Atayal artist Miru Hayung shares journey with art and dreams for the future
Atayal artist Miru Hayung shares journey with art and dreams for the future
2023-06-06
Taiwan has many rich artistic traditions. Today we meet Atayal tribe painter Miru Hayung. His paintings, inspired by Taiwan’s indigenous Atayal culture, feature a unique rounded style that fans find calming and peaceful. He’s famous for his public installation “Flourishing On and On.” It can be seen at the Atayal Story Park in Luofu Hot Springs District in Taoyuan. We spoke to Hayung about his inspirations and dreams for the future.
Bright paintings marked by soft, flowing lines bring a feeling of peace to viewers. This is the work of Miru Hayung.
Miru Hayung
Artist
I’ve been interested in painting since I was a child. But after my studies, the work I’ve done hasn’t been connected to painting. But I’ve always been trying to paint.
The name “Miru” means “write” or “draw” in the Atayal language. He’s always loved drawing, and studied commercial design in high school. In those days he favored a realistic drawing style. But in 2007, he started using bright blocks of color and bolder lines.
Miru Hayung
Artist
Some indigenous topics don’t have to be so concrete. I hope that through creative expression I can attract people’s attention.
But Hayung’s creative work isn’t just on canvas. He also creates large-scale installation art and murals. His favorite work is this depiction of Atayal fishing traps and seafaring culture, entitled “Flourishing On and On.”
Miru Hayung
Artist
“Flourishing On and On” was the very first thing that touched me. So I hope that future works can also “flourish on and on.”
Hayung’s unique style has been fed by attending many exhibitions and studying many other artists’ work. And indigenous life is a major source of inspiration.
Miru Hayung
Artist
Things belonging to the Atayal, both the natural world and things we use at home in daily life.
Hayung’s own restaurant is so full of paintings it’s like an art gallery. One day he hopes to found an art gallery for his tribe, to help pass down the Atayal artistic traditions and see them “flourish on and on.”
藝術家米路‧哈勇裝置藝術成拍照景點
2023-06-06
桃園羅浮溫泉區的泰雅故事公園內，有個「生笙不息」戶外裝置藝術，是遊客喜歡拍照打卡的景點。創作者是米路‧哈勇，他擅長以色塊、分割的技法創作，經常從自身泰雅文化找創作靈感，最大願望就是成立部落美術館，用藝術傳達泰雅文化故事。
色彩鮮豔的繪畫作品，筆觸柔和，讓欣賞畫作的人，得到充分的平靜感。這些畫作全是出自於有原住民藝術家米路‧哈勇。
[[藝術家米路‧哈勇]]
“我是從小就對畫畫有興趣，只是出社會這一段，做的是跟畫畫沒有關的，但我是對繪畫一直有在嘗試。”
米路在泰雅族語Miru是書寫、圖畫的意思，他說自己從小就熱愛畫畫，高中也念廣告設計。但早期都是以寫實畫風為主。2007年以後，開始嘗試運用色塊、線條呈現創作。
[[藝術家米路‧哈勇]]
“原住民的一些題材，不一定要那麼具象，我會希望說從創意的表現當中，吸引人的一些關注點。”
米路‧哈勇創作空間不只在畫布上，大型裝置藝術、壁畫更是米路‧哈勇揮灑創意的平台。以泰雅族魚筌與海洋文化作為發想的「生笙不息」，是他最喜歡的作品。
[[藝術家米路‧哈勇]]
“生笙不息是，最初的感動，所以我會希望未來的創作，也能生生不息。”
米路‧哈勇透過大量看畫展、書籍，形成獨特畫風。原住民的生活，更是他創作重要的靈感來源。
[[藝術家米路‧哈勇]]
“屬於泰雅族的，大自然也好，或是我們生活起居會用的。”
除了把畫作掛滿自己的餐廳，當成另類藝廊，米路‧哈勇更希望有朝一日能成立部落美術館，好好傳承泰雅文化之美。
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