Kaohsiung cafe encourages painting as therapy
Kaohsiung cafe encourages painting as therapy
2024-04-03
One old building in Kaohsiung’s Yancheng District has been transformed into a cafe that doubles as a painting studio. Freshly brewed coffee in hand, customers can also let their creativity flow. But the most unique feature is up on the fourth floor, where visitors can take up a brush and coveralls and let their feelings, both good and bad, out on the walls.
Everyone in this old Yancheng District cafe is hunched over their tables, but they’re not drinking coffee. They’re busy painting.
Professionals are on hand to offer advice, a rainbow of acrylic paints at the ready along the wall. The owner, Chuang Jo-chih, had her first artistic encounter at 6 years old. She graduated from college with a fine arts degree, and has always dreamed opening an art studio cafe. Now she has succeeded in bringing art to people’s daily lives.
Chuang Jo-chih
Painting cafe owner
Every time I bring it up, