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Juror’s Statement, Ink Wash Painting Category

LEE Cheng-Ming

Compared to other art forms, ink wash painting might appear to be inhabited or visited. The striking atmosphere and setting is the key
be more challenging since its learning period is lengthy and complex. to this work’s success.
Moreover, this particular art form not only has to reflect the artistic
The Second Prize went to “Nightrider—Resting Stop” by WANG
colors of its time but also highlight its distinctive oriental qualities.
Yi-Ting. In the center of the painting, a longhaired lady in white fluffy
Thus, many young artists hesitate and withdraw from this particular
dress stands and looks into a light held high in her hand. It appears
medium, especially in light of rapidly-changing current trends.
that she's waiting for someone from afar. Two white peacocks stretch
However, if one can go beyond such boundaries, the world of ink their necks and accompany her in the back, their tails corresponding
wash painting allows artists to freely express their ideas in multiple perfectly to the lower part of her feather-like dress. The bright red
ways. Contemporary ink wash painting has thrived with diverse styles scarf around the lady's neck highlights the painting and generates
as well as subjects, and artists are free to create what they see, feel and hope, with the overall ambience providing fairly positive effects.
think from both microscopic and macroscopic perspectives. Taiwan's
HUANG Fu-Jie's “Travel through Time” won the Third Prize.
fast-paced lifestyle has pushed artists to continuously break away
Simple black and grayish colors set the tone in this horizontal
existing patterns, which are logical in regards to time and space. Thus,
painting. The blue prints on both sides are there to offer a sense of a
their artistic creations' seemingly random and odd combinations can
time long past while the center of the painting features a sitting fair-
be sensible, interesting and logical from an observer's perspective. The
complexioned woman in white against a background of intertwining
creation of contemporary ink wash painting in Taiwan has been able
white lines. The mixed new and old elements generate a youthful air
to directly reflect social phenomena by integrating a wide variety of
that is quite refreshing.
the concepts drawn from different times and spaces.
The other four Awards of Merit winning artists also showcase
There were 148 artworks submitted in the ink wash painting
their individual creative qualities. In TSOU Sung-Ho's “Spring
category of the Da Dun Fine Arts Exhibition of Taichung City this
Equinox”, he innovatively integrated fine sketches with monotone and
year, including 10 from overseas. After numerous rounds of voting
ink wash painting brush skills to illustrate new leaves and branches
and reviewing during the preliminary and final selection stages, the
bursting out with life. LI Chi-Feng successfully created an infinite
five-person juror committee decided on the first, second and third
tension in his painting, “Return and Repeat” by a lot of calculated
prizes, four Awards of Merit and 16 shortlisted works. The total
white space. In “Treacherous Mountains”, LIN Kuei-Yu presents
number of awards presented was 22 after one shortlisted artist gave
the endless slopes of the mountains from a different perspective by
up their position.
crisscrossing the paintings. And LI Jun-Wei demonstrates a high
The First Prize was awarded to WANG Yi-Chun's “Alibi”. At first standard of meticulous brush skills in “Nothingness ”, in which a
glance, the painting appears to be a typical landscape and waterfall handsome young man sits on the side of a pile of bicycles while
scene. In fact, it portrays nature's accusations and is composed of smoking a cigarette as wisps of smoke float in the air.
social structural concepts—the powerful waterfall pounds down
The competition was indeed fierce and it was a challenging battle
and overturns the boat, the lightning-shaped roots intertwine and
to win. Nevertheless, those artists who weren't among award winners
rip the mountain apart, and the floating trash almost completely
actually possess great potential. We hope they will keep up their great
covers the entire surface of the lake—all created by relentless human
efforts and continue on this path.
development. The mountains and water are no longer in any state to

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