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Oil Painting

Category
Juror's Statement SU Hsien-Fa

The object of art is not to reproduce reality, but to create a reality of the same intensity.—Alberto Giacometti
Modern art gives new contexts to universal human experiences that are difficult to be conveyed through languages, allowing these experiences
to be presented to viewers in a more focused and intense way. Contemporary artists conclude their in-depth pursuits, experiences, and viewpoints
in their works through an extremely intricate manner, and by looking at works of art, people gain the opportunity to further develop self and
understand the world.
Over the years, Da Dun Fine Arts Exhibition presents the robust scene of contemporary art, displaying the greatest degree of freedom and
transcendence of reality. This year’s Oil Painting Category received 293 submissions, among which 33 entries were from abroad; all participating
works exhibited above-average quality, achieved formal breakthroughs, and captured innovative themes. The organizer invited CHUANG Ming-
Chung, LIN Jaw-Tsang, JHU You-Yi, and myself to be jurors. After rounds of in-depth discussions, and meticulous considerations, the jury selected
37 award-winning entries, including First Prize, Second Prize, Third Prize, five Award of Merit-winning works, and 29 Shortlisted Works.
HUANG Yen-Hsun won First Prize with work Afterimage, Spot, Hometown. The painting is constructed by intersecting horizontal and vertical
lines, and its content wanders among displaced real and imagined spaces. The restrained colors create a focusing effect in the powerful expressions
of light and shadow; the artist places heterogenous substances in cool color tone on the same plane, and utilizes the royal blue shadows, and blocks of
white shades applied onto the canvas using a painting knife to create the mysterious ambience of the painting.
Second Prize went to LIN Tzu-Chiung’s Soul Fairy Tales – Sincere. The painting expresses scattered sceneries and objects from a unique
bird’s eye view, breaking frameworks and boundaries. Light shines from the side, elongating the shadows, to highlight the changing shadows and
real objects in the painting. The colors are bright and elegant, with delicate expressions of textures. The painting is figurative and realistic, but not
conventional, as it presents quite a dramatic effect.
Third Prize was given to CHEN Tzung-Liang’s The Other Side of the Scenery. The textures and flattened space in the painting present an
alternative imagery of landscape, as the artist imbues the scenery with his emotions to convey his narrative expression, resulting in a unique and
intense style. For the color blocks on the horizontal line, the artist uses different color saturations and complicated textures, and penetrates through
the gloomy blue sea with colorful thin vertical lines, breaking the horizontal pattern.
The five winners of Award of Merit demonstrate ingenuity in terms of selection of theme and technical expression. Harmony by Mongolian artist
Tamir Sharav depicts local Mongolian scenery through a symmetric style, and the contemporary painting that highlights interdisciplinarity is truly
laudable. LEE Ji-Ming’s Boat features delicate depictions, and intersecting lines and interwoven color blocks, presenting a compact composition with
refreshing colors. The painting stood out among the many entries and is truly captivating. WU Wei-Ting’s Reincarnation is a surrealist expression,
where new leaves resembling clouds are grown out of the trunk. The painting exudes a grandeur, and the expressions of clouds resemble rumbling
waves for a powerful visual shock. HSU Ning-Wei’s Living Art Center, at first glance, seems like a realist painting, but the artist draws the wooden
boards with hard and sharp edges right through the heart of the painting; despite being a graphic work, the painting exhibits three dimensionality,
creating a unique spatial effect. CHO Chen-Yu’s Peace of Mind makes quite an impression depicting a nobody lying down on his belly on a tree trunk
in a secluded forest, getting a breather away from the dull and noisy world; also, the little children give the painting a new life. Other Shortlisted
Works are all outstanding paintings, but due to limited number of awards, they were unfortunately left out after some deliberation and consideration.
We hope that all artists, who have showcased their talents, can continue the hard work on this journey of art, and create pictures of the new age.