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“Endless Journey #27” won the Third Prize. This work is made of single canopy; from blossoming to withering of flowers, and real and reflected
print copies, paired with the automatic technique of dripping and lines images, the work utilizes thoughtful contrasts of red, yellow, blue, green,
that dance in wind. The work exudes the passion and helplessness of and black. It is ravishing, but not distasteful, and the colors have powerful
wandering, while also showcasing the musical and romantic qualities effect full of life. The work is bright, light, and elegant, and is a print that
similar to Kandinsky, the founder of abstract painting and expressionism. brings joy and hope. LAI Kuan-Yu's “Boy Looking for Light” is a work
Obviously, the artist compares herself to a camel that wanders in the of paper intaglio in black and white that depicts a boy who is searching
boundless desert, embarking on a long journey in a time-space of for light on a dark path. The dark scene intertwined with lines on the right
imagination. Messy lines, scattered spots, and a group of unruly color side spills helplessness and loneliness; the wandering and virtual scene
combinations help people to perceive the vastness of space and chaos created through the interaction of points, lines, and planes, symbolize
of the phenomena; however, the bottom features the cool color of water an illuminated yet unknown world. The boy has an “innocent intention”
grass green, which accentuates the large portion of sand in light yellow, to find a bright future. He is restless, but passionate, and his intention is
lightening up and broadening the scene. This is a work that can be compelling. The work is highly pictorial, and quite intriguing.
regarded as the artist's spiritual exploration and emotional expression.
The competition is over, and the exhibition is about to open. Good
Young printmaker LIN Guan-Bin won the Second Prize with the works need all of us to appreciate and encourage. On the future creative
black-and-white woodcut print on double-Xuan paper entitled “Mutual.” journey, how to enhance the breadth and depth of the themes of the works
The work embodies moral appeals to the society, and features powerful is a shared topic of all art practitioners.
contrast between black and white. The distribution of space and light and
dark spots are well executed, and the variation of carving pattern is the
key to the work's winning of the Second Prize. The theme expresses the
issues of modern people when dealing with relationship. People often
lose control and fight, imposing on ourselves and the other party invisible
bounds, and the pressure results in negative emotions. The author
deliberately enhances the contrast between black and white to accentuate
the subject's humanity and the issue of age. It is an intriguing work.

There are two winners of the Award of Merit: CHEN Yung-Chin's
“Spring Return” depicts the theme of sun and moon, and the birth and
death of all things in the natural world, to represent the cycle of seasons
year after year, the laws of nature and the cycle of life, and the beauty of
life. The work depicts the life journey from budding, becoming a sapling,
and growing into a big tree reaching high into the sky and having green

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