台中展覽｜大雋藝術｜《美好的小混亂》六人聯展

展覽介紹

生活是混亂而美麗的，艱辛而謙卑的。它是一系列的瞬間，是一切的捕捉。

Life is messy and beautiful, hard and humbling. It’s a collection of moments, a capture of everything. 

大雋藝術於5月4日到6月30日推出《Beautiful Chaos by ____.》六人聯展，揭示且歌頌一首首名為「生活混沌之美」的詩—交織人生高峰、低谷、困惑和成長等各種情感思路。展名直譯「美好的小混亂」，意指藝術家複雜的心緒變化與生命經驗，精煉成一件件迷人創作；而在觀者眼中又將產生各異的感知面向，故命題特別設計「by ____」，突顯藝術使每個人思想解放，詮釋空間的自由無限性。

這次榮幸邀請到六位藝術家- Zdenek Konvalina（捷克）、陳莉Kebeyo（上海）、傅寧（台灣）、Eve Suh（韓國）、Eric Stefanski（美國）和David Rosado（葡萄牙），共同呈獻日常轉化為藝術創作的全新宇宙。Zdenek Konvalina通過獨特筆觸和鮮艷色彩，外化內心流淌的旋律，宛如一首動人古典樂章；陳莉Kebeyo透過反覆出現的獨創元素，巧妙穿織潛藏心靈的情感與能量，激發觀者想像力，成就全新的視覺體驗；傅寧作品藉真實生活與網絡社會的互動關係，傳達「新現實」概念，創造嶄新視角及連結；Eve Suh通過陶瓷雕塑創造出充滿幻想的世界，展現她對生活的詮釋 – 溫暖美麗但又脆弱；Eric Stefanski畫中不拘常規的直率言語回應對生活的反思，並以黑暗幽默對抗現實的渲染；David Rosado豐富多樣的媒材表現個人在環境中的獨特性，以及日常物品所承載的意義。

生活既是美麗的混沌，也是混沌的美麗。或許事情看來一團亂，但興許都是最美好的安排，也正是生活何以不斷帶來驚喜。本次展覽從繪畫到雕塑、從具象到抽象、從符號到風景，都是對日常經驗的一種慶祝，誠摯邀請你一同沉浸其間！

On view from May 4th to June 30th, 2024, Rich Art Gallery presents “Beautiful Chaos by ____.”, a mesmerizing group exhibition that uncovers the beauty of life – a collection of the highs, the lows, the confusion, the becoming. The exhibition title was intentionally designed with “by ____.”, a space behind to emphasize how art liberates everyone’s thoughts and make a statement about the boundless freedom of art. Featuring six artists – Zdenek Konvalina (Czech Republic), Kebeyo Chen (Shanghai), Fu Ning (Taiwan), Eve Suh (Korea), Eric Stefanski (America) and David Rosado (Portugal) – the exhibition collectively presents viewers with a universe in which everyday experiences are converted into artistic creations.

Zdenek Konvalina externalizes the melodies that flow within his heart through unique brushstrokes and vibrant colors as if one were melting by the surrounding classical music; Kebeyo Chen skillfully intertwines hidden emotions and energies of the soul through the special elements that recur in her works, capturing the imagination of viewers and offering a wholly new visual experience; Fu Ning utilizes the interaction between real-life and the Internet to convey the concept of a “new reality”, created fresh perspectives and connections; Eve Suh’s ceramic sculptures created a fantastical realm that embodies her expression of life, warm and beautiful yet delicate; Eric Stefanski’s unconventional and straightforward language shows a rendering of life and confronts the reality with a dark sense of humor; the variety of materials applied by David Rosado highlighted the uniqueness of individual within the environment, as well as the greater significance of objects can hold in our dailies. 

Life is both a beautiful chaos and a chaotic beauty. Perhaps things may appear to be a mess, but in reality, they are all gracefully arranged, and that’s why life continually brings surprises and excitement. The vibrant works in the show, which span from paintings to sculptures, figurative to abstract, symbols to landscapes, are a celebration of the authentic moments of daily experiences. This group exhibition invites viewers to be fully immersed in these exceptional pieces.

