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Striving for Perfection

Curator

Hui-wen LU

Dates

2024.3.27 - 6.15（section 1）
2024.8.21 - 10.26（section 2）

Venue

國立臺灣大學藝術史研究所美術館

Introduction

In 1949, when the Nationalist government relocated to Taiwan, many renowned artists and scholars also made their journey across the sea. They encountered Taiwan’s diverse traditions and jointly contributed to shaping Taiwan’s artistic landscape as it stands today. This exhibition presents over 50 works by nearly 40 painters and calligraphers who arrived in Taiwan during that period. Among them are masters of calligraphy and painting, such as Pu Ru (1896-1963), Huang Chun-pi (1898-1991), Tai Chin-nung (1902-1990), Wang Chuang-wei (1909-1998), and Chiang Chao-shen (1925-1996). Also, there were prominent figures in the fields of politics, military, and education who were proficient in arts, including Chien Ta-chun (1893-1982), Sung E (1899-1976), Tan Po-yu (1900-1982), and Chen Hsueh-ping (1901-1999). These individuals worked in public service roles while pursued their interests in poetry, calligraphy, and painting. Through these artistic activities, they bonded with others during literati gatherings.
In the realm of calligraphy, these artists drew inspirations from a wide range of ancient calligraphic models. They were well versed in both the Model book Studies and Stele Studies traditions. The exhibition features works in various scripts including seal script, clerical script, regular script, running script and cursive script. Notably, semi-cursive script dominates the exhibits likely because many of these works were created for social exchanges during literati gatherings. Some artists meticulously copied ancient calligraphy works, some composed poetry and prose to create scrolls, while others compiled classic verses to form couplets. Through art and literature, they lamented the turbulent times and showed their nostalgia for homeland. Their calligraphy styles drew from the works of celebrated calligraphers across history, including Two Wangs from the fourth century, Su Shi and Mi Fu from the 11th-century, and Mi Wanzhong and Ni Yuanlu from the 17th-century. Blending fine brush techniques with the style of bronze and stele inscriptions by anonymous writers from as ancient as the 11th-century BCE to the third century, their calligraphy exuded both elegance and vigor. In the realm of painting, they inherited the aesthetics of traditional literati painting. Their subjects primarily revolved around the Four Gentlemen and landscapes, Influenced by painters like the Four Monks and the Four Wangs from the 17th- and 18th-centuries. Some of them also experimented with Western painting techniques to convey a sense of air, volume, and space in their depictions of nature.
While the quantity of exhibited works may be modest, they effectively represent the era of traditional Chinese calligraphy and painting in Taiwan after World War II. Through this exhibition, we aim to showcase the diverse facets of these artists who crossed the sea from Mainland China to Taiwan, as well as explore the intensive interpersonal networks and deep friendships, interwoven through poetry, literature, and art.
These exhibits originally belonged to the private collection of Mr. Yuan Shou-chien (style name Chi-chih, 1903-1992). We extend our gratitude to Ms. Yuan Jai (1941-), herself a distinguished artist, for generously donating this precious family collection to our museum.

Activities

「受贈渡海書畫展」小型座談 I 筆墨的海峽中線：渡臺書畫家概述
2024年4月20日（週六） 14:00-16:00
主持人：盧慧紋（國立臺灣大學藝術史研究所教授兼所長，「豈止於善—受贈渡海書畫展」策展人）
講者：
莊千慧博士（國立臺南大學國語文學系副教授）、
魏可欣博士（國立歷史博物館研究人員、國立臺灣藝術大學視覺傳達設計學系兼任助理教授）
地點：國立臺灣大學藝術史研究所美術館

「受贈渡海書畫展」小型座談 II 渡海名家：臺靜農、溥心畬
2024年4月27日（週六） 14:00-16:00
主持人：盧慧紋（國立臺灣大學藝術史研究所教授兼所長，「豈止於善—受贈渡海書畫展」策展人）
講者：
莊千慧博士（國立臺南大學國語文學系副教授）、
魏可欣博士（國立歷史博物館研究人員、國立臺灣藝術大學視覺傳達設計學系兼任助理教授）
地點：國立臺灣大學藝術史研究所美術館

作與思工作坊：臺大美術館受贈渡海書畫修護與裝裱過程 I
2024年5月11日（週六） 14:00-15:30
講者：范純融（栖志青霞工作室負責人）
地點：國立臺灣大學藝術史研究所美術館

作與思工作坊：臺大美術館受贈渡海書畫修護與裝裱過程 II
時間：2024年6月8日（週六） 14:00-15:30
講者：林煥盛、梁榆、陳郁涵書畫修護師（臺北文化財保存研究所）
地點：國立臺灣大學藝術史研究所美術館

Press

臺大校訊｜臺大藝術史研究所美術館「豈止於善–受贈渡海書畫展」開幕
https://sec.ntu.edu.tw/epaper/article.asp?num=1600&sn=26078

典藏 ARTouch ｜臺大美術館推出「豈止於善—受贈渡海書畫展」，首度公開袁旃捐贈家族收藏61件
https://artouch.com/art-views/art-exhibition/content-138445.html

策劃單位

主辦單位：國立臺灣大學藝術史研究所
指導單位：國立臺灣大學文學院
協辦單位：國立臺灣大學現代中華文明研究中心
協力單位：國立臺灣大學總博物館籌備處
贊助單位：慶琅文化藝術基金會

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