06/10/2022 BY CHUNYA Amidst the world's tightening of communication over the past two years due to the pandemic, many Taiwanese creators have been silently working hard and have subsequently made their mark on the world stage, receiving honors such as invitations to international exhibitions, collections, and awards. However, Lo Chan Peng, known for his portraits, is an artist that should not be overlooked. His works have recently been collected by the Hoki Museum, Japan's first museum specializing in realistic painting, making him the first and only Taiwanese artist to receive this honor. Since its opening in 2010, the Hoki Museum has been known for its focus on "realistic painting," and its collection includes works by early Japanese masters such as Morimoto Kozo and Nakayama Tadahiko, heavyweight realistic art master Noda Hiroshi, Spanish painting master Isobe Takeshi, as well as works by middle-aged and contemporary Japanese young artists and other outstanding European and American artists. It can be said that the museum has a complete record of the context and history of Japanese realistic painting. Lo Chan Peng's acquisition by the museum is not merely a stroke of luck or coincidence. In fact, Lo Chan Peng, who is not yet forty years old, has been actively involved in his creative work since his student days, and his persistent efforts have ultimately yielded impressive results. He has not only won numerous first prizes in important art competitions in Taiwan but is also considered a representative figure of Taiwan's art scene. Despite the outbreak of the pandemic from 2019 to 2022, Lo Chan Peng was continuously invited to exhibit in New York, Belgium, Japan, Germany, Russia, and other places, and received enthusiastic responses from the local audience. Due to the immediate sell-out of his overseas works, his exhibition invitations have been consistently uninterrupted. The reason why his work was collected by the Hoki Museum is due to the reputation created by his exquisite technique when his artwork was exhibited at the Osaka Art Expo, which led the officials to decide to purchase and promote the story of the first Taiwanese artist to be collected by the Hoki Museum. Even if we set aside his impressive experience, anyone who sees Lo Chan Peng's artwork for the first time will be amazed by his superb painting skills. From his work "Garden Path Fork," which was collected by the Hoki Museum, we can deeply feel the artist's profound artistic skills and understand why his works are repeatedly invited to be exhibited and collected by cultural institutions at home and abroad. As a portrait painter famous for his meticulous realism style, what touches the viewer the most in Lo Chan Peng's paintings is the depiction of the details of the characters, especially the veins and blood vessels under the skin of the portraits, which are almost lifelike. The delicate rendering of light and shadow changes and the fabric texture in the picture is also impressive. What is even more rare is that his artworks are not just a mere realistic imitation of photography; Lo Chan Peng has created his own style and atmosphere, making his works highly recognizable, and enabling him to stand out in exhibitions over the years, becoming the focus of attention. Lo Chan Peng's works mainly focus on portraiture, with oil painting and ink painting as the main media. His works often explore issues such as time, history, and life and death reality, using concrete and delicate portraiture and traces such as wear, damage, burning, and stains to bring strong visual experiences to the viewers. Through this, he transforms abstract concepts such as time and history into visible elements and transforms them into his unique artistic vocabulary. His topics of concern include celebrities who have changed history and children affected by war whose destinies have been changed by history. After the Lo Chan Peng's artwork was collected by a representative museum in Japan, it became a must-see for his many followers. In addition, it will also make its debut at the "Taipei International Art Fair" in October this year, showcasing his latest 2022 works that have never been revealed before. It is expected to take place on October 20th (Thursday) at 4:30 pm and October 23rd (Sunday) at 2 pm, and his fans are looking forward to it. Everydayobject Link: https://www.everydayobject.us/2022/10/06/lochanpeng-artwork-hoki/?fbclid=IwAR0w3S_4fyoRAL1rjZbnWZ5GwPFQ2NP0rVlop_aMjGGs5kA12dUZZkxRy-M 世界が2年近くにわたり感染症のために交流が制限されている中、台湾にはまだ多くのクリエイターが静かに努力して世界の舞台に立ち、国際的な展示やコレクション、賞などの名誉を得ています。しかし、肖像画で有名な羅展鵬は、その中で無視されてはならない芸術家であり、その作品は最近、日本のリアリスティックペインティングを定位とする初めての美術館であるホキ美術館にコレクションされました。これは、台湾のアーティストの中で初めて、そして唯一の栄誉です。 ホキ美術館は、2010年に開館以来、「リアリスティックペインティング」に特化しており、館内のコレクションには、かつて日本で発展した森本草介、中山忠彦、重鎮のリアリスティックアートマスター野田弘志、スペイン留学の絵画大師磯江毅から、中堅、現代の日本の若手芸術家やその他の傑出した欧米の芸術家まで含まれ、日本のリアリスティックペインティングの脈絡と歴史を完全に記録しています。 今回、ロ展鵬が購入されたのは、偶然でも単なる運が良かったわけではありません。実際、今年40歳未満の羅展鵬は、学生時代から熱心に創作に取り組んできました。その熱心さが、国内の重要なアートコンテストで賞を獲得するだけでなく、台湾の芸術界の代表的人物と言えるほどの成果をもたらしました。 2019年から2022年にかけて、世界中での展示に招待されたにもかかわらず、ロ展鵬はニューヨーク、ベルギー、日本、ドイツ、ロシアなどで展示を中断することなく行い、地元で熱狂的な反響を得ました。海外での作品はすぐに売り切れることが多いため、展覧会の招待状は常に続いています。今回、作品がホキ美術館にコレクションされた理由は、大阪アートフェアで展示された作品。 たとえ輝かしい履歴を置いておいて、単に作品の鑑賞に基づいて、羅展鵬の作品に初めて出会った人はほとんどその精巧な画技に感動するでしょう。そこから、Hoki美術館に収蔵された作品「分岐する小径の庭園」から、芸術家の熟練した技量を深く感じ取ることができ、なぜ海内外の文化機関から何度も展覧会や収蔵の要請を受けるのかが理解できます。 精密な写実的なスタイルで知られる肖像画家として、羅展鵬の筆致が触発するのは、人物の詳細な描写であり、特に肌の青い静脈や血管などは、画面上でほぼ目に見えます。また、光影の幻想と衣服の編み模様の繊細な描画は、人々を驚嘆させます。最も貴重なのは、その作品が写真のような写実的な模倣にとどまらず、羅展鵬自身の独自のスタイルと雰囲気を生み出し、作品は非常に強い識別性を持っています。これにより、彼は展示会で何度も注目され、焦点となっています。 展鵬の作品は、人物の肖像画を主要なテーマとし、油彩と水墨の制作媒体を含んでいます。作品はしばしば時間、歴史、生と死の現実などの問題を探求し、具象的で繊細な人物の肖像画と、摩耗、損傷、燃焼、汚れなどの痕跡によって、強烈な視覚体験を提供します。これにより、抽象的な概念である時間や歴史などを可視的な要素に変え、独自の芸術用語に転化することができ、テーマには歴史を変えた有名人や歴史によって運命を変えられた戦争の子供たちが含まれます。 羅展鵬の作品は多くのファンから注目を浴びる巡礼のような存在で、日本の代表的美術館に所蔵された後、今年10月には「台北国際芸術博覧会」にも登場します。この時、公開されたことのない2022年の最新作が初めて披露される予定であり、10/20（木）午後4時半、10/23（日）午後2時にはアーティストツアーも開催されます。羅展鵬作品を好む方々は、台湾の芸術界の年間イベントに参加し、賑わいを共にすることができますので、ぜひお越しください。