【不在繁華色相中】- 吳士偉水墨個展2020/10/24-12/13
睽違四年,知名水墨畫家吳士偉以41幅水墨新作,將於2020年深秋歲末與紫藤廬再度合作重續前緣。

這場在紫藤廬名為《不在繁華色相中--吳士偉水墨個展》的展覽,在此次41件展品中形式多樣豐美,包括大尺寸的四聯屏、掛軸、扇面、雙面彩繪、畫框小品等,在賦色與裝裱上更是創新的示範之作。

作品以精緻的筆觸、細謹的烘染、雅艷的敷彩;營造出萬物皆入畫的至美情境,在抑揚頓挫的勾勒點畫和華彩多姿的色墨交融中,可見其傳承文人清雅質樸的精神內涵與生動流暢的筆情墨趣,傳達出水墨繪畫融合出當代的內斂新味,富有「萬物靜觀皆自得,四時佳興與人同」的哲思冥想。

年過60,一甲子的生命淬鍊對吳士偉而言,是一場生活經驗投入藝術水墨創作的轉換,如今吳士偉的畫作更回歸樸質純粹且收放自如,其創作的美學人文精神風貌,和紫藤廬深厚的文化內涵精神,兩者相得益彰,一切都是如此貼近「自然」。

與其說是賞畫,不如說是進入了畫家吳士偉營造的園林山水中,進行一場《不在繁華色相中》視覺的詩性漫遊,賞心悅目,於紫藤廬。

After a four-year hiatus, renowned ink painter Wu Shih-Wei marks his long-awaited return to the arts scene with an exhibition of his forty-one new works at Wistaria Tea House, continuing a longstanding friendship between the artist and Wistaria.

Sight Beyond Sight: Ink Paintings by Wu Shih-Wei will display a variety of works related to the ink painting genre, including immense four-piece screens, scroll paintings, fans, two-sided paintings, and miniature paintings, whose creative juxtaposition of paint and frame will doubtlessly delight the sight.

Wu’s meticulous strokes, masterful use of ink, and elegant colour palette express an astonishing harmony of content and form, of an enchanting and detailed world of natural beauty. An ethos of elegance and vivacity permeate Wu’s art, a sentiment reinforced by the artist’s fluid and lively strokes. They also encapsulate the philosophy of harmony among myriad beings across myriad temporalities – universal harmony.

At over sixty years of age, Wu considers this exhibition to be a turning point in his ink painting journey: it marks a return to a more naturalistic aesthetics, to a purer pursuit of nature and simplicity. It is also a celebration of the artist’s extensive friendship with Wistaria, with whom he feels an artistic and cultural affinity. The decision to hold this exhibition at Wistaria, then, feels quite natural.

Come, and enjoy Sight Beyond Sight at Wistaria, among the harmonious poetry of Wu’s elegant flora.