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Jury's Comments, Calligraphy Category HUANG Chih-Yang ᗳ ج ࣣ

In recent years, Taichung city has experienced rapid cultural Third Prize winner, SHI Bo-Xian’s “After Drunk, I Donated to
development; along with promotion of art and building of the image Zhang Xu,” is expressed in cursive script. The brushstrokes are
of an international city, these are key achievements recognized �luid and powerful, demonstrating smooth energy and appropriate
and praised by professionals in the art and cultural circles. The variations and intensities. However, the composition is balanced and
annual Da Dun Fine Arts Exhibition has always been a key event the spacing is too consistent, resulting in lack of expressiveness, and
revered by participants for its high prize money and impressive insuf�icient visual impact.
international exhibition plan. Da Dun Fine Arts Exhibition has YEH Hsiu-Hung’s scroll in clerical script, “A Poem of Hanshan,”
become a competing stage for all artists in Taiwan, as well as a great is written in the style of DENG Shi-ru, capturing the essence of his
observation platform for international art lovers. spirit. The form of the characters features contrasting intensities, Calligraphy
Calligraphy Category of the 2019 Da Dun Fine Arts Exhibition and the brushstrokes are unadorned and bold, manifesting a simple
received 9 overseas submissions. After the preliminary review, 16 and robust visual effect. However, the author follows closely DENG’s
works were selected for the �inal review, where the jury consisting rules and lacks unique personal expression, as his creative mindset
of CHEN Hsuan-Ming, LI Wen-Zhen, HSIAO Shih-Chiung, LIN Rong- may seem a bit conservative in an exhibition like this.
Sen, and HUANG Chih-Yang, selected top three prize winners, three LU Cai-Xia’s “Cen Shen’s ‘Climbing Zongchi Pagoda’” combines
Award of Merit recipients, and 10 shortlisted works. different styles of bronze inscription, featuring bold and primitive
First Prize winner is SHIH Cheng-Yu’s “Poem by Zhao Meng- strokes. The forms of the characters are distorted, showcasing a
Fu.” His clerical script is natural and free, and manifests in�luences strange charm. The composition is dense, exhibiting an interesting
of the styles of Han tablets and Qing clerical script; his work echoes effect with characters of various sizes, and a weathered image of
the charm of YANG Xian’s calligraphic style, while also preserving rubbing of ancient text. However, when looked at closely, some of the
rich personal characteristics. The brushstrokes are not bounded forms seem to focus too much on variations and are a bit too crafty,
by convention, and the forms feely stretch to reveal a free literati perhaps the author should beware of this.
quality. It is especially rare for him to stick to the natural style in a It is not easy to stand out from so many brilliant works. The
competition, and therefore has earned praises of the jury. selected works obviously have strengths, and therefore, to be chosen
Second Prize winner, CHANG Pei-Yuan’s “Seven Passages to Da Dun Fine Arts Exhibition is already a great recognition of
of Xu Wei’s ‘On Calligraphy,’” features four scripts, and each of creative expertise. Although art creation is subjective, we try to
the seal, clerical, standard, and running scripts, is unique; even be objective when we judge the works, but inevitably we will have
though the characters are in different scripts, they are all natural different opinions. This is common and natural when appreciating
and elegant, presenting consistent style. This shows the author’s works of art. Winners should not gloat, and losers should not be
sound traditional techniques. This work is unlike large characters bitter; Da Dun Fine Arts Exhibition is an inclusive platform, and
he created in the past, and because he bravely challenges self, all participants must feel this way. Even though all creators have
while also showcasing a reserved yet elegant style, he has won the different styles, when their works are showcased together, it is
recognition of the jury. already a great feat that should be rejoiced and celebrated.

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