KO Shih-Chung / 柯適中
Taiwan
Jury member for the National Art Exhibition
Jury member for Da Dun Fine Arts Exhibition
Jury member for Yushan Art Exhibition
Jury member for Huang Si Art Exhibition
Jury member for the National Large-sized Oil Paintings Exhibition, Taichung City Seaport Art Center
全國美展評審委員
大墩美展評審委員
玉山美展評審委員
磺溪美展評審委員
臺中市港區全國百號油畫展評審委員
Inner Landscape-2 內在風景-2
2025 / Water-based charcoal pen, Watercolor and Pastel on Paper 水性炭精筆 水彩 粉彩 紙本 / 64 × 95 cm
At the beginning of painting, new discoveries often emerge successfully. These discoveries require cautious handling, without fear of starting over. The destruction of beloved discoveries each time is not a total abandonment of them. Rather, it is about re-selecting what is most essential. What the artist ultimately achieves is the sum of those negated discoveries.
開始作畫時，常常會有成功的發現。對待這些發現需要謹慎地從事，不要害怕重來一次，每次毀掉心愛的發現並非全部捨棄，更確切的是重新尋找選擇那些最本質之處。畫家最終所得的，正是那些被否定、發現的總和。
Inner Landscape-3 內在風景-3
2025 / Water-based charcoal pen, Watercolor and Pastel on Paper 水性炭精筆 水彩 粉彩 紙本 / 64 × 95 cm
Creation always starts with something, and only then can all traces of reality be removed. Reality also provides the initial stimulus for artists, giving rise to their creative passion. Yet, the results of creation do not reflect reality. Instead, it is a formal world of personality and sensibility that requires no rational explanation.
創作總是從某物開始，然後才可以把現實的一切痕跡去掉；現實也為藝術家提供了最初的刺激，激發藝術家的創作之情。但創作的結果並不反映現實，而是一個無需理性解釋的、個性的、感性的形式世界。
Inner Landscape-4 內在風景-4
2025 / Water-based charcoal pen, Watercolor and Pastel on Paper 水性炭精筆 水彩 粉彩 紙本 / 64 × 95 cm
The creative process begins in chaotic obscurity, much like a history of evolution, where various species take turns on stage, conquering territories and dominating their respective beautiful realms. Amidst the passage of time, they swiftly become nutrients beneath the surging waves, leaving behind layers of remains. As to when it will stop, that is the main question.
創作的過程從混沌不明開始，就像一部演化的歷史，各個物種輪番上場，攻城掠地雄霸一方各自美麗，在時序的更迭當中很快地成為浪尖下的養分，記錄下層層疊疊的遺跡，至於何時停止這才是主要的提問。
Inner Landscape-1 內在風景-1
2025 / Water-based charcoal pen, Watercolor and Pastel on Paper 水性炭精筆 水彩 粉彩 紙本 / 95 × 64 cm
Creation always begins with an image. This external object—perhaps a person, a thing, or an environment—can evoke emotions in the inner world. Observing their imagery stirs some initial feelings within me. Then, I weaken the sense of their objective existence, allowing them to transform into fictional colors and forms.
創作總是從一個形象開始，這個外在的物象或許是人、物或環境，它能喚起內心世界的情感。觀察他們的意象引起我最初的某些情感，然後弱化他們作為客體存在的感覺，將其變成某種虛構的色彩與造型。