璜侯．諾維拉 Juanjo Novella

1961年出生於西班牙巴斯克自治區，諾維拉是一位自學者，擅長繪畫、雕塑、壁畫及在公共空間的不同展演型態。他曾在國際公共雕塑競賽中獲得殊榮，參與都市景觀的改善計畫與活動，包括畢爾包市議會的街道藝術、首府維多利亞的城市景觀改造等。

諾維拉致力於公共空間的雕塑創作，對於場域和作品的關係特別重視，他認為作品應以地點來思考，而非僅是一個物件，它應該是一個能貼近人的公共藝術。光線對他的作品有特別的作用，尤其是陰影的重要性。對他而言，風景、建築物和人的結合是作品的重要元素。他的作品尺寸巨大卻輕盈，人們往往在互動的過程中能感受到溫暖和被保護的感覺

創作理念

此次駐廠創作有別於以往的工作模式，我與現場同仁不須透過語言，可完全以「鋼鐵」作為溝通的媒介。我深切地浸淫於創作的當下，且盡可能賦予選取的廢鋼材料最佳的表現。對我而言，這些材料本身即擁有它們的表現力，而不只是平淡無奇的原始材料。我運用看似不完美的廢鋼殘片做為創作元素，企圖尋求其中的美與和諧。

摘自〈與東和鋼鐵重新發掘廢鋼之美〉，原文見《非常關係4.0：東和鋼鐵國際藝術家駐廠創作專輯》，東鋼文化基金會，2017。

About the Artist

Juanjo Novella was born in 1961 in Basque Country, Spain. He is an autodidact and good at painting, sculpture, mural painting and various models of performance in public spaces. He was awarded at many international public sculpture competitions, collaborating campaigns for the improvement of the urban landscape, such as the street art of Bilbao City Council, improvement of the urban landscape at Vitoria.

Novella is dedicated to sculptures in public spaces, concerning the relationship between place and works. In his conception, the work should be considered as a place and not just one thing, it should be a public work that closes to people. The light has special effects on his works, especially with the important presence of shadows. For him, the combination of landscape, buildings and human beings are fundamental to his works. His sculptures remain large but very light; people can feel warm and protective through interacting with his works.

Artist's Statement

Unlike any other mode of operation in the past, I did not have to communicate with onsite staff through language during this residency program; we could rely solely on “steel” as our medium of communication. I indulged fully in the creative moments, and tried my best to give the chosen steel scraps best expressions. To me, these materials had their own expressive power, and were not just bland and ordinary raw materials. I used seemingly imperfect steel scraps as creative elements and attempted to search for the beauty and harmony within them.

Juanjo Novella: “Rediscovering the Beauty of Steel Scraps with Tung Ho Steel,” Extraordinary Relation 4.0: The Tung Ho Steel International Artist Residency Program, Tung Ho Steel Foundation, 2017.