Lifting off
WENG Jhen-Ling、Siyat Moses、CHUNG Pei-Jung Joint Exhibition
WENG Jhen-Ling、Siyat Moses、CHUNG Pei-Jung Joint Exhibition
DATES|JUNE. 17, 2023 - JuLY. 15, 2023
OPENING|JUNE. 17 SAT.
STATEMENT
Three personalities, three identities, one approach.
Three artists adopt the technique of printmaking to allude to the journey of life, focusing on not only the image composition but also the ineffable physical and spiritual procedure behind plate-making. As an indirect art form, printmaking relies on the moment the object is lifted off the plate and gives birth to the image. It is at this moment that the aura emerges. In flowing colours and radiance, images bearing imprints of the soul, traces of the mind, and shadows of the body bring together the artists’ physical and spiritual selves. As one reads the surface of an artwork, one may not realise it is, in fact, the specimen as well as the method of the pre-engraved scene which says: I am here.
Three artists adopt the technique of printmaking to allude to the journey of life, focusing on not only the image composition but also the ineffable physical and spiritual procedure behind plate-making. As an indirect art form, printmaking relies on the moment the object is lifted off the plate and gives birth to the image. It is at this moment that the aura emerges. In flowing colours and radiance, images bearing imprints of the soul, traces of the mind, and shadows of the body bring together the artists’ physical and spiritual selves. As one reads the surface of an artwork, one may not realise it is, in fact, the specimen as well as the method of the pre-engraved scene which says: I am here.
WENG Jhen Ling
Born in Taipei, Taiwan in 1996
In July 2018graduated from the Department of Painting and Calligraphy, National Taiwan University of Arts
In September 2018, he studied in the ink painting group of the master class of National Taipei University of the Arts (in progress)
Her work explores contradictions between the inner self and outer appearance while extending to satirising issues such as the boundary between reality and illusion, distorted human nature and historical repetition. In an attempt to explore new forms of traditional Eastern aesthetics, the artist creates a grotesque landscape that symbolises the blind masses through the depiction of hunchbacks, using copperplate etching and the effects of burning incense as primary forms of expression. She won first prize at the 2023 Kaohsiung Awards and the 2022 Nanying Awards.
Born in Taipei, Taiwan in 1996
In July 2018graduated from the Department of Painting and Calligraphy, National Taiwan University of Arts
In September 2018, he studied in the ink painting group of the master class of National Taipei University of the Arts (in progress)
Her work explores contradictions between the inner self and outer appearance while extending to satirising issues such as the boundary between reality and illusion, distorted human nature and historical repetition. In an attempt to explore new forms of traditional Eastern aesthetics, the artist creates a grotesque landscape that symbolises the blind masses through the depiction of hunchbacks, using copperplate etching and the effects of burning incense as primary forms of expression. She won first prize at the 2023 Kaohsiung Awards and the 2022 Nanying Awards.
Siyat Moses
1994 Born in Taichung, and currently active in Taipei.
2017 B.F.A, graduated from Dept. of Fine Arts (Printmaking), TNUA
2017 M.F.A, graduated from Dept. of Fine Arts(Printmaking),TNUA
Mixed ethnicity of Seejiq and Minnan. Siyat Moses, meaning ‘ son of Moses: Siyat ’, is the name past down from father to son, a tradition of the Pan-Atayal group of the Taiwanese Indigenous peoples; while Yuan Min stands for the ethnical combination of ‘Yuan’ (Indigenous) and‘Min’ (Minyan) in the literal sense.
Once, by accident, I found a piece of writing on the internet my father has wrote for me. In it, he expressed his expectations concerning my being a half-Indigenous descent, which later became an incentive for my creative development. My artistic practice concerns my contemporary Indigenous identity, with regard to ethnicity, gender and image perception, and how I come to terms with it under the acceleration of modernisation and globalisation. My works often adopt the two-dimensional and indirect qualities of printmaking as well as other mediums that allow for the necessary dialogue.
1994 Born in Taichung, and currently active in Taipei.
2017 B.F.A, graduated from Dept. of Fine Arts (Printmaking), TNUA
2017 M.F.A, graduated from Dept. of Fine Arts(Printmaking),TNUA
Mixed ethnicity of Seejiq and Minnan. Siyat Moses, meaning ‘ son of Moses: Siyat ’, is the name past down from father to son, a tradition of the Pan-Atayal group of the Taiwanese Indigenous peoples; while Yuan Min stands for the ethnical combination of ‘Yuan’ (Indigenous) and‘Min’ (Minyan) in the literal sense.
Once, by accident, I found a piece of writing on the internet my father has wrote for me. In it, he expressed his expectations concerning my being a half-Indigenous descent, which later became an incentive for my creative development. My artistic practice concerns my contemporary Indigenous identity, with regard to ethnicity, gender and image perception, and how I come to terms with it under the acceleration of modernisation and globalisation. My works often adopt the two-dimensional and indirect qualities of printmaking as well as other mediums that allow for the necessary dialogue.
CHUNG Pei-Jung
Born in Taichung in 1994 and raised in Yuanli of Miaoli, the artist obtained a Master of Fine Arts degree in Printmaking at the Taipei National University of the Arts. Using printmaking as the main medium.
Keywords: Cheap, value, thinness, spiritual satisfaction.
the artist examines the relationship between the self and societal norms, drawing inspiration from her life experiences and personal background. She proposes the concept and spectrum of ‘Cheap’as an aesthetic, which expresses anger and resistance against social norms. Through the lens of consumer culture, the artist explores and interprets the values behind superficial, cheap, opportunistic, imperfect, and shallow goods, seeking spiritual fulfilment. Keywords: Cheap, value, thinness, spiritual satisfaction.
Born in Taichung in 1994 and raised in Yuanli of Miaoli, the artist obtained a Master of Fine Arts degree in Printmaking at the Taipei National University of the Arts. Using printmaking as the main medium.
Keywords: Cheap, value, thinness, spiritual satisfaction.
the artist examines the relationship between the self and societal norms, drawing inspiration from her life experiences and personal background. She proposes the concept and spectrum of ‘Cheap’as an aesthetic, which expresses anger and resistance against social norms. Through the lens of consumer culture, the artist explores and interprets the values behind superficial, cheap, opportunistic, imperfect, and shallow goods, seeking spiritual fulfilment. Keywords: Cheap, value, thinness, spiritual satisfaction.