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Jury's Comments, Oil Painting Category KO Shih-Chung ذ೥ᗳ
Oil Painting

The 25th Da Dun Fine Arts Exhibition of Taichung City, an important annual event WU Shu-Fong's Cross, the third prize winner, expresses an absolutely rational relation
in the arts scene of Taichung, carried out its preliminary and secondary reviews in May through form. While the platform is symbolic of parting and returning, the way that the
and mid-June this year. HSIEH Dong-Shan, WANG Shou-Ying, LIN Jaw-Tsang, WU Yung- trains are distorted to overlap with each other in a rational space creates an unexpected
Chin, and KO Shih-Chung were the ve judges for the Oil Painting Category of this year's tension and room for imagination. The complex composition conveys the messy
Da Dun Fine Arts Exhibition. A total of 233 works was submitted to the Oil Painting predicaments of modern people{an uncertainty about life created by being ready to
Category this year. Among them, 35 were from overseas; 5 submissions were shortlisted depart or come back at any time.
for the semi- nal round, and 30 works were accepted for the secondary review (including Winner of the Award of Merit, Scenery Outside, Story in Life by LIN Hui-Ling, has
2 works from overseas). On the whole, a rich variety of expressive methods could be gentle color tones, scrupulously created forms, and rhythmic lines. The focal point of the
seen in the submitted works. All the works were able to use themes of daily life in their painting is concentrated in the center, which puts the work at a slight disadvantage in
contents to express abundant soulfulness. terms of tension.
During the judging process, it was the documents of the contestants that were the YIN Hsin-Fang's Home counts with a rational pattern of great modernity, subtly
main subject of the preliminary review. Because the documents were uniform in size at bringing about a feeling of strong spaciousness. The artist possesses mastery over
this stage, it was not possible for us to feel the tension of the artworks. However, during patterns. Perhaps if the contrast between hardness and softness in the painting was
the secondary review, in terms of power, medium- and large-sized works certainly had further enhanced, it would attain a better visual e ect.
an upper hand. This presents a tip for those who are interested in participating in the HU Wei-Hsiang's The Way to the Joyful exhibits outstanding realist painting skills
contest{try to enter with large works that are within the speci ed size limitations. combined with the artist's own experiences. It creates an interesting sense of con ict
The rst prize winner, CHANG Kuo-Erh's Spring Breeze, shows rich visual rhythms and that arises when elements of ancient and modern times collide.
cadences amidst weeds, which are tangled yet not messy. The visual focal point starts LIU Zheng-Rong's Rare in Moment shows that the problem of life is central to the
from the dynamics between the birds at the bottom and is drawn to the weeds. Then, it artist's core philosophy. The content of the work clearly indicates the intent behind
extends beyond the frame. A brilliant visual guiding e ect for the viewer is produced by creation; however, it is weaker in terms of form.
the work. Weeds and sparrows have been often included in the artist's works in recent WANG Tsung-Te, the artist of First Glimmer of Dawn, finds extraordinary sights in
years. While a resolute will to live is metaphorically expressed through the weeds, the ordinary, everyday experiences. Intense colors and forms are presented through the
bouncy sparrows and the weeds rooted in the soil create a contrast between movement artist's unique perspective and observations, o ering a subject matter worthy of further
and stillness. development.
The second prize winner, YANG Cheng-Yen's White Deer 03/Salvation, uses gray tones Most of the remaining shortlisted works re ect the creators' subtle perceptions of
of low chroma to create a feeling of bleakness and eetingness. The waves perpetually life, and their contents are reminiscent of historical memories, daily living, or natural
beat against the rocks on the shore; and the rhythm of light and shadow formed landscapes, expressed through specific themes. In terms of creativity, regardless of
between the rocks contrasts with the horizontal lines of the waves, creating a sense of realist techniques, use of tension, or abstract techniques, most of the works were able to
time by the illusion of images slowly drifting to the background and fading. Horns and fully present the contents that the creators intended to express.
leafless branches growing out of the hard rocks symbolize the passing of life, but in
terms of forms, the dynamic lines of the branches gave the painting additional visual
variety. The colorful butterflies not only serve as the crowning touch that brings the
painting to life, but also evoke contemplation about the binary opposition between
death and rebirth.

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