展覽日期|2023.01.01(日)-02.13(一)
開幕茶會|2023.01.14(六) 15:00
開放時間|週一至週日 11:00-21:00
展出地點|桃園市中壢區慈惠三街157巷8號1F(近中壢SOGO)
開幕茶會|2023.01.14(六) 15:00
開放時間|週一至週日 11:00-21:00
展出地點|桃園市中壢區慈惠三街157巷8號1F(近中壢SOGO)
展覽理念
童話故事的開頭總是這麼說的:「從前,從前⋯⋯」。於是,從接下來的一月起,藍瓦空間要進入一個奇幻的時空。
居住台灣的藝術家Kevin Woodson將在藍瓦空間呈現全新的作品與多媒材裝置,引領觀眾進入華麗的想像與夢境。
每當Kevin在戶外寫生時,人們總是會說他彷彿在「通靈」那些花朵。Kevin則說,他只是在日復一日百次千次的描繪中,感知了花的秘密。花存在於一個獨特的宇宙,那裡的生命都如同精靈般閃耀著光輝。
他敞開自我,彷彿花間的精靈與靈感都可以引導他,創作出這些精采的作品。大自然的奧秘與靈感啟發的他雙手,讓他的作品如同夢境裡的故事與傳說。
我們都聽過許多奇幻故事:趕赴宮廷舞會的年輕男女、穿上魔法銀鞋飛往翡翠城、水簾洞瀑布翻滾的美猴王。「仙島故事」為您呈現另一種視角的島嶼靈光。
2023新年初始,歡迎前來藍瓦空間,體驗探索作品中流洩的聲光舞步,泅泳於森林深處,觸動內心的奧秘靈感。
倘若這些靈感進入您的生命又會是如何呢?料理一頓豐盛的晚餐?工作上的新點子?徜徉於大海?探險山林?也許您會發現更多生活的歡愉。
In the best fairy tales, the story begins with the words ‘Once upon a time.’ This January at Living Lab Gallery, it will be one of those special, magical times.
Taiwan-based artist Kevin Woodson will enchant the gallery with new paintings and paper sculptures in an installation designed to transport you to the most fantastic reaches of your imagination and dreams.
Throughout his lifetime of painting, many people have commented that Kevin ‘channels’ flowers as he sits outdoors in the garden with his paint and paintbrush. The truth is that Kevin has painted thousands and thousands of flowers and learned their deepest secrets. Flowers exist in a unique universe where great forms and magical beings radiate glory like awesome fairies.
To make this show unforgettable, Kevin allowed himself to open up as if the fairies and magic of the garden were flowing into this world and guiding his work. He channeled the most magical and fantastic mysteries of the gardens, as if fairies were directing his hands, and designing artworks that could only exist in stories and dreams.
We all know that when fairies work their magic, young dreamers go to the ball, magic shoes fly to the Emerald City, and immortal monkeys dance beyond the waterfall. A Taiwan Fairy Tale gives you a chance to see, feel, hear, and experience a story that takes place right here on this magical island.
Join us this January at Living Lab Gallery for an experience in art that reverberates with music, cascades with treasures, dances like a supplicant, and swims through deep forest pools, tantalizing you to open your own heart to magical stories and fairy tales.
After all, if you let your own fairies flow into your life, what would they guide you to do? What great feast would you cook tonight? What new innovations and boundless wonders would you create in your shop – whether you’re fabricating microchips or cobbling shoes? What oceans would you swim? What mountains would you climb? What happiness would you find in your own heart?
居住台灣的藝術家Kevin Woodson將在藍瓦空間呈現全新的作品與多媒材裝置,引領觀眾進入華麗的想像與夢境。
每當Kevin在戶外寫生時,人們總是會說他彷彿在「通靈」那些花朵。Kevin則說,他只是在日復一日百次千次的描繪中,感知了花的秘密。花存在於一個獨特的宇宙,那裡的生命都如同精靈般閃耀著光輝。
他敞開自我,彷彿花間的精靈與靈感都可以引導他,創作出這些精采的作品。大自然的奧秘與靈感啟發的他雙手,讓他的作品如同夢境裡的故事與傳說。
我們都聽過許多奇幻故事:趕赴宮廷舞會的年輕男女、穿上魔法銀鞋飛往翡翠城、水簾洞瀑布翻滾的美猴王。「仙島故事」為您呈現另一種視角的島嶼靈光。
2023新年初始,歡迎前來藍瓦空間,體驗探索作品中流洩的聲光舞步,泅泳於森林深處,觸動內心的奧秘靈感。
倘若這些靈感進入您的生命又會是如何呢?料理一頓豐盛的晚餐?工作上的新點子?徜徉於大海?探險山林?也許您會發現更多生活的歡愉。
In the best fairy tales, the story begins with the words ‘Once upon a time.’ This January at Living Lab Gallery, it will be one of those special, magical times.
Taiwan-based artist Kevin Woodson will enchant the gallery with new paintings and paper sculptures in an installation designed to transport you to the most fantastic reaches of your imagination and dreams.
Throughout his lifetime of painting, many people have commented that Kevin ‘channels’ flowers as he sits outdoors in the garden with his paint and paintbrush. The truth is that Kevin has painted thousands and thousands of flowers and learned their deepest secrets. Flowers exist in a unique universe where great forms and magical beings radiate glory like awesome fairies.
To make this show unforgettable, Kevin allowed himself to open up as if the fairies and magic of the garden were flowing into this world and guiding his work. He channeled the most magical and fantastic mysteries of the gardens, as if fairies were directing his hands, and designing artworks that could only exist in stories and dreams.
We all know that when fairies work their magic, young dreamers go to the ball, magic shoes fly to the Emerald City, and immortal monkeys dance beyond the waterfall. A Taiwan Fairy Tale gives you a chance to see, feel, hear, and experience a story that takes place right here on this magical island.
