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近年來臺灣水彩藝術蓬勃發展,桃園市政府文化局乃計劃舉辦國際級大型展覽,期盼掀起全民欣賞水彩畫的風氣。2016年秋責成我們共同策劃「活水─2017桃園國際水彩畫展」,將其定位為「水彩史上臺灣公部門所舉辦規模最完整的國際水彩展」。邀請當今全球11個國家之優異水彩畫家共32人,於桃園文化局盛大舉行,展出作品計113幅,並邀請多位國際水彩畫大師,於展覽期間舉辦多場示範講座,推廣水彩藝術。預料將是一場深具學術價值與歷史意義的藝術盛宴。

宋朝朱熹詩:「半畝方塘一鑑開,天光雲影共徘徊,問渠哪得清如許,為有源頭活水來」。本展以「活水」命名,其中包含了兩個意涵:第一採其字義為「活潑潔淨」、「靈活多變」的水彩藝術特質,第二採其「萬河源頭」、「飲水思源」的傳承象徵意義。本展覽將此雙重意義帶入,期許藉邀請國內外大師多元風貌的展覽為激發新秀之源頭,也希望能帶動臺灣水彩藝術的潛在能量,進而匯入一股深入研究水彩藝術的清流。

本展承蒙台灣藝術大學人文學院廖新田院長撰寫藝評,展場依據藝評分類規劃展區,並摘錄其文做各展區說明,期為愛藝朋友導覽這場國際水彩盛會。

In light of the flourishing development of watercolor in Taiwan in recent years, the Department of Cultural Affairs, Taoyuan City Government thus planned to organize an international grand exhibition, so as to cultivate the public interest in the appreciation of watercolor paintings. In the autumn of 2016, we were tasked to organize "Flowing Water – 2017 Taoyuan International Watercolor Exhibition", with the aim of "the most complete international watercolor exhibition held by the public sector of Taiwan in the history of watercolor". As a result, 32 brilliant watercolor artists nowadays from 11 countries worldwide are invited to throw the event at the Department of Cultural Affairs of Taoyuan with 113 art pieces showcased. In addition, various international masters of watercolor are invited to give demonstrations during the exhibition period to promote the art of watercolor. This shall be an art feast full of academic value as well as historical significance.

A poem by Zhu Xi of Sung Dynasty: "A square pond of half an acre is like a mirror, where the clouds and shades in the sky dance together. Tell me how the water can be so clear? From its source flows the water." This exhibition is named after "Flowing Water", which carries two connotations: One is derived from the property in watercolor, "lively and pure" as well as "dynamic and ever-changing". The other comes from its symbolic meaning of heritage, "the source of all rivers" and "appreciating the source as you drink water". This exhibition embraces the dual meaning, in hopes of introducing the diverse styles of the masters at home and abroad as the source of new talents' inspiration, while stirring up the potential energy of watercolor in Taiwan and eventually converge the flowing water into the research of the art of watercolor.

This exhibition is honored to have Hsin-Tian Liao, Dean of College of Humanities, National Taiwan University of Arts, to write an essay . Hence, the exhibition is divided into various galleries according to the genres given in the essay, along with the descriptions respectively to guide all the art lovers through this extraordinary international watercolor event.

聯合策展人Curator

郭明福Ming-Fu Kuo

郭明福

Ming-Fu Kuo

黃進龍 Chin-Lung Huang

黃進龍

Chin-Lung Huang

簡忠威Chung-Wei Chien

簡忠威

Chung-Wei Chien