Digital artist Ko Po-lung creates lifelike illustrations of Su’ao
Digital artist Ko Po-lung creates lifelike illustrations of Su’ao
2024-02-26
Digital artist Ko Po-lung has turned the charming fishing village of Su’ao into a series of lifelike works. The former interior designer now spends his days focusing on the little details of life in Su’ao. His perceptive eye picks out all the most beautiful spots in the town, and his work has found praise from the town’s officials.
Ko Po-lung lays a bright background on the image and adjusts the transparency. The picture was vivid before; now it jumps off the screen. The picture is called “The first tuna in Nanfang’ao this year.”
Sixty-year-old Ko is a graduate of Fu Hsin Trade and Arts School. He first worked as an interior designer in Taipei, and drove a taxi for four years. He happened to visit Su’ao on a trip, and unexpectedly fell in love with the culture of the little fishing village.
Ko Po-lung
Digital artist
I had passed through Su’ao before, sometime when I was about 30. I thought then that I’d like to move to Su’ao one day, Su’ao or Toucheng. But I realized that Su’ao has more stories than Toucheng. Compared to Toucheng, Su’ao doesn’t have so much hustle and bustle, it’s cleaner and quieter.
Ko is passionate about drawing. He started making portraits of dogs, which he loves. He linked up with an association for guide dogs, drawing merchandise for the association. But then a comment from Su’ao Township head Lee Ming-che made him start to draw the town itself.
Lee Ming-che
Su’ao Township head
I’ve noticed his drawing style gradually changing in the last few years. It’s gone from his love for guide dogs gradually towards seeing lots of the beautiful scenery of our Su’ao. So he sought out lots of the unique scenes of Su’ao. His work doesn’t just contain lots of those real scenes; he also adds in lots of creativity.
Ko began to put Su’ao scenes into his images: the seafood store on the corner in Nanfang’ao and the fishing harbor have both featured in his work. He takes his pen wherever he goes. He’s particularly proud of this drawing of a store in a small alley.
Member of public
All the scenes are different and have their own flavor. They’re beautiful.
Member of public
They’re different to others’ work. He draws very well. They’re beautiful.
Member of public
It’s just like it. See, here are the owners sitting there, and the kid, and the motorbike parked here.
The table and chairs outside the store, the scooter, and even the classic red spring couplets. When you compare the drawing to the street, it’s almost 100% identical. Ko’s drawing skills have earned him plenty of admirers.
Ko Po-lung
Digital artist
If you don’t have any feelings about the work, or you don’t understand the place, then you won’t know how to get into it.
With his love for art as well as for Su’ao’s local culture, Ko has plenty of material to keep him drawing for many years to come.
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手繪藝術家柯伯龍 畫筆記錄宜蘭縣蘇澳鎮
2024-02-26
宜蘭縣蘇澳鎮的手繪藝術家柯伯龍，用畫筆記錄蘇澳鎮的大街小巷，高超的繪畫技術，連蘇澳鎮長李明哲都十分欽佩。生活中的大小事都能成為他筆下的題材，滿滿的繪畫熱忱讓柯伯龍說，未來還會繼續作畫，為蘇澳留下一頁頁美麗的篇章。
鋪上鮮豔底色，再調整透明度，為原本就栩栩如生的畫作注入生命，一幅「南方澳今年第一條鮪魚」的創作，就此誕生。
60歲的柯伯龍，畢業於復興美工，原本在台北，擔任室內設計師，也開過四年的計程車，機緣巧合下，前往蘇澳鎮旅遊，卻無意間被蘇澳的漁港人文之美深深吸引。
[[手繪藝術家 柯伯龍]]
“其實我在之前大概三十幾歲的時候經過蘇澳，我那時候就想說，以後會想要搬到宜蘭，蘇澳或頭城，可是我發現蘇澳的故事會比頭城更多，頭城跟蘇澳來講，蘇澳可能比較，人煙沒有那麼吵雜，比較清靜”
對畫畫抱有高度熱忱的柯伯龍，起初因喜歡狗兒為狗兒作畫，還結識了導盲犬協會，為協會繪製週邊商品，但因為蘇澳鎮長李明哲的一句話，讓他開始嘗試「畫蘇澳」。
[[宜蘭縣蘇澳鎮長 李明哲]]
“這幾年我發現他的畫風慢慢有改變了，從對於導盲犬的喜愛，後來逐漸看到我們蘇澳很多美麗的風景，所以他也找了很多蘇澳非常有特別的景色，在他的畫作裡面，而且他畫的圖，不僅只有這樣的實景，還會加入很多的創意”
柯伯龍開始把蘇澳美景，放入自己的畫作裡頭，像是南方澳轉角的海產店、以及漁港，都變成筆下的題材，走到哪裡就畫到哪裡，尤其這幅巷弄裡的「興發商行」更是他引以為傲的作品。
[[民眾]]
“就是每個景色都不一樣，都各有特色，很美”
[[民眾]]
“跟別人比較不一樣啊，畫得不錯啦，很漂亮啦”
[[民眾]]
“都一樣，你看，這裡還有老闆、老闆娘坐在這，還有小孩，還有摩托車停在這”
店門前的桌椅擺設，臨停的機車，甚至還有經典的紅色春聯，與實景的商行一比對，相似程度接近百分之百，高超的繪畫技術，令人十分欽佩。
[[手繪藝術家 柯伯龍]]
“你創作沒有感情，或是你對一個地方不了解，就無從下手”
熱愛繪畫也熱愛蘇澳，柯伯龍說，未來也會繼續作畫，為蘇澳留下一頁頁美麗的篇章。
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