山的語言 (shān de yǔyán, The language of a mountain), 2022,
synthetic polymer on mixed media and canvas,
(H) 91 x (W) 60 x (D) 5 cm
E.Sun Bank Art Collection, Taiwan
Special Selection Award, E.Sun Bank Art Award, 3rd Edition, International Category, Taipei, Taiwan
推荐奖, 玉山30「畫家畫玉山」, 台北, 台灣
2022 年 12 月 2 日，星期五
Artist Statement
This side of Yushan, a less general view, comes from my Instagram conversations with a Taiwanese mountaineer named Henry Tzeng. I have learned people connect with Yushan for various personal and spiritual reasons. The “sewing” visual language is my method of building a connection with the landscape. The work navigates beyond, examines the unseen happenings within. The visceral layers imitate the mountain veins formed naturally through the process of precipitation. These veins become a visual language, giving the mountain its ongoing character and identity. Painting Yushan brings forth an understanding of the mind—seemingly complex but soft and fragile; never still, neurons constantly signalling. It also resonates a contemporary notion of landscape composition; one that unshackles from stagnant form, emphasises fluidity and flowing energy. This Yushan metaphorically unveils itself as a beacon of resilience and its veins of time, elongating and navigating in becoming a beautiful refuge.
This side of Yushan, a less general view, comes from my Instagram conversations with a Taiwanese mountaineer named Henry Tzeng. I have learned people connect with Yushan for various personal and spiritual reasons. The “sewing” visual language is my method of building a connection with the landscape. The work navigates beyond, examines the unseen happenings within. The visceral layers imitate the mountain veins formed naturally through the process of precipitation. These veins become a visual language, giving the mountain its ongoing character and identity. Painting Yushan brings forth an understanding of the mind—seemingly complex but soft and fragile; never still, neurons constantly signalling. It also resonates a contemporary notion of landscape composition; one that unshackles from stagnant form, emphasises fluidity and flowing energy. This Yushan metaphorically unveils itself as a beacon of resilience and its veins of time, elongating and navigating in becoming a beautiful refuge.
A compilation of Taiwan news media covering the E.Sun Bank Art Award (3rd Edition), 2 Dec 2022. Brief synopsis: Number of entries, 3rd Edition including International artists and invitations, various prize winners including myself, prestigious art award in Taiwan, promote the beauty of Mt Yushan, various techniques and subject matter linked to Yushan.