| Bryan"自行車,金字塔與蛋”—— O的旅程"藝術展——駐中國牙買加大使H.T.Wayne McCook”
眾多具有創作才華的人們讓牙買加為世界文化所作出的貢獻遠遠超過它的國土面積。在歌曲，舞蹈，繪畫和雕塑等方面的成就得到國際認可並載入史冊。從這個島上最早的居民-泰諾人的石板畫和雕塑，到Bryan McFarlane的油畫，從古老的歌曲到傳揚世界的民族音樂之父鮑勃•馬利（Bob Marley） 的自由之歌。這些顯示我們民族的艱苦鬥爭，痛苦的勞役，成功勝利的繪畫，和里程碑式的音樂旋律一定會衝破任何界限，贏得來自世界人民的掌聲。
文化的交流將不同文化背景下的人們連接在一起，並提醒我們，雖然我們生活在這個星球的不同角落，但是我們擁有共同的人性。Bryan Mcfarlane這樣的藝術家通過從這個角度表現我們的同一性。Bryan Mcfarlane在牙買加的成長經歷給了他最早的藝術靈感和創作經驗，使他能夠作為一名藝術家嘗試表現人類的經歷，他在中國的創作也是植根於此的。雞蛋已經是他作品中的主要題材，而自行車的運用體現了他對中國的理解，這兩個題材深刻重要的體現了在不同國土上建立的和諧。
牙買加大使館始終希望能夠通過文化交流加深中牙兩國的友好關係。在中牙建交35年之際，Bryan Mcfarlane此次展出的作品也是中牙建交之旅中重要的一步。
我相信此次展覽定會通過Bryan McFarlane的作品使更多人了解牙買加的創造力。中國的觀眾會通過此次展覽更好的了解牙買加精神，以及牙買加藝術家將民族文化同他在中國的經歷的結合。
Wayne McCook
牙買加駐中國大使
The exhibition"Bicycles,Pyramids and Egg Axis" —a Circular Journey of Bryan_____Message from H.E.Wayne McCook ambassador of Jamaica to the People's Republic of China
J amaica has been blessed by an abundance of creative talent that has enabled it to make a contribution to global culture far exceeding its size. Its evolution as a society has been chronicled in song and dance, images and figures - from the rock etchings and the stone figures of the Tainos who first inhabited the island to the oil paintings of Bryan McFarlane, from the work songs of the past to the songs of Freedom globalised by the Hon Robert “Bob” Marley O.M. - the struggles and the successes, the triumphs and the travails of the Jamaican experience are manifested in glorious strokes of colour, polished monuments of timeless value and lyrics and music that transcend all boundaries.
Cultural expression has been the great cement that connects peoples of divergent backgrounds and reminds all that we share a common humanity, simply occupying different places on the same planet. It is into this space that artists like Bryan Mcfarlane come to remind us of our “oneness”. In the branches of his works that have come to flourish in China he draws upon the roots that have been firmly planted in Jamaica where his early inspiration and training as an artist equipped him for his global quest to interpret human experiences as an artist. His works celebrating the egg, which has been fundamental to his work, and the bicycle which has become a symbol of his engagement with China, are impressive and important expressions of the harmony that can be found across different communities.
The Embassy of Jamaica has relied heavily on cultural initiatives to help build even deeper links between Jamaica and China. The exhibition of works being presented by Bryan Mcfarlane is yet another step in this process building on the exhibition “Journeys” that was presented in celebration of 35 years of Diplomatic relations between Jamaica and China in which fittingly Bryan Mcfarlane’s work was a vital part.
I am confident that the exhibition will open the eyes of many to the creative strength of the Jamaican artist manifested through the work of Bryan McFarlane. I am sure that Chinese audience will through this exhibition come to better understand the spirit of Jamaica and the deep connection that the artist has found between the roots of his work in Jamaica and its branches now emerging here in China.
Wayne McCook
Ambassador |
