20 Jan. 1900
Lo Chan Peng to present the opening alk Event at Gallery Sumire Tokyo
I am very grateful for the opportunity to have shared my work with all art lovers in Japan.
Thanks for the Gellery Sumire’s invitation and the Gellery Artglorieux’s venue.
I am very honored to be able to exhibit my work along with the talented Japanese artists. Japan and Taiwan have always had long and close relationships throughout the history.
I, myself, am very fascinated by the Japanese cultures.
The works of great Japanese artists ( Natsume Sōseki, Osamu Dazai, Haruki Murakami, Akira Kurosawa, Yasujiro Ozu, Hirokazu Kazueda, Morimoto Herbs, Chiharu Shiota and etc ) have nourished me in so many different ways.
Interestingly, my mentor is a follower of Mr. Ishikawa Kinichiro, who introduced watercolor to Taiwan.
Of course, this was nearly a hundred years ago. My work is influenced by my personal views of the world.
I am enchanted by the handmade paintings relating to many aspects of human history, beliefs or humanity.
I have just recently returned from a trip to European for my exhibition. I set a goal before my journey to pursue Leonardo da Vinci’s path. I visited Brussels, Ghent, Bruges, Paris, Milan, Florence and then Rome .
This experience enriched me with a more profound understanding of art, prompted me the concept of a recent American film: “Everything Everywhere All at Once”.
Anything and anywhere happens altogether at this particular moment. Through the interaction and fusion of various cultures and regions, I think there is no better form than painting if it is to happen altogether.
Because the paintings can place all on a 2D space: all humanity, history, religion, death, birth, the artist's life experiences, labor, sadness, joy, desire, holiness and depravity. I mean all.
This is beautiful, isn't it?

