Mind Set Art Center is pleased to present “Interpretation”, a selection of the latest outdoor drawing by LIN Chua-Chu, from 22 August to 19 September 2020. We are glad to welcome the press and collector to the art salon in advance of the opening on 15 August for Art Salon. In addition to the premiere screening of two short documentaries, the artist is going to share his feelings, notes and conclusions of the outdoor drawing trips to Taiwan’s north coast and the east, Yongchun of Fujian, the northern mountains in Italy and other places in recent years. In the post-COVID era, we hope that the primitive energy of nature through outdoor drawing could slow down the pace of life and engage a deeper dialogue with nature. With the guidance of art, we shall return to the very beginning of mind.
To LIN Chuan-Chu, the process of outdoor drawing is extremely complicated and abundant in flexibilities and challenges. Each drawing is akin to a song of improvisation. He says:” When I draw/paint outdoor, I feel that my ‘intuition’ as a pigeon flies up into the sky, meanwhile, the skill retreats and no longer matters. Or in other words, the skill just cannot meet my needs. Besides, nature sends me numerous messages in regard to shapes, textures and colors, all of which frequently surprise and astonish me. Perhaps it is what ‘unlimited’ feels like. The process and outcome are: sometimes I make a great work as God helps, yet sometimes I just couldn’t handle the situation and end up with a silly piece.” The most precious essence of outdoor drawing/painting resides in this. It is similar to a chant of primitive voices. There’s not much way of embellishment but full of artist’s true heart and vigorous energy.
These painterly landscapes by LIN Chuan-Chu emanate the artist’s joy and affections toward his journey to the mountains and the sea, simultaneously filled with a variety of lively expression between ink and brushes. After he completes an outdoor drawing, he even tries to hold the newly finished piece and executes the performative photography out of that ritual-like gesture to render the landscapes, fleeting moments and art on papers into another chapter of “Interpretation”. As LIN says: “A landscape painting not merely contains the subject matter, physical location, and art form. Most importantly, it carries my background and culture, my personality, my mind, and my relations with this era. They are my self-portraits.” The landscapes not only the outline of LIN’s recollections of his past and life but also implications of how he connects with the geographical environment and his personal perceptions. With the tiniest dimensions, these outdoor drawings and paintings undoubtedly leave the most profound imprint on the artist’s life and practice……
