簡與減之間—— 2018 葉筑菀 個展 文：葉筑菀 2018.01 這是一場我個人創作中持續進行的「山形繪 系列」作品。也是一場行動，每一件作品都是一個當下、每一系列的作品形成一場片刻、一個地域性的紀錄。 進駐Gil Artist Rescidency期間。我，行動著，不停的書寫、紀錄自己，用速寫紀錄著我觀察到的Akureyri。被雪霧蓋時的Akureyri 、雪融時的Akureyri。閱讀冰島報紙上陌生的文字、透過圖像、色彩感受當地的訊息。直觀式的閱讀地方美學。因此，山、畫面、視覺語言是我跟自然之間的對話。這場「對話｜對畫」是一種「外文化」&「當地文化」之間的流動。 「外文化」：我——葉筑菀來自臺灣的藝術家。 「當地文化」：Akureyri的地域性、自然樣貌。 我的視覺作品，大部分用直觀的方式進入自然，感受地域性與大地，我試圖在作品之間回應祂們。我的作品鮮少有人，因為我喜歡自然的存粹與寧靜，觀照自然的當下、感受每一個生命體之間都是彼此共融，但是不知何時我們、人類的發展，讓自然、大地開始產生諸多不安定的因素。這些不安定的因素，讓我看到人類居所環境與自然之間的「距離」，彼此之間的關係形塑Akureyri 「地域性」。當我轉換直觀所看到的自然樣貌我也不停地思索，到底我們與自然之間的「距離」，存在於空間還是心靈？「距離」於恐懼還是征服？我因此選擇則在「距離」之間感受大地的本質、純粹。 我所創作的材料，棉紙、漿糊（麵糊：麵粉、水）麻布、胚布、墨、胡粉（白色顏料：貝殼粉）、岩繪具（礦物顏料）。我描繪自然，我亦期待我的作品是有機性的，因此我所選擇貼近自然的材料進行描繪。對我而言這是一種對大地、自然的尊重。 有時候藝術創作者，對我而言我只是一個為其傳遞的角色，我的作品、我所表現的樣貌，都在在是為其訴說故事的媒介。
參與展覽：
這些小方塊是用當地的報紙按照顏色製作成的小房子，請妳/你選擇一個小房子，並思索妳/你與這塊土地之間的距離，請在不同畫作面前選擇妳/你所感受的景色然後選擇妳/你與自然之間的「距離」放置。如果妳/你願意，請在小房子上簽下妳/你的名字，邀請妳/你在展覽最後一小時帶走屬於自己的小房子。
Between Simplicity and Reduction – 2018 Jhuwan Yeh Solo Exhibition Translated by Sho Huang This exhibition, a continual project of the “Mountain Painting Series”, illustrates my recent ongoing artworks. Each exhibition is a movement while each artwork in each series documents the individual moment of each certain region. Gil Artist Residence During the residence, I was constantly on the action. If I wasn’t writing or documenting my mind states, I was sketching Akureyri from I’ve observed; Akureyri in pure white snow or gray melted snow. Reading the foreign Icelandic newspaper, via pictures and colors, I tried to decode the messages and appreciate the local aesthetics via direct view. Consequently, mountains, images and visual languages are my tools to communicate with nature. This “dialogue versus observing painting” poses itself as an exchange as “foreign culture” versus “local culture”. “Foreign Culture”: Me – Jhuwan Yeh, a Taiwanese artist. “Local Culture”: Akureyri’s regional and natural outlook. Most of my artworks are created with direct view. First, I immerse myself with nature to feel the vibes of the region and its connection to the land and then I try to respond to them in my artworks. People are rarely my topics because I love the simplicity and tranquility of nature. While observing the nature, I obtain the enlightenment that each individual being is interconnected and interdependent. And yet, we don’t when it started that human beings and their development have continued to impose a great deal of insecure elements on nature and our land. These insecure elements highlight the “distance” between the human living environment and nature. The relationship between them shapes the “regional characteristic” of Akureyri. When I switch off the direct view and try to see the nature beyond its apparent outlook, I can’t stop contemplating where the “distance” between nature and us exists? Is it in space or in our minds? Is the “distance” a manifestation of fear or conquering? Thus, I choose to feel the nature and essence of our land within the “distance”. The materials utilized in my artworks are cotton paper, glue made of flour and water, linen, calicoes, ink, white powder made of shells and minerals found in rocks. I paint nature and I hope my artworks are created with natural organic ingredients. To me, this is my way to show my respect to earth and nature. An art creator, in my opinion, is merely a messenger. My artworks and how they are presented are all media utilized to tell their stories.
Participating the Exhibition:
These small blocks/houses were made with the local newspaper according to the various colors. I’d like you to choose a house and contemplate the distance between you and the land. Please also select the painting that best describe your inner landscape, then measure your “distance” to nature and finally place the house there. And if you’re willing to, please sign your name on the small house. At the last hour of the exhibition, you can take your house with you.
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簡與減之間—— 2018 葉筑菀 個展｜Between Simplicity and Reduction – 2018 Jhuwan Yeh Solo Exhibition