情係海西——天趣海外傑出藝術家作品福州、廈門巡迴展
展覽時間：2009.12.23-2010.01.09
展覽地點：福建美術館、廈門美術館
由香港天趣國際藝術發起、福建美術館及廈門美術館主辦的“情係海西”—— 天趣海外傑出藝術家作品展將於2009年12月 23日～12月27日在福建美術館及2009年12月31日～2010年1月9日在廈門美術館隆重舉行。本次展覽得到中華人民共和國文化部文化市場發展中心、中國美術館、福建文化廳、廈門市委宣傳部、中國少數民族文化藝術基金會、北京國際藝術交流中心、清華大學美術學院高端培訓中心、世界福州十邑同鄉總會、馬來西亞國際藝術家聯盟、世界女藝術家理事會、比利時世界文化藝術交流中心、比利時華夏書畫藝術研究院、香港油畫研究會等各方的協助與支援，作為2009年度在福建的福州及廈門藝術界的一大盛事，福建省政府部門領導、海內外藝術家、藝術評論家及新聞媒體共同出席了展覽的開幕式，共襄展覽盛舉。
本次展覽題為“情係海西”，這表明瞭“情感色彩”與“海西文化”的共同作用將是本次展覽的關鍵點。任何形式的藝術和表現方式的産生，往往都是因為情感的觸動。“情”由心生，心之所向，方能有情。而心所嚮往的那個地方，無疑就是故鄉。此次天趣國際藝術所推薦的幾位海歸派畫家，他們都有個共同的故鄉 —— 福建。以林鳴崗、王守清、許恩琦、俞山等為代表的海外閩籍畫家，生於閩中，學在異國，相互交叉的文化背景影響和推動了他們的藝術創作，而藝術家獨立的心性和所在國家不同的人文習俗，又使得他們的作品風格各異，有著極其強烈的個人面貌。旅法畫家林鳴崗是自然美的追尋者和捍衛者，中國第三代旅法油畫家代表人物之一。其作品深得印象派和古典主義的精髓，散發著優雅的法蘭西田園氣息。旅英的王守清在福建農村長大，對自然的關注與熱愛形成了他獨特的生活理念和表現藝術，畫面語言極富跳躍性和視覺衝擊力。而旅美畫家許恩琦則對中國的傳統藝術進行很好的傳承和創新，其水墨作品畫面溫和，氣韻生動，體現了天人合一、大道圓通的東方藝術精神。
但正所謂“羈鳥戀舊林”，對家鄉的感激和懷念則是每一位海外遊子的共同心聲；對家鄉無時無刻的關注、渴望為家鄉的建設作出自己的貢獻則是他們的情感依託。通過展覽，把他們的作品呈現在故鄉人們的面前，無疑是這種情感最好的表達方式。
近年來，福建省委、省政府在推進海峽西岸經濟區建設的過程中，大力推進文化事業和文化産業發展，以提升文化軟實力來為經濟社會的發展提供強勁的動力和競爭力。逢此良機，天趣國際藝術中心憑著國際的視野和專業的精神，以及對閩文化的深刻理解，致力於中外藝術的推廣與交流，為收藏家與藝術家提供良好的溝通平臺。在對海外閩籍藝術家的推介上，天趣更是不遺餘力。本次展覽的成功舉辦就是一個有力的信號。無論是藝術風格的多樣化，還是所涉題材的多面化，本次所展出的作品都達到一個很高的水準。人們不僅可以在展覽上領略優秀海外華人藝術家的創作理念與作品面貌，共賞一首來自藝術和生命交織而成的奏鳴；同時，他們更會在作品之外體會到濃濃的故土情懷，以及這種情懷是如何給藝術家帶來靈感，並深刻地影他們的創作的 —— 這正是本次展覽的主旨所在。
"Haixi Affection" - Art of Nature International Overseas Outstanding Artists Art Traveling Exhibition - Fujian and Xiamen
Organized by Art of Nature International, Fujian Art Gallery and Xiamen Art Gallery, “Haixi Affection — Art of Nature International Overseas Outstanding Artists Art Exhibition” will be held from 23nd Dec to 27th Dec 2009 in Fujian Art Gallery and from 31st Dec 2009 to 9th Jan 2010 in Xiamen Art Gallery.
The event is sponsored and supported by the Culture Market Development Centre of the Department of Culture; National Art Museum of China; Fujian Provincial Department of Culture; Xiamen Municipal Department of Promotion; China Ethnic Foundation; Minority Foundation; Beijing International Art Exchange Centre; Toptech Training Centre at the School of Visual Art, Tsinghua University; World Federation of Fuzhou Associations Ltd.; Malaysian International Artists Alliance; Council of World Female Artists; World Culture; and Art Exchange Centre, Belgium; Hua Xia Academy of Painting and Calligraphy Art and Hong Kong Oil Painting Research Society. As a grand occasion in Fuzhou, Fujian and Xiamen art circle in 2009, the department leaders in Fujian government, overseas and local artists, art critics and press and media all attend the opening ceremony of the exhibition.
The theme“ Haixi Affection” implicates that the exhibition focuses on both emotion color and the culture of Haixi. Every form of arts and the ways being presented are often caused by emotional touch. In most cases their sentiments come from the connection with their hometown. Our selected artists who returned from overseas come from the same hometown, Fujian. Artists Lin Minggang, Wang Shouqing, Xu Enqi and Yu Shan were born in Fujian and studied art overseas. Such cross-cultural background has brought influence on their art creations. Their artworks are different in styles and highly individualistic as they have different individual dispositions and being immersed in different countries’ customs.
Lin Minggang, the French-based painter, is the pursuer and defender of the beauty of nature. He is one of the representatives of the third generation Chinese oil painters in France. Lin’s works express the natural, beautiful, but simple landscapes of France, with the essence of impressionism and classicism. Grew up in countryside area in Fujian, the England-based painter, Wang Shouqing’s appreciation of nature and sensitivity towards it have shaped his way of presenting art. His paintings are extremely rich in language and visuality. Based in America, Xu Enqi is specialized in Chinese traditional art. In his paintings, the traditional aspects of Chinese art are inherited and at the same time they are presented in an innovative way. Xu’s water ink works are painted in a temperate style yet in a vivid tone, manifesting the Eastern art spirit that man is an integral part of nature.
Despite the differences in individual painting styles, these overseas artists have a common voice, which is their gratitude toward their hometown. They pay constant attention to their hometown and wish to make contribution to it. It is undoubtedly one of the best ways to express their feelings by presenting their artworks to the people in their hometown in the exhibition.
In recent years, Fujian government has been largely promoting the development of cultural industry, which is believed to help to increase the power and competitiveness of the society. With the international vision, professional spirit, and profound understanding in Fujian culture, Art of Nature International is devoted to the development of Chinese-Western art exchange and provides artists and art collectors a platform for communication. We have been putting enormous effort on promoting overseas-based artists who are from Fujian. All the art pieces in the exhibition are of high standard and diversified in artistic themes and styles. In the exhibition, art lovers could understand artists’ ideas on their art production, at the same time artists’ sentiment towards their hometown and how it influences their works can also be realized.