蕉作為她藝術創作的主要材料之一。透過深入的研究與異文化比較，羅懿君嘗試理解台灣人孰悉的水果在各個歷史階段所乘載的不同象徵意義，以及此經濟作物在當代的世界貿易交換體系。藝術家進一步將個人的理解和感受轉化成創作，讓觀者透過其兼具視覺與嗅覺，結合日常作物與當代藝術語彙的表述，重新注意到人類行為活動的本質，以及其在當代涉及的各種全球化議題。本次聯展懿君將展出 2015 年於日本青森駐村時的創作《航向未知的家》（Voyage to the Homeland）。此系列結合藝術家蒐集的歷史影像與香蕉裝置，拼貼出人類遷移史所隱含的複雜政經權力關係，並展現香蕉可能提煉出的各種宏觀與微觀的詮釋。
劉致宏（1985-）的創作專注於個人的記憶與生命經驗。他善於透過敏銳的感知，將日常體會到的無形感受和情緒加以萃取凝鍊，化為有形而能讓觀者同感共鳴的藝術形式，把生活中散亂破碎的意義重新組合排列，成為詩意流暢又充滿想像空間的敘事路徑。劉致宏學生時期多用低彩度顏料創作，灰階的筆觸之間，隱約見得善感多愁的靈魂；然而至海外駐村旅行之後，明亮、飽和的色彩以及嶄新的媒材和創作方式，開始躍入藝術家的創作；各種旅行經驗，也讓他得以用更廣闊的視野思考自我與世界的關係。此次展覽他將呈現在澳洲駐村生活和深夜馳騁於陽明山區所見所感之作。這些作品無不適切地反映藝術家持續探照內心的過程，以及其如何在真實生活與美感經驗當中，丈量自身的位置。
來自泰國的藝術家塔萬．瓦圖亞（1974-）以特殊的水彩處理技法與發人深省的創作題材聞名，他認為唯有水彩流動多變的媒材特性，才能夠充分展現他認知中當代泰國社會所具有的速度感與動態感。瓦圖亞長期而有意識地與家鄉泰國保持距離，為的是透過駐留海外創作以及於不同文化生活的經驗，深入探索理解他所生長的國家和他造訪的每個地方，而也是這樣的出發點，使得藝術家看似清透淡薄的水彩筆觸，實則涵蓋了更深厚的意喻底蘊：無論是描繪金光閃閃的兵馬俑，時髦如模特兒的女兵士等藝術家對中國的印象，亦或是畫下他在沖繩島嶼相遇的青年與長者們，瓦圖亞的畫作是詩意的、個人的，但同時間又隱含他對時下社會議題的深刻批判與省思。
台北日動畫廊誠摯邀請您於盛夏之際，循著三位藝術家豐饒多變的創作途徑，展開各自的探索之旅，或許在這旅行的路上，我們也能在不經意之處，找到屬於自己的暫棲或歸宿。
A Journey Far from Home
2017. 07. 01 – 2017. 09. 16
galerie nichido Taipei is pleased to present “A Journey Far from Home”, a group show featuring 3 artists: Lo Yi-Chun, Liu Chih-Hung, and Tawan Wattuya. By showing the works the artists created during their residency programs, or in occasion of personal travels, the exhibition explores the different ways they interpret their journey, as well as how they have come to seek their roots and sense of belonging by being away.
Deeply interested in ecological issues, Lo Yi-Chun (b.1985) uses bananas as the central theme in her art. Through researches and comparison with her native land, she explores the representations and history this familiar fruit has come to possess since the advent of modern agriculture, and its subsequent trade between many countries around the world. Lo came to universalize this modern phenomenon through her creations in an attempt to interpret the nature of human activities that give rise to current issues people may not take notice of. In this group show, she presents Voyage to the Homeland, a series created during her residency in Aomori, Japan in 2015, which portrays the relationship between the history of migration and the political powers, as well as addressing the macroscopic and microscopic interpretations of the fruit itself.
Liu Chih-Hung`s (b.1985) works focus on life experiences and memories. He constantly observes and reflects on daily life, and with his sensitivity, is able to further extract and redefine his emotions into visible, resonant art forms, rearranging them into poetic narratives. Chih-Hung often used low-tone colors during his student years, reflecting the mind of a sentimental soul. However, since he started to explore and create his works abroad, not only have bright colors and new materials/methods leaped into his artistry, but also the many journeys have allowed the artist to gain a broader perspective of his own being in relation to the world. For this exhibition, Chih-Hung presents a body of works made during his stay in Australia, as well as new paintings inspired from night tours around the Yangming Mountain. The works finely demonstrate how the artist continues to self-contemplate and measure within the distance between reality and aesthetical experience.
Tawan Wattuya (b.1974) is best known for his unique approach to watercolor and thought-provoking subjects. His choice of watercolor medium is a clear attempt to convey the speed and dynamism he feels in contemporary Thai society. He has consciously chosen to view his homeland from a distance, studying the social and political situation from afar in order to explore more in depth and understand both his hometown and the different places he encounters. Whether portraying the glittering terra cotta warriors and edgy, model-like women soldiers from China, or making sketches of the young and old people he met in Okinawa, it is clear that Wattuya’s paintings are always poetic, personal, but nevertheless provocative in terms of his critical engagement with current issues.
galerie nichido Taipei would like to cordially invite you to this group exhibition, where you will likely trace the routes of the three artists, exploring the twists and turns of their journey, and hopefully, along the way, feel at home.
展覽指導單位 Exhibition Advisor｜文化部 The Ministry of Culture
活動聯絡電話: 02-2579-8795 活動聯絡人: 台北日動畫廊
