Chen I-Chun

Finally, Space and Chromatic・Mysterious York・Path near Halifax・2 "is the scene I saw on the path near the Korean girls' dormitory. In my impression, there were some houses and trees on the lawn, but I gradually eliminated them in the process of simplification The three paintings have one thing in common, which is the only curved part of the painting The orange semicircle is the sun Maybe it is because I live in the city, with all the skyscrapers, or maybe it is because, being indoors, I rarely notice the sun in the sky, but I remembered seeing these scenes with the sun far away." The second series has expressionist tendencies and, following the lesson of the great master Mark Rothko makes color and shapes the expression of moods. The series is set in Italy and is named Chromatic・Venice・Fondamente Nove e San Michele: "I studied Italian when I was in college. I went to Venice, Italy, as an exchange student. It was very frustrating for me to leave home for the first time and face many difficulties in life and study abroad. I really like the island of San Michele. I have often wondered, if I sat on Fondamente Nove and looked at St. Michael's Island, could I slowly regain my composure when I feel depressed? One day, after a long time, this memory came back to my mind and I tried to draw it, but all I saw in the painting was loneliness Later, I began to look for the variation of space and color I tried to simplify the graphics and use color to represent the meaning These three paintings are transformed from this memory and research." In the first work, the artist selects the main color of each object to represent it. The yellow ochre is the island of San Michele. Blue is the lagoon. Purple and black are the state of mind. Brick red and orange are the floor tiles. The four off-white rectangles and the pink and purple frames are the clouds and the sunset glow and their reflections. The second image shows different reds, as always some colors are due to the artist's visual perception and others to his moods. The brick-red rectangle in the center is the island of San Michele, embedded in the lagoon The reddish brown at the bottom is Fondamente Nove "The many red lines at the top represent the joyful atmosphere of the Venice Carnival and the time when I found something interesting in Venice. In addition to showing the aforementioned meanings of red, I try to make the different reds overlap and permute so that the colors themselves can have their own meanings and new combinations and changes." In the last work, the artist seeks contrast between the lagoon and Fondamente Nove, between the island of San Michele and herself. "I chose opposite colors. The lagoon is cold gray and black. Fondamente Nove is warm gray and white. The island of San Michele is red. I am blue."

Art Curator Mara Cipriano