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山水人莊喆

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陳惠黛 Odile Chen  /  羅芙奧季刊第49期 /  2024-11-05 莊喆攝於台北市立美術館回顧展現場 (魏品和攝影) 今年九十高齡的旅美華人藝術家莊喆,獲邀於2024年10月26日起於亞洲大學現代美術館,舉行「元氣淋漓—人間90莊喆特展」,展期至2025年4月6日,館方自美國、法國、上海、新加坡、台灣借展百餘件作品,涵蓋1960年代早期作品,至千禧年後的近期作品,讓藏家們得以一飽眼福。 回顧莊喆在美術館的回顧展,平均十多年能遇上一回。2015年台北市立美術館為他舉辦「鴻濛與酣暢」八十回顧展。在此之前,1992年台北市立美術館也辦過一場回顧35年創作生涯的個展。其創作備受美術界的重視,也有海內外知名機構與藏家收藏。 巴黎龐畢度中心於2021年5月宣布典藏了兩幅莊喆的畫作:一幅是1964年代直式構圖,帶有東方墨韻渲與拼貼的早期作品,另一件是1981年橫式構圖大留白的淺綠色抽象畫,融合東西方文化的特色。此次典藏計畫是透時任國法國台灣文化中心(巴文中心)主任連俐俐,和巴黎畫商莎賓.瓦季尤(Sabine Vazieux),合力促成。龐畢度中心策展人凱薩琳.大衛(Catherine David),曾經擔任1997年德國文件大展的藝術總監,經她挑選的作品,再由藝術家莊喆捐贈,這些精采的收藏補上博物館闕漏的華人抽象畫家名單,另一位同時獲典藏的同為「五月畫會」成員馮鍾睿(1934年生)。 莊喆的繪畫受到北宋山水的啟發,他也心儀崇仰明清八大山人、石濤、陳洪綬與徐渭等大師,追求超凡脫俗。莊喆出生於中國大陸,略晚於趙無極和朱德群,但在台灣發展和建立其藝術脈絡,又經常往來於國際,對於西方的前衛藝術有深刻的理解。莊喆能以新的觀點,和「五月畫會」、「東方畫會」等同代藝術家切磋,從而因自身的家學淵源,形成極為豐富且有涵養的藝術觀。莊喆從十來歲時即臨摹古典山水人物,回顧他一生的漫長和精彩,難怪能描繪出一幅幅瀟灑和諧的藝術創作。 出身藝術世家 看盡山水古畫之美 1934年莊喆出生於北京,父親莊嚴(本名莊尚嚴,1899-1980)、母親申若俠(1906-2006)。父親莊嚴畢業於北大哲學系,曾赴日本研究考古,他同時是古文物專家、藝術史家以及書法家,以瘦金體書法聞名。莊喆為家中三子,長兄莊申(1932-2000),後成為藝術史學家,創辦香港大學藝術系;二哥次子...

Man of Landscape: Chuang Che

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Odile Chen / Ravenel Quarterly No. 49 / 2024-11-05 Chung Che was photographed at the Taipei Fine Arts Museum retrospective in 2015. (credit by 魏品禾) The 90-year-old Chinese-American artist Chuang Che has been invited to hold a special exhibition titled "Vivacity Overflowing – Chuang Che at 90" at the Asia University Museum of Modern Art, starting on October 26, 2024, and running until April 6, 2025. The museum has borrowed over 100 works from the United States, France, Shanghai, Singapore, and Taiwan, covering pieces from the early 1960s to more recent works from after the millennium, offering collectors a visual feast. Chuang Che's retrospective exhibitions at major museums have occurred approximately every decade. In 2015, the Taipei Fine Arts Museum held an "Effusive Vitality" exhibition to celebrate his 80th birthday, following an earlier solo exhibition in 1992 that reviewed 35 years of his artistic career. His work is highly esteemed, with collections held ...

The World Through His Unique Filter: Yuichi Hirako's Exploration of the Relationship Between Humans and Nature

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  Odile Chen /  Ravenel Quarterly No. 48 /  2024-09-26 Surrounded by Nature In August, Okayama in Japan transitions into early autumn, though the summer heat still lingers, and the vibrant greenery remains. The Nagi Museum of Contemporary Art (Nagi MOCA), an iconic landmark in Okayama designed by the world-renowned architect Isozaki Arata in 1994, stands as a public art museum that merges art with architecture. It is currently hosting an exhibition titled "Ideal Landscape." According to the press release, this is the largest exhibition ever held in Okayama, and it marks an important solo show for the 42-year-old Japanese artist Yuichi Hirako, who, after gaining international acclaim, returns to his hometown to exhibit. The show features Hirako's signature "treeman" and his world, along with large-scale works depicting mountains, rivers, and lakes, exploring the human-created idealized landscapes. Yuichi Hirako was born on September 20, 1982, in a rural area of O...