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Juror’s Statement, Oil Painting Category

LIN Jaw-Tsang

For this year's Da Dun Fine Arts Exhibition of Taichung City, Second Prize winner CHANG Yu-Hsin's entry, “The Endless
we again went through preliminary and final selection rounds to Extension of the Gray Spectrum”, presents rich layers of color that
complete the entire judging process. It was our feeling that the entries form a spatial area in the composition. It presents the symbols and
offered a broad range of diverse content, and that the artists displayed vocabulary of nature and humanity to depict the relationship and
an attention to detail and creativity and experimented with new status between the two. Third Prize winner PAN Chia-Ling's entry,
methods of artistic creation. This is not only an appropriate reflection “As Usual X”, shows viewers a familiar, old grey building left in a cold
of our diverse and complex society, but also reveals these artists' and derelict atmosphere. Clearly the artist committed much effort to
painstaking journeys to continuously seek and realize themselves. illustrating the loss and damage caused by the passage of time, and
this work is like a replay of a memory and portrayal of time.
This year the juror panel for the oil painting category was
comprised of CHEN Yin-Huei, HO Chau-Chu, WANG Shou-Ying, The five Award of Merit winners also offer different styles.
LEE Chu-Hsin and LIN Jaw-Tsang. We received 265 entries, including HUANG Hui-Ping's entry, “Transformation T-01”, shows a
24 foreign submissions from countries in the Americas, Eastern manufacturing process that peels away the old and is depicted with a
Europe and Southeast Asia. In May, we completed a preliminary rich collection of layers. FU Cheng-Hsien's work, “Thoughts Inspired
selection and shortlisted 40 entries, including five foreign submissions. by the Women-only Cars at Night”, is composed of interwoven lines
During the final selection process in June, we reviewed 39 submissions that present the mysterious atmosphere of waiting. WU Wen-Tsang's
to select first, second and third prize winners, five Awards of Merit entry, “Mysterious Loneliness”, shows a tension between a detailed old
and 31 shortlisted works, which included four entries from abroad. space and a young woman. “The Hesitant Cat”, by TSAI Yuan-Huan
depicts objects and symbols found in daily life sketched and scattered
During this selection process, we were strongly impressed by
in a relaxed, carefree style, while “Chaos 2” by LIU Yao-Jin is a freestyle
the differences between the cultures of different areas, while also
interpretation of detailed observations and aims to establish an order
observing changes in mainstream art and models. Of course, we
and rhythm within the mind.
understood that these works, despite their presentation of different
subjects, time and space, order and language, all have equal value In addition to local submission, there were entered works from
in terms of aesthetics and meaning. This made it very difficult 15 foreign countries this year. Each year, following the exhibition,
to compare and evaluate entries with different styles, and we entries will be displayed abroad as part of cultural-exchange
acknowledge that there may be some outstanding works that did not exhibitions. For example, past collections were sent to Ho Chi Minh
win awards. City in Vietnam this August as part of cultural-exchange exhibitions
and visits. This underlines the fact that Da Dun Fine Arts Exhibition
The First Prize winner is CHIU Ling-Chiung with the entry
is no longer just a local art exhibition. Through the stimulation of
“Traveling in My Canvas”. The abstract presentation presents
multiple and diverse cultural perspectives, this event serves not only
a discourse of free and unrestrained color tones and a layering
as a platform for competition between various entries, but also as a
process that gradually returns to a rational order. Abstract elements
major opportunity for different cultures to interact with each other.
and symbols are hidden in the subtle regions of color as part of a
composition that is wild and yet does not lose its delicate touch.

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