莊普 Tsong Pu

1947年 生於上海

2019年 榮獲國家文藝獎

2023年 於國立臺灣美術館舉辦個人回顧展

以極簡主義的形式來表達批判社會的不平等，同時又富含東方哲學及在地文化的詩意。其作品於國內外各大美術館及畫廊展出與收藏，為台灣當代藝術代表人物之一。

 

創作理念

凝視靈山

莊普以廢鋼材為創作材料，不僅與當代雕塑的創作理念對話和連結，更在藝術與消費社會、物質與自然之間找到了一種潛在的關聯，進一步開展了對工業材料與自然的深刻解讀。從自然中提取的礦石被工業化處理成各種產品，最終再透過衰敗與重生的歷程，呈現出一種「人造自然」的面貌。藝術家將物質從其固有的形態中解放出來，作品既展現了物質本身的美，也指向它們與全球化工業環境，甚至與整個「自然」之間微妙而深遠的連繫。

 

About the Artist

1947  Born in Shanghai.

2019  Received the National Award for Arts

2023  Held a solo exhibition at the National Taiwan Museum of Fine Arts

Tsong Pu’s art utilizes the minimalist form to express criticism of social inequality while exuding the poetic quality of Eastern philosophy and local culture. His works have been exhibited and collected by major museums and galleries both domestically and internationally, solidifying his status as one of the representative figures in the contemporary art scene of Taiwan.

 

Artist's Statement

Ning Shi Ling Shan

Tsong Pu’s use of scrap steel as his creative medium not only establishes a link to and opens up dialogues concerning the creative ingenuity behind contemporary sculpture; it also uncovers a potential connection between art and consumer society, material things and nature, which can be further expanded into a complex interpretation of the relation between industrial materials and the natural world. Ores extracted from nature are industrially processed into various products, and, after experiencing deterioration and rebirth, they emerge as a type of “artificial nature.” Tsong liberates the material from their inherent form, exemplifying not only the beauty of the material themselves, but also highlighting their subtle and profound connections with the global industrial environment, and even with nature as a whole.