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Juror’s Statement, Ink Wash Painting Category

CHUANG Lien-Tung

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Winners of the Ink Wash Category at the 23 Da Dun Fine Arts that multiple vocabularies are presented and woven together to convey
Exhibition of Taichung City have emerged through fierce competition complex ideas.
among outstanding artists from various countries. Striving for being
3. Aesthetics Manifest Diverse Looks and Multiple Meanings
international and open, Taichung City Government has promoted
diverse development of traditional oriental arts for years, and its efforts Rational aesthetics of thick and heavy landscape present a subdued
have gradually produced fruitful results. Overall speaking, ink wash vastness; objective reflections of social phenomena display the high
expressions from different regions and ethnicities are absorbed to inspire regards for real consciousness; magical management of fantasy places
more creative perspectives; ink wash thinking and imagination have enables imaginations to soar; disciplined arrangements of structures
also been enriched by the introduction of heterogeneous elements. After connect with calm emotional thinking of the artists. The works
accumulating years of experience, the exhibition offers participants competing in this year's exhibition have choreographed a group dance
of various aesthetic features. Then, through the guidance of external
relatively more lively and agile correspondences. In general, participating
works showcase a variety of dimensions, while simultaneously and visual atmosphere, they convey polysemic artistic messages, allowing
collectively reflecting the contemporary features of this age. The winning viewers to comprehensively enter the inner artistic thoughts of the artists,
and indulge in the arms of beautiful natural environment, while also
works of the top three prizes and Award of Merit concretely demonstrate
participating in the various channels of the discussion on current state of
the styles and creative directions of participating artists in this year's
society. Diverse dimensions and autonomous voices are the true values
exhibition:
and meanings of events that gather the thoughts and ideas of many artists.
1. Styles that Fuse both Traditional Spirit and Contemporary Thinking
4. Techniques Fuse Opposing Differences and Integrated Structures
The 7 prize-winning works all display distinctive styles; whether
Given that all the works are rooted on the sound foundation of
they are meticulous depictions or rugged abstractions, objectively
traditional ink wash painting, the competing works this time feature
realist representations or subjective forms, tender and light or bold
vivid meticulous or abstract lines, masterful use of the ink color, and
and sturdy, every work has inherited the traditional spirit, which
agile and lively brushstrokes, showing that all participants have received
vehicles the profound realization on all beings in nature and contains
long-term training of traditional techniques. At the same time, other than
the understanding on all phenomena of life—it is a state of existence
traditional techniques of ink wash painting and calligraphy, they have
belonging to oriental cultural concerns. Also, all the works embody
also experimented with various media in response to changing trends and
contemporary environmental consciousness, which is implicit proverbs
that reflect social phenomena and concrete practices that realize the state styles of the era, developing new techniques beyond the traditional scope.
Thus, they have added variations to the harmonious paintings, stretching
of living, exhibiting the critical spirit and consciousness of concern of the
the space for ink wash expressions. These are plausible phenomena
mundane view in the modern era.
observed from the competing works at this year's exhibition!
2. Themes that Include Natural Prototypes and Artificial Symbols
The purpose of the competition is to provide a platform that allows
As ink wash themes are liberated from the rules of categorization set all participants to showcase personal strengths and pursue triumph;
forth by traditional cultural consciousness, the languages and narratives participants who do not win the competition will also get a chance to
have gradually met the demands of current time. Thus, in addition to observe and learn from others. Therefore, having wonderful works of
continue conveying messages through traditional themes or symbols, various styles competing together represents great triumphs for the
there are ample volumes generated by themes and symbols personally winners, and leads to elevation of overall creative level and thriving
created that reflect temporality; the vocabularies of the younger popularity of art. Obviously, the results of this year's Da Dun Fine Arts
generations have made quiet some noises and captured much attention Exhibition of Taichung City Ink Wash Painting Category are perfect
at this year's competition! Especially, some artists assemble images so reflections of the great impact and effect of art competition exhibition!

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