Hsu Yu-jen (b. 1951-) was born in Jiali, Tainan, and graduated from the Department of National Painting, National Academy of Arts in 1975. He was mentored by Lee Chun-shan, who inspired him to pursue creative freedom and explore the self. After his solo exhibition at the American Cultural Center in 1979, Hsu traveled to the U.S. with the hope of immersing himself in the modern and contemporary art scene and developing the absolute originality in his mind. Having traveled between Taiwan and the U.S. for three times in a decade, Hsu moved his entire family back to Taiwan in 1989. Hsu works with both ink and oil painting, and used to create stone sculptures as well. However, throughout his career, the exploration of the essence and innovative expression of Eastern ink painting has always been his steadfast and consistent endeavor. After 2000, he has published various series stemming from dissimilar concepts, including The Ocean Series, Thin-brush Ink Painting Series, Rough-brush Ink Painting Series, Color Painting Series, and Ink Scribing Series. This exhibition is the artist’s first large-scale retrospective in his five-decade-long career, which systematically teases out his sketches, drawings, early experimental works, and so on, showcasing his creative trajectory and spiritual context.
Contents
012 序言︱臺北市立美術館館長
Foreword ︱ Director of the Taipei Fine Arts Museum
010 閱讀許雨仁︱張頌仁
Reading Hsu Yu-Jen ︱ Chang Tsong-Zung
022 逸離:許雨仁繪畫裡的現代性︱吳超然
Breaking Away: Modernity in the Paintings of Hsu Yu-Jen ︱ Wu Chao-Jen
041 早期作品╱ Early Works
從佳里到台北,從台北到紐約
╱ From Jiali to Taipei, from Taipei to New York
雄山大水,誰知多少?
╱ Who Really Understands Nature?
128 立在石堆裡的自畫像╱
Self-portraits in Piles of Stones
162不盡的山山水水石石╱
Limitless Landscapes
188點,生出了斷點斷線╱
Points – the Birthplace of Breakpoints and Dotted Lines
272墨墨純純 ‧ 色色生生╱
Explorations in Ink and Color
296慢然鬆生╱
Slowness and Serenity
309 作品索引╱ Appendix
329 自畫像╱ Self-portrait
331 創作自述╱ Artist Statement
335 素描手記節選╱ Selection from Hsu Yu-Jen's Sketch Note
342 素描手記索引╱ Index of Sketch Note
344 大事紀╱ A Timeline
348 參考書目╱ Bibliography
351 感謝誌╱ Acknowledgements
Sources: Taipei Fine Arts Museum
ISBN: 9786264100304
Publish: 2024-12
Publisher: Taipei Fine Arts Museum
Language: Chinese.English
Cover: Hardcover
Pages: 364
Size:34 x 21 公分