從青澀到歷練，從苦悶象徵的八十年代，到眾聲喧譁的二十一世紀。

在那個高唱著“亞細亞的孤兒”的年代，鄭在東、陳來興、郭娟秋，各自以不同的語彙，抒發他們靈魂底層的生命情調，有赤裸裸的糾結扭曲，有鬱結的虛無，有對山林大自然的嚮往，或者靈性世界的超脫想像。他們在創作初期大都在紫藤辦過個展，年輕的歲月和紫藤的歷史有許多交集。這些時光的停格，也經由夏門攝影企劃研究室負責人簡永彬的熱情贊助，再度呈現在我們眼前。

年輕時浪漫憂鬱的鄭在東，以略帶即興式的心理筆觸，日記性的寄寓塗寫，淡淡地寫出詩意的風景、人物，為台北留下一抹寂寞與孤獨。親密家人以及生活環境中日漸沒落的建築風景，是他創作中的重要命題。以自然生命的好奇探索與靈魂感性觸動為主軸的郭娟秋，將風景視為一種生命本質的歷程，描繪出蘊藏於自然風景中動人的特質。其作品細微的筆觸，層疊出看似抽象的符碼，虛實交織的語彙，娓娓道出豐富的生命之境。面對快速轉變及矛盾衝突的時代，陳來興選擇順應內心真實，紀錄心貌，奔放狂熱的運筆，乍看之下，快速的筆觸，與明亮的色彩，實則含蓄著內斂的悲傷與矛盾的破碎感，不安定的構圖，呈現著自我無所適從的孤獨。

這些作品，一直以來被茶館收藏著，或長期懸掛在空間的ㄧ隅，彷彿成為空間的ㄧ部份，成為了空間極為抒情的藝術角落與精神象徵。凝視著作品與收藏者，與空間，在情感上長期的互相交融滲透，毋寧是饒富意趣的。這是紫藤廬收藏紀念展的序幕，接下來，將陸續展出邱亞才，李美慧，葉世強，余承堯和高行健等人的作品。開幕茶會謹訂於6月4日(六)下午二時，邀請您一起感受從那個風華年代走來，那些人的跫音。

Footsteps of Youth and Grace
——Wistaria’s Private Collection: Cheng Tsai-Tung, Chen Lai-Hsing, Kuo Jvang-Chou

From aspiring artists to recognized figures; from the bitter angst of the 1980’s to the vindication of the twenty-first century.
During that period, the “Orphans of Asia” - Cheng Tsai-Tung, Chen Lai-Hsing, Chu Ya-Tsai, and Kuo Jvang-Chou - developed their own artistic language to explore the meaning of life and existence.

While none of the artists grew up with an artistic background, their creative idiosyncrasies reflect, whether intentionally or unintentionally, the spirit of the times: the frustration of dashed hopes; the consuming emptiness of depression; the reverence of nature; and the escapist imaginings of the spiritual world. Incidentally, all of them had solo exhibitions at Wistaria in their early years, and cultivated life-long friendships with the owner of the tea house. Thanks to the generous support of Jian Yong-sheng, director of the Xiamen Institute of Photography, we can once again relive these intimate moments of intellectual and spiritual rapport.

At the same time, despite their rising value, these oeuvres have remained in the same hands, faithful residents of the space. In truth, they have become intrinsic to the space’s identity, permeating the space with their ethos and pathos.

To gaze upon the intricate relationship of the art, the artist, the art collector, and the art gallery - such wonder, such exhilaration!