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Jury's Comments, Ink Wash Painting Category LO Cheng-Hsien ኈ੹ᗳ
Ink Wash
Painting

The Unrestrained Grace of Ink Wash Painting

With a reputation that has spread far and wide, the Da Dun Fine Arts Exhibition is sense of change and time to the painting.
well-known in Taiwan and abroad. Thanks to the active promotional work conducted Contemporary ink wash painting still centers chiefly around "ink". The artist
by the event organizers, the standards of the artworks submitted to the competition formulated the relationship between the areas of the composition using elements of
has been continuously rising, attracting much international attention! When it comes to this era, incorporating mixed coloring materials and combining di erent techniques to
encouraging artistic creation, powerful works are accomplished through keen intuition, achieve the perspective chosen for the painting. The work re ects the zeitgeist, culture,
depiction of zeitgeist, expression of one's cultural identity, and demonstration of sense of identity, and di erence. This remarkable work is truly worthy of winning the
individual talent. This year, the competition between participating artists was intense top prize. (Comment by LEE Tsung-Jen)
for the Ink Wash Painting Category. A total of 158 submissions were received and 24 The winner of the second prize is LI Chi-Feng's Sheng. According to the I Ching (Book
works were shortlisted. We even received pieces from Mainland China, Hong Kong, the of Changes), there are five Chinese traditional ways of thinking: objective thinking,
UK, and Iran. Among numerous domestic competitions, the Da Dun Fine Arts Exhibition holistic thinking, fuzzy thinking, contingent thinking, and circular thinking. Circular
is widely favored. Artists submit their masterpieces to ght for the prizes, amounting thinking acknowledges the transformation of events and substances. It is a way of
to a variety of excellent artworks. With its brilliant achievements, the Da Dun Fine Arts thinking that sees the developments and changes of events and substances as a cycle.
Exhibition has become a dazzling honor to win! For example, the motion of celestial bodies; the rising and setting of the sun and moon;
As the times advance at a staggering pace, technology progresses with each passing and the change of seasons all progress in repeating cycles. They change but continue to
day, and people's lifestyles are changing rapidly too! Meanwhile, ink wash painting is progress in a circular way.
also becoming increasingly pluralistic. This includes the variety of impressive themes, The artist's own explanation states that this painting is titled Sheng because it is a
new ideas for layouts and styles, the diversi ed expressions of ideas and imagery, and Chinese character that expresses meanings including "life", "survival", and "creation". This
the attempts to combine different media. Technical innovation is constant, creating conveys the circular state emphasized previously. The artist has a deep understanding of
a brilliant feast for the eyes! While creativity is the core spirit of this competition, the this way of thinking. In his artwork, visions and post-modernism are expressed through
ideas behind artworks are inspired by life experiences and imagination of creators. In methods of assemblage, appropriation, and placement. In addition, the artist displays
terms of media and techniques, some combine traditional brush and ink techniques excellent traditional ink painting techniques and moderate application of automatism,
with Western painting methods. New visions are realized through the combination of creating a remarkably unique and alluring work. (Comment by YUAN Chin-Taa)
Chinese and Western elements. As for colors, mixed media that included Chinese ink, In the third prize-winning work, WANG Kuan-Ya's Introspection, personification is
acrylic, mineral color, or dyed mud pigments are used in original ways. The spirit of used. The bodies of wolves are purposefully simpli ed to an abstract form and turned
fearlessly exploring new realms is worth encouraging. It goes without saying that we upside down on a flat surface. The pair of eyes placed on a blank space guides the
congratulate the artists of prize-winning works that stood out in the competition; and audience to form a solid image from abstract ideas; the illusion that there are beasts
to those who almost made it to the top places, keep up the good work! roaring up front. The artist attempted to express this innovative concept through
The honorable prize winners each displayed their own talent: upside-down images. The artwork is created through imagination, thinking from the
Want to Fly is a work by LU Yi-Jou, the winner of the first prize. The artist looked perspectives of animals, and the examination of human behavior's impact on other
at living environments and pondered over the differences between roles and mood life forms and nature. It has an original composition and shows exquisite ink painting
changes. This resulted in the idea that when it comes to the living space of humans and techniques. The delusion provoked by the artwork implies that our minds are our own
animals, it is just a matter of displacement. limits, reminding us human beings to always remember our duty to contribute good to
In terms of ink application and color arrangement presented in the painting, thick the world. (Comment by LIN Ching-Ching)
ink lls most of the space; and black, gray, and white colors are skillfully incorporated to In addition, the four works that won the Award of Merit each have their own
create layering. On the whole, bird cages in large and small sizes are stacked to create a uniqueness. Elements such as creative concepts, themes, forms, and colors are
rich sense of space and depth. Dyed mud pigments were added to make the ink appear presented ingeniously in all of the works. Together with all of the shortlisted works,
even denser, and a dramatic sense of void and solid is created with the incorporation these made this year's Da Dun Fine Arts Exhibition a rich feast for the eyes, full of
of blank spaces. The focal point of the painting are the peony woman and a canary, creativity and pluralism. The works were inspired by daily life; they are relatable and
mostly in a static position. The ying pigeon, paper plane, and falling feathers are used natural, and embody the unlimited expression of creativity. Contemporary elements are
by the artist as elements that express the "dynamic state of sub-themes". In terms of the found in traditionally-spirited forms, and traditional allure is found in a contemporary
composition of the painting, di erent shapes are used to express the idea of "seeking atmosphere, creating a melting pot of aesthetics.
change in unity, and seeking unity in change". The red peony and golden splatters add a

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