萬坪：曾上杰個展
Wanping: TSENG Shang-Jie Solo Exhibition
2024.04.20 - 06.08
萬坪：曾上杰個展
2024.04.20 - 06.08
地點：朝代畫廊 (台北市大安區樂利路43號)
開幕：2024.04.20 (六) 4PM (藝術家將出席)
Wanping: TSENG SHang-Jie Solo Exhibition
2024.04.20 - 06.08
Venue：Dynasty Gallery (No.43, Leli Road, Da’an District, Taipei)
Opening: 2024.04.20(Sat.) 4PM (Artists will be in attendance)
朝代畫廊很高興向您宣布，我們將於2024年4月20號下午4點舉行曾上杰最新個展《萬坪》開幕茶會，展期至6月8日。
曾上杰多年來致力於木雕創作，其帶有速寫風格的人物造型，靈感常來自於他對於路上人們的匆匆一瞥，與從不同視角默默觀察日常生活環境，以此觸發自身內在對藝術本質的專注思考。曾上杰的作品一向不追求現實生活中的精準再現，他避免過於細緻處理作品而使其有著靜物般的感受；相反地，他更善於在創作中處理時間性，雕刻的過程中，他會留下比如刀鋸、研磨、線稿、筆觸等不同創作階段的痕跡，無論是色彩或刻痕的處理都有其節奏，讓作品產生出時間的流逝感，視覺上也因此產生更多變化。
Dynasty Gallery is delighted to announce that we will be hosting the opening event for TSNG Shang-Jie's latest solo exhibition "Wanping" on April 20th, 2024, at 4PM. The exhibition will run until June 8th.
TSENG Shang-Jie has devoted himself to wood carving for many years. His character sculptures, characterized by a sketch-like style, are often inspired by fleeting glances of people on the street and silent observations of the everyday environment from various perspectives, which in turn trigger his inner contemplation of the essence of art. TSENG's works have never aimed for precise representation of real-life; he avoids overly meticulous handling of his pieces to prevent them from feeling as still life. Instead, he excels in addressing "time" in his creations. During the carving process, he leaves traces of various stages such as cutting, sawing, grinding, sketching, and brushing. Whether it's the treatment of color or the marks left by carving tools, there's a rhythm to his work, allowing the pieces to convey a sense of the passage of time and generating more visual variation as a result.
《獵人10 Hunter 10》
84.5x33.7x21cm, 樟木、壓克力顏料 Campohor, acrylic, 2023
此次個展名稱《萬坪》，乃藝術家對於生活圈的探究與隨之伴來的想像延伸。曾上杰有天經過一片名為「萬坪公園」的綠地，超乎想像的數值單位讓他產生好奇與疑惑，也開始思考起一萬坪究竟是怎麼樣的概念。然而在冷靜後，比起名稱帶來的錯愕及震撼，藝術家對於那種摸不著邊際的想像更是感到饒富興味。當他開始新創作時，逐漸體認到這些作品的表現手法與思考嘗試，也是一種無窮無盡的「擴張」，當他想到這裡，腦海中第一個浮現的畫面便是那片綠地。
The exhibition is titled "Wanping (in mandarin, Wan refers to ten thousand, while ping is a unit of area, 1 ping = 3.3m2)," reflecting the artist's exploration of the sphere of life and the imagination that accompanies it. One day, TSENG Shang-Jie passed by a green space called "Wanping Park (The park with an area of 33,000 m2)," and the staggering numerical unit sparked his curiosity and wonder. He began pondering what exactly ten thousand ping could represent. However, upon reflection, rather than being bewildered or shocked by the name, the artist found the boundless imagination intriguing. As he embarked on new creations, he gradually realized that the techniques and exploratory attempts in these works were also a form of infinite "expansion." When he thought about it, the first image that came to his mind was that green space.
《新北 New Taipei》
25.2x10.5x37cm, 樟木、複合媒材 Camphor, mixed media, 2023
在本展中，我們將可以看到曾上杰最新的《公園》與《獵人》系列，藝術家開始擴展作品畫面，以不規則的幾何木塊呈現出場景，以及人物與空間共存才能產生出的情境，這樣的思考讓他的創作視野更加開闊。另外，這兩年他也開始研究媒材的纖維性在其創作上發展的可能：將其他纖維材料加入，抑或把木頭視為纖維材料的一種，意識到材質的擴張與可能性後，開始出現如《Parking》跟往常思路較為不同的作品。對於曾上杰而言，這次的個展不只是近兩三年的作品發表，也是藝術家對於自身創作的重新再省視。
In this exhibition, we can witness TSENG's latest "Park" and "Hunter" series, where the artist expands his creative imagery. He presents scenes with irregular geometric blocks and explores situations where figures and space coexist, broadening his creative vision. Additionally, over the past two years, he has begun exploring the possibilities of fiber materials in his work: incorporating other fiber materials or viewing wood as a type of fiber material. Conscious of the expansion and potential of materials, works like "Parking" emerge, diverging from his usual approach. For TSENG Shang-Jie, this solo exhibition is not only a presentation of his work from the past two or three years but also an opportunity for the artist to reexamine his creative thinking process.
《公園07 Park 07》
46x31x60.5cm, 樟木、複合媒材 Camphor, mixed media, 2023
曾上杰1991年生於高雄，取得國立台灣藝術大學雕塑學系學士與碩士。過往個展包括《獵人》(2021)、《鏟子》(2019)於朝代畫廊、《透過玻璃》(TRENDS，2018)、《天黑前下山》(小巴廊，2018)，近年重要聯展有《ONE ART Taipei》(JR東日本大飯店，2024)、《台北國際藝術博覽會》(世貿一館，2023)、《台灣-日本交流展》(Art Lab A.S.K. & 櫻木畫廊，2023)、《its/它的》(EQUAL=等號，2022)、《生生流轉》(月臨畫廊，2022)、《新黒潮チャンプルー沖縄・台湾現代美術展》(沖繩CAMP TALGANIE artistic farm，2021)、《饗》(天母SOGO，2021)、《打撈》(福溢畫廊，2020)等。他的作品曾獲國立台灣美術館、三義木雕博物館、麗寶文化藝術基金會、精銳建設、滾石唱片等公私立機構收藏肯定。
TSENG Shang-Jie was born in Kaohsiung, Taiwan in 1991 and holds a Bachelor's and Master's degree in Sculpture from the National Taiwan University of Arts. His past solo exhibitions include "Hunter" (2021), "Shovel" (2019) at Dynasty Gallery, "Through the Glass" (TRENDS, 2018), "Down The Hill, Before Darkness" (44 Art Gallery, 2018). Some of his recent selected group exhibitions include "ONE ART Taipei" (Hotel Metropolitan Premier Taipei, 2024), "Art Taipei" (World Trade Center, 2023), "Taiwan-Japan Exchange Exhibition" (Art Lab A.S.K. & Sakuragi Gallery, 2023), "its" (EQUAL=, 2022), "Sheng Sheng Liu Zhuan" (Moon Gallery, 2022), "Chanpuru" (Okinawa CAMP TALGANIE artistic farm, 2021), "Siang" (Tianmu SOGO, 2021), "DA LAO" (FU YI Gallery, 2020), among others. His works have been collected and recognized by both public and private institutions such as the National Taiwan Museum of Fine Arts, Sanyi Wood Sculpture Museum, Lih Pao Cultural & Art Foundation, Elite Construction, and Rock Records.