人們運用身體探索世界，所獲致的訊息成為思考與行動的依憑。不論直接或間接，眼、耳、鼻、舌、皮膚感應與判斷外在瞬息現象，事實上是各種形式的接觸狀態。以「國民美學實踐」水彩藝術為例，手指持刷，筆刷潤水沾彩，在意念的引導下和介面輕觸產生魔幻般的變化。交錯的畫面則編織成藝術故事，觀眾聆賞作品又引發漣漪效應，藝術想像與對話於焉形成，藝術奇觀則彰顯於前。作為藝術媒材，水彩的潛在性是可能的。水彩不只是能細膩描繪具象，更可以再現抽象與表達心象。「觸動：活水――2025桃園國際水彩雙年展」將透過水彩的接觸來體驗美的純粹性，企圖重回藝術母體與母題，也深層地開創水彩藝術的活路與可能。
As human beings, we explore the world through our bodies, and what we receive externally becomes the very ground for our inner thoughts and actions. Whether directly or indirectly, the eyes, ears, nose, tongue, and skin perceive and interpret fleeting moments from our surroundings, which are in fact various forms of touch in themselves. Take watercolor, “the practice of aesthetics for citizens,” for instance. With a hand controlling the brush and the tip of the brush moistened with water and pigment, a gentle touch is placed upon the surface of the paper under guided intention, conjuring magical transformations. Interwoven images shape narratives of art, and the viewers appreciating the artworks create a ripple effect, forming imaginations and dialogues into the spectacle of art that is displayed. As an artistic medium, there is definite potential in watercolor. Beyond its ability to delicately portray the tangible, it can also recreate abstraction and give form to mental imagery. Touching: Flowing Water—2025 Taoyuan International Watercolor Biennial invites viewers to experience beauty in its purest essence by immersing in the touch of watercolor, hoping to bring viewers back to the primal womb of art and its motif, whilst establishing profound pathways and possibilities for the art of watercolor.