Join us this January at Living Lab Gallery for an experience in art that reverberates with music, cascades with treasures, dances like a supplicant, and swims through deep forest pools, tantalizing you to open your own heart to magical stories and fairy tales.
After all, if you let your own fairies flow into your life, what would they guide you to do? What great feast would you cook tonight? What new innovations and boundless wonders would you create in your shop – whether you’re fabricating microchips or cobbling shoes? What oceans would you swim? What mountains would you climb? What happiness would you find in your own heart?
藝術家簡介
Kevin Woodson來自加州奧克蘭,目前為全職藝術家和藝廊合夥人,熱愛繪製花鳥的他喜歡到處旅行寫生,紀錄下自然與他對話的瞬間,近年往返美國與亞洲展覽,其中包含台灣、吉隆坡,2014年獲奧克蘭雜誌(Oakland Magazine)讀者票選為年度最佳藝術家,作品和溫暖性情都深受觀眾喜愛。
畫風受到東方啟發,Kevin不但追雖前輩畫家的足跡,更將傳統花卉賦予當代文化意象,「人類的文化、愛情與幻想,都誕生於花園。我的創作也起緣於花園、綠地、雲霧林間等所有花開之處。當彩筆落下紙上的那一刻,我試圖將人們短暫而燦爛的情感,凝聚在一朵花之中。」 花是他的第一個記憶,一切靈感此啟發兩歲時,他在母親的後院與花草共處,畫中的花鳥皆是他童年的寫照,也是他創作的初心。 |
展覽經歷
2022 朵朵翩翩DANCING BIRDS,SINGING FLOWERS ,藍瓦空間,桃園,台灣
2021 鳥鳴花開之時Where the Wild Birds Bloom,藍瓦空間,桃園,台灣
2019 往昔之後,藍瓦藝廊,桃園,台灣
2018 夜之華,Joyce Gordon 畫廊,奧克蘭,加州
2018 愛之旅,藍瓦藝廊,桃園,台灣
2017 祕密花園,馬來亞大學藝廊,吉隆坡,馬來西亞
2017 台中藝術博覽會 / 秋刀魚藝術中心,台中,台灣
2017 夢裡花開,藍瓦藝廊,桃園,台灣
2016 混沌中太平,Joyce Gordon 畫廊,奧克蘭,加州
2016 MARDI GRAS IS FOREVER IN FLOWERS,Spark Arts 藝廊,舊金山,加州
2016 THE SECRET LIFE OF FLOWERS,藍瓦藝廊,桃園,台灣
2015 FIESTA EN LAS DALIAS,Xochitla Gallery,墨西哥
2015 POLLINATION,OAKLAND STYLE,奧克蘭市政廳,加州
2014 VIBRANT IMPRESSIONS ,Creative Framing Gallery,奧克蘭,加州
2014 FLOWERS OF THE NEW YEAR, KEVIN'S INNER HEART GARDEN,Galleria Scola,奧克蘭,加州
2014 小花園,藍瓦藝廊,桃園,台灣
2014 花開有時,串藝術畫廊,台北,台灣
2014 KEVIN'S FLOWERS GO TO CITY HALL,奧克蘭市政廳,加州
2013 心靈花園,台北國際花精中心,台灣
2013 FOUR SEASONS OF FLOWERS,PR Gallery,舊金四季酒店
2012 PRO ARTS EAST BAY OPEN,Studios Uptown Body and Fender,奧克蘭,加州
獎項
2014 奧克蘭雜誌讀者票選為年度最佳藝術家
特殊經歷
品牌Legion Paper Stonehenge Aqua水彩紙設計團隊
2022 朵朵翩翩DANCING BIRDS,SINGING FLOWERS ,藍瓦空間,桃園,台灣
2021 鳥鳴花開之時Where the Wild Birds Bloom,藍瓦空間,桃園,台灣
2019 往昔之後,藍瓦藝廊,桃園,台灣
2018 夜之華,Joyce Gordon 畫廊,奧克蘭,加州
2018 愛之旅,藍瓦藝廊,桃園,台灣
2017 祕密花園,馬來亞大學藝廊,吉隆坡,馬來西亞
2017 台中藝術博覽會 / 秋刀魚藝術中心,台中,台灣
2017 夢裡花開,藍瓦藝廊,桃園,台灣
2016 混沌中太平,Joyce Gordon 畫廊,奧克蘭,加州
2016 MARDI GRAS IS FOREVER IN FLOWERS,Spark Arts 藝廊,舊金山,加州
2016 THE SECRET LIFE OF FLOWERS,藍瓦藝廊,桃園,台灣
2015 FIESTA EN LAS DALIAS,Xochitla Gallery,墨西哥
2015 POLLINATION,OAKLAND STYLE,奧克蘭市政廳,加州
2014 VIBRANT IMPRESSIONS ,Creative Framing Gallery,奧克蘭,加州
2014 FLOWERS OF THE NEW YEAR, KEVIN'S INNER HEART GARDEN,Galleria Scola,奧克蘭,加州
2014 小花園,藍瓦藝廊,桃園,台灣
2014 花開有時,串藝術畫廊,台北,台灣
2014 KEVIN'S FLOWERS GO TO CITY HALL,奧克蘭市政廳,加州
2013 心靈花園,台北國際花精中心,台灣
2013 FOUR SEASONS OF FLOWERS,PR Gallery,舊金四季酒店
2012 PRO ARTS EAST BAY OPEN,Studios Uptown Body and Fender,奧克蘭,加州
獎項
2014 奧克蘭雜誌讀者票選為年度最佳藝術家
特殊經歷
品牌Legion Paper Stonehenge Aqua水彩紙設計團隊