推薦作品暨藝術家介紹

Zdenek Konvalina

Zdenek Konvalina 1979年生於捷克，目前居住並工作於德國柏林。Zdenek Konvalina的平面畫作著重過程本身，除了仰賴身體心智的即時反饋，他追求實踐潛意識中的概念、思想、形式、記憶及提示等，並著眼於探究物質與精神的比例關係，如模糊與明確、遙遠與咫尺、運動與靜止，藉由運用各種工具（如噴漆、氣筆、畫筆、油蠟等），不斷產生多變的痕跡，最終，每幅畫作各自形成獨具的意象情境與故事。他的繪畫作品曾受邀展出於英國倫敦、加拿大多倫多、和美國休士頓等地。在成為專職藝術家前，他以芭蕾舞蹈家的身份活躍於美國、亞洲和歐洲，並獲得眾多藝術成就獎項，如2008年的多倫多勞力士獎和2012年英國國家舞蹈獎。期間Zdenek還被委託設計芭蕾舞作品的舞台，如2010年意大利佛羅倫斯的《無常》、2017年在柏林德意志歌劇院的《滴水》，以及在加拿大與Guelph交響樂團合作繪製表演場景。

Zdenek Konvalina was born in the Czech Republic in 1979 and currently resides and works in Berlin, Germany. His artworks focus on the process itself. In addition to relying on immediate feedback from the body and mind, he seeks to materialize concepts, thoughts, forms, memories, and suggestions from the subconscious. He focuses on exploring the proportion relationship between material and spirit, such as the blurred and the clear, the distant and the close, movement and stillness. By using various tools such as spray paint, airbrushes, brushes, and oil pastels, he continuously generates variable traces. Eventually, each painting forms its own unique imagery, situation, and story.

His paintings have been included in solo and group exhibitions in London, Berlin, Eindhoven, Copenhagen, Munich, Vienna, Hamburg etc. Before fully devoting himself to a painting practice, Konvalina accomplished a distinguished career as a performing artist, performing and working around the world in America, Asia and Europe and winning numerous awards for his artistic achievements such as the Rolex Award Toronto 2008 and National Dance Award in the UK in 2012. As part of his portfolio, Konvalina also has been commissioned to design sets for ballet projects “Impermanence” in Florence in 2010 and “Drops” at the Deutsche Oper, Berlin in 2017, as well as Live Performance/Painting with Guelph Symphony in Canada.

Kebeyo Chen陳莉

陳莉Kebeyo於1984年出生於上海，畢業於上海師範大學美術學院。面對其創作，她表示：「沉浸式體驗這紛紛世界，我們終其一生探究和努力的，是如何生長內在的自己。」她的作品傳達出每個獨特個體的存在，並受到自我意識和想法的塑造。Kebeyo運用精心製作的細緻元素，如辮子、石榴花朵和種子，交織蔓延來頌揚生活中的美麗，並描繪出在她虛構世界中的無限可能性。這些可愛元素在作品中轉化為靈動角色，替作品注入了更豐富的深度，宛如一個充滿生命力的奇妙世界。其作品曾在受邀展出於新加坡、中國、義大利、美國等地，大雋藝術首次在台中館內發表她獨特而迷人的新創作，邀請大家一同進入藝術家打造的超現實臆想世界！

Born in Shanghai in 1984, Kebeyo Chen graduated from Shanghai Normal University’s Fine Arts College with a Bachelor of Arts degree. “Immerse yourself in this colorful world. It is a lifelong exploration and endeavor about how to grow our inner selves.” she said. Her look conveys the idea that every existence is distinct and shaped by self-consciousness. Kebeyo produces small components, such as braids, pomegranate blooms, and seeds, to praise the glory and beauty of life and to depict unlimited energy within her fictional world. In her artistic endeavors, she transforms those elements into charming little characters and adds a richer depth to her painting, like a wonderfully vibrant world full of vitality. 

Her artworks have been displayed in Singapore, China, Italy, America, and other places. It is our pleasure to have her in Rich Art Gallery to showcase her unique and captivating artworks, which transport viewers to her vivid and surreal fantasy realm.

Fu Ning 傅寧

傅寧於1995年出生於台灣桃園，2023年取得台北藝術大學美術系碩士學位。她的藝術可被視為現代世界的一面鏡子，反映社交媒體在當今社會中的普及性，以及人們頻繁使用拍攝來記錄日常生活的現象。其創作靈感來自於她在海量信息中穿梭的經歷，大多源自網路，因此她的作品中許多場景都與我們熟悉的場景相似。通過藝術手段，她打造了一個全新視界，在這裡真實與虛擬的界線變得模糊，並開啟觀者探索身份認同之意識。傅寧近十年獲頒獎項無數，包括2024台南新藝獎、2022世安美學獎、2021中國信託當代繪畫獎、第九屆鴻梅視覺創作新人獎等。大雋藝術十分榮幸首度於聯展現場呈獻其數件作品。

Fu Ning was born in Taoyuan, Taiwan, in 1995, and received her master’s degree from Taipei National University of the Art Department of Fine Art in 2023. Her art may be interpreted as a mirror of the modern world, in which social media is used to continuously photograph and record our daily lives. Her paintings are based on her experiences navigating in a sea of overwhelming information, mostly from the Internet. Therefore, the scenes in her paintings are similar to those we encounter every day. She has created a new visual universe through her artistic endeavors that form our identities in a virtual world where nothing is truly virtual. 

Fu Ning has received numerous awards in the past decades, including the 2024 Tainan Next Art Award, the 2022 SANCF Award, the 2021 CTBC Contemporary Painting Award, the 9th Grand View Emerging Artists Award, and the 2021 Contemporary Art Prize. Rich Art Gallery is honored to present her pieces in the group exhibition for the first time.

Eve Suh

Eve Suh生於1992年，是一位來自南韓大田的新晉藝術家，其雕塑體現了她對於童年想像與現實之間差距的深刻感受，藉陶瓷這個材料特性，探索幻想與挫折之間的張力 – 外觀施以溫暖色彩，給人堅固的形象背後，仍無法避免其內部空洞、易碎的本質。她特意保留手捏拙樸質感及粗糙邊緣，以表達童年夢想雖未能成真，然而在她所創造的藝術世界中得以實現之心境。Eve Suh曾參與包括2020年印度金奈的喀拉克些特拉基金會、2023年日本丸沼藝術公園和2019年台灣鶯歌陶瓷博物館等駐村計畫，同年獲得法藍瓷光點計畫獎學金，作品典藏於首爾SAAMOORAM、印度Dakshina Chitra文資博物館，以及台灣的鶯歌陶瓷博物館。首度攜手合作，大雋藝術非常榮幸地邀請各界藝術愛好者，與我們一同探索Eve Suh的奇幻世界！

Born in 1992 in Daejeon, South Korea, Eve Suh is a young and emerging artist. The existential grief that Eve addresses in her sculptures is embodied by the disconnect between childhood imagination and reality. By employing ceramics as her medium — warm texture of color yet easily breakable; solid appearance but hollow inside — Eve skillfully captures the tension between illusion and frustration. She purposefully retains the hand-sculpted, raw texture and rough edges to illustrate how her vision of childhood aspirations failed to come true but did succeed in the art world she created. 

Eve has participated in a variety of art residency programs, including those offered by the Kalakshetra Foundation in Chennai, India 2020; Marunuma Art Park in Japan 2023; and the Yingge Ceramics Museum in Taiwan 2019. In the same year in 2019, she was awarded the FRANZ Rising Star Project Award. Her works are held in collections at the SAAMOORAM in Seoul, Korea, Dakshina Chitra Museum and Kalakshetra Foundation in India, and Yingge Ceramics Museum in Taiwan. As part of our first collaboration, Rich Art Gallery are thrilled to extend an invitation to our guests and art enthusiasts to explore Eve Suh’s fantastical realm!

Eric Stefanski

Eric Stefanski於1987年出生於芝加哥，在芝加哥藝術學院完成學士學位後，於波士頓美術館學院學校取得碩士學位，目前為莫頓學院(Morton College )人文系兼任教授。深受1990年代的街頭藝術影響，他獨特視覺語言是通過對藝術歷史、流行文化、體育、勞動階層等經驗理解以及自身記憶發展而出。其創作以精簡字句傳達強大訊息，引導觀眾產生共鳴。透過直率的文字、大膽的色彩以及對社會和個人主題的探討，Stefanski獨特的作品真實地反映我們周圍世界的複雜性和美麗。作為當代美國藝術圈被關注的崛起藝術家之一，Stefanski的作品在美國獲得賞識，廣泛展出並被多個公共和私人機構收藏。他的作品首次在亞太地區展出，我們非常榮幸能在大雋藝術分享他的訊息給參觀者。

Eric Stefanski was born in Chicago, in 1987. His MFA was awarded by the School of the Museum of Fine Arts at Tufts University in Boston after he completed his BA at the School of the Art Institute in Chicago. Stefanski is also an adjunct professor in the Humanities Department of Morton College currently. Greatly impacted by the street art of the 1990s that surrounded around him, Stefanski’s straightforward and quirky sense of humor transferred onto canvas are inspired by his personal experiences and memories as an artist and drawing from a diverse range of themes including art history, popular culture, sports, and labor. He conveys a powerful message of reality with simplicity, guiding the audience toward complete relatability. With the raw writings, bold colors, and investigation of societal and personal themes, Stefanski’s one-of-a-kind works are a true representation of the complexity and beauty of the world around us. 

As one of the rising artists in the contemporary American art scene, Stefanski’s art has garnered recognition in the United States, with his works exhibited widely and held in numerous public and private collections. His artwork is being shown for the first time in the Asia-Pacific area, and we are thrilled to share his messages with visitors at Rich Art Gallery.

David Rosado

David Rosado於1976年出生在葡萄牙埃武拉，並於2004年從大學獲得了美術學位。受到人與空間內的資訊超載之現象的啟發，他通過其雕塑、繪畫和裝置，探討了現代社會行為和社會標準。為了開展對話，並促進對於藝術與生活之間更深層次的理解，他通過將日常物品轉化為藝術做為其藝術手段。這是他首次與大雋藝術合作，讓參觀者深入了解他的創作過程及理念。Rosado自1993年參展埃武拉皇宮後，展覽邀約遍及歐美澳各城市，2024年作品首度來到亞洲，與大雋藝術攜手在台舉辦展覽。作品獲多家藝文機構和私人企業如西班牙馬加拉當代藝術中心（CAC Málaga）、葡萄牙羅斯柴爾德銀行（Banco Ariane Rothschild）等典藏，並曾於2008年葡萄牙蒙蒂茹第九屆雙年展中獲頒榮譽獎。

David Rosado was born in 1976 in Evora, Portugal, and received his fine arts degree from the university in 2004. Drawing inspiration from the overloading information that exists between people and spaces, he investigates modern behavioral and societal standards in society by his various mediums, including sculptures, paintings and installations. Rosado seeks to start a conversation and cultivate a more profound comprehension between art and life by converting commonplace objects into artistic manifestations. By transforming everyday objects into artistic expression, Rosado attempts to start a conversation and foster a deeper understanding of art and life. This is his first collaboration with Rich Art Gallery, allowing visitors to gain insight into his creative process.

Rosado began exhibiting his work at Evora’s Palacio D in 1993. Numerous public and private organizations, including Cac Malaga in Spain, Banco Ariane Rothschild in Portugal, and Bech Risvig Collection in Denmark, have collections of David Rosado’s artwork. Additionally, he won third place in the 2007 Ariane Rothschild competition and an honorable mention in the 9th Biennale in Montijo in 2008.

展覽資訊

日期｜2024.05.04 (六) – 2024.06.30 (日)

時間｜週二至週日11:00-19:00 (週一公休) 

地點｜大雋藝術 Rich Art Gallery

地址｜台中市南屯區惠文路489號

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