Kuan-Te Wu
(吳冠德)
Taiwan
1979年生。國立台灣師範大學美術研究所碩士，曾任中華亞太水彩藝術協會秘書長。2011年旅居法國專職藝術創作，2015年獲邀至巴黎水彩示範教學。曾舉辦個展十二次，獲邀至美國紐約、法國巴黎、義大利、澳洲、泰國、新加坡、香港、上海、深圳..等國(地)展出。獲邀展出於國立歷史博物館、國立台灣美術館、高雄市立美術館、國父紀念館、中正紀念堂、國家教育研究院等五十餘次。2014年獲「全國美展水彩銀牌獎」，入選法國水彩雜誌舉辦世界水彩大賽，編入《世界水彩大賽選集》。
Born in 1979 with an M.A. from theFine Arts Institute of the National Taiwan Normal University, Kuan-Te Wu used to be the Secretary-General of the Chinese Asia-Pacific Watercolor Association. In 2011, Wu went to France and worked as an artist. In 2015, he was invited to Paris to give a demonstration of watercolor painting in Paris. Wu had twelve solo exhibitions,and was invited to New York of USA, Paris of France, Italy, Australia, Thailand, Singapore, Hong Kong, Shanghai, and Shenzhen. The artist was also invited to exhibit in the National Museum of History, the National Taiwan Museum of Fine Arts, the Kaohsiung Museum of Fine Arts, Dr. Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hall, Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall, the National Academy for Educational Research, etc. for 50 times over. Kuan-Te Wu was recognized with the “Silver Award in Watercolor Painting Group, National Art Exhibition, R.O.C.”, and entered the World Watercolor Competition organized bythe French magazine L'Art De L'Aquarelle (The Art of Watercolour)with his artwork included in World Watercolour Competition Catalogue.
凜凜 (Stern)
以寒風中昂然挺立的老樹，展現生命之堅毅與韌性。大自然中，四時更迭，無窮變幻，天地萬物和諧地共生與同在，生生不息地循環。希望能以作品隱喻人生之哲思，也喚起人們對生命的尊重與關懷。
An old tree stands tall despite the freezing wind, demonstrating the perseverance of life. In Nature, all is constantly changing as seasons change as well. Everything on Earth lives and co-exists harmoniously for generation after generation. With the metaphor within the piece to shed light on the philosophy of life, it is intended to raise the respect and care from humanity toward life.
吐納 (Breathing)
透過水彩的流動性呈現自然吐納的韻律，流動的是光影、是空氣、是時間、是生命的氣息也是創作者的意念。在大自然面前，我深刻感受自己的渺小，欲以畫筆表達生命的生生不息，謙卑地向天地萬物致敬。
The breathing rhythm of Nature is presented with the flow of watercolor. It is the light and the shade, the air, the time, and the breath of life as well as the mind of the artist that flows. In the presence of the Mother Nature, all I feel is the insignificance of myself. Hence, I’d like to manifest the prosperity of life with my brushes, and humbly honor the things between the heavens and earth.
澄澈 (Clarity)
澄澈的水面映照本心，透過創作，將來自視覺的色彩、造型、明暗、光影外其他感官的總合，成為畫中的一部分，進而消化自然形象，把當下的情感、意念、哲思與景物融為一體，形現「心眼靈視的感覺世界」。
A clear surface of water reflects the true heart. The sum of senses other than the color, shape, light and darkness via vision becomes part of the painting through creation, and is further dissolved into natural phenomena, so that the emotions, thoughts, ideas and landscape shall become one, the incarnation of “a sensual world through the eyes of the heart”.
清朗 (Brisk)
近年嘗試圓的形式，傳達東方的美學與精神，表現出自然圓融和諧的境界。冬日溫暖陽光下，湖畔微風徐徐，清清朗朗，以輕、重、快、慢的線條構築樹木枝幹之美，恣意徜徉，探索自然無為之道。
In recent years, I try via the form of circle to convey the aesthetic as well as the spirit of the East, and to capture the well-rounded harmony of Nature. Under the warm sunshine in the winter, there comes a gentle, brisk breeze by the lake. With light, strong, fast, and slow strokes, I construct the beauty of the trees’ branches, roaming free to explore the way of inaction as the law of Nature.