非常廟藝文空間：【地平線上】郭弘坤個展

大面積的色塊搭配上線條勾勒的日常物件與地景片段，形構出個人獨有的記憶，藝術家用畫筆描繪出屬於這個城市的生活剪影及文化。 2013年3月16日至4月13日間，VT ARTSALON非常廟藝文空間將展出「地平線上-郭弘坤個展」，透過郭弘坤對於城市今昔的對照，讓我們一起看見台北的另類風情，以及當代的城市精神。


藝術家用幾何塊面表現城市天空的樣貌，建物及日光交錯，勾勒出公館的城市天際線──這是郭弘坤生長的舊里。對於這片土地的記憶，藝術家用現今公館 的風景回憶著過去舊時光景。隨著時間累積，城市越見繁榮進步，當然也帶來莫大的改變，郭弘坤以生活體驗作為基礎，描繪這個區域，反映出傳統與當代的交匯。 而此間的不斷演進與改變，也正代表著城市的文化、生活與社會結構的改變。藝術家藉由繪畫，引領觀者漫步於小巷弄內，體察著這一切。


郭弘坤，1967年出生於臺北市，1996年義大利國立羅馬藝術學院畢業，2000 年回臺生活創作。長期觀察台灣文化的郭弘坤，觀察島國城市及文化風情有獨到的見解與描繪，本次作品主題以公館多元的樣貌融合舊時記憶交錯而成，呈現跨時空 的地區城市風情。本次個展共呈現14件繪畫作品與3件複合媒材創作。觀眾將透過這些作品，窺見藝術家回歸純粹生活的情懷與土地情感，從藝術的高處俯望城市 與生活的種種可能。

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Over large area of color shapes, simplified outlines provide viewers with brief glimpses of everyday objects and sceneries; artist Kuo Hung-Kun uses his pen and brush to reveals a slice of his personal memory of the city and its life, memory that was accumulated over time. Between 2013 March 16th to April 13th On the Horizon - Kao Hung Kun Solo Exhibition will be on show in VT Artsalon. Between the mixture of the traditional and modern objects, Kuo Hung Kun displays the legacy of Taipei in its golden ages, as well as in its modern spirit.

Kuo uses geometric shapes to create the skyline of the city, its buildings and the passing of day and night; outlining the horizons of Gongguan, the part of Taipei where Kuo was born and grew up. Kuo uses the modern cityscape to reminiscent those unique childhood memories which resides within. As time pass, the city developed and expanded with this development sees changes. Using his personal experience Kuo depicts the area, reflecting on the layering of the traditional and the modern. At the same time these conflicts in development also represents the culture identity of the city, the transformation of life, the society and its structure. Kuo takes us on a tour of the streets and alleys of the neighborhood highlighting little details for the viewers.

Kuo Hung Kun, born 1967 in Taipei, Graduated from the Accademia di Belle Arti of Rome, Italy, in 1996, returned to Taipei in 2000 where he currently lives and works. Kuo constantly observe and study the culture of Taiwan, developing his personal perspective of Taiwan as an island, its culture and social components. In this exhibition the main concept of his work revolve around the mixture of past and modern, the entanglement of memories and the change of culture over time. On display in VT are 14 works of paintings and 3 works of mixed media installation. Through these works the audience can catch a glimpse of Kuo’s desire to return to a simpler way of life, the nostalgia for the country and its traditional culture, looking at the possibilities of city life from the height of art.