黨若洪＠北京

藝術家簡介

1975年出生的台灣藝術家黨若洪，從復興美工、東海大學美術系，到2002年取得西班牙薩拉曼卡（Salamanca）大學的藝術碩士，不僅擁有學院紮實的繪畫基礎，他在繪畫形式與材質上的創新，對自我主題的不斷發展和建構的視覺語彙，更為他拿下高雄獎首獎和廖繼春油畫獎的榮譽。黨若洪的繪畫大多與生活週遭的人與物有關，從主題來看相當傳統，主要是人物、動物、靜物與風景；但是他融會東方精神與西方手法的創作，卻在簡單的主題裡演繹出豐富的藝術面貌，作品在率性的揮灑中流露一股年輕藝術家少見的文人氣息。2002年起，黨若洪以一系列關注自我身份的「自我」和「犬」的系列，建構出個人日漸清晰與成熟的藝術語彙。

觀看黨若洪的作品，最先可能被他充滿才華的繪畫技法吸引，他作品中點、線、面的視覺語彙，顏料、色粉、以及原始柏油所堆疊而成的色澤，與勾勒、刮痕、薄塗、黏貼……等多種手法處理下的肌理，融合與演化出豐富的視覺性。接觸再久後，黨若洪的作品中最令人玩味與著迷的，除了上述精采的繪畫形式和圖像外，還有一份潛藏於他畫作背後的曖昧情調，與一種黨式哲學下所展開的情感與意識的符號。

Born in 1975, Tang Jo-Hung studied in Fu Hsin Trade & Arts School, the Fine Arts Department of Tunghai University, and got his Master’s degree from Salamanca University in Spain. Tang has a solid background from art school while his innovation of form and material as well as development of visual presentation and extension in his subject matter has won him the grand prize in the Kaohsiung Awards as well as the Liao Chi-Chun Oil Painting Award. Tang’s paintings are mostly related to his surroundings in life. The theme of his paintings is often traditional, including people, animals, still life, and scenery. However, Tang is able to integrate Eastern aesthetics with Western skills and approaches to showcase diversity under a simple theme.  His works brim with a sense of spontaneity and a kind of a literati spirit rarely seen in young artists. Starting from 2002, with the collections Self and The Dog, Tang’s artistic style has become distinct and sophisticated.

When viewing the works of Tang Jo-Hung, first we may be attracted by his painting skills which brim with talent. The visual language of points, lines, and planes, as well as paint, pigment, and asphalt form the colors, outlines, scratches, coatings, and pasting in his works… The marks created from different approaches have evolved into a feast for the eyes. After taking a long and hard look, you will discover that the most intriguing and mesmerizing part about Tang’s work go beyond the aforementioned forms and images to include an ambiguous attitude which is hidden behind his works, as well as Tang’s personal style emotional and conscious signs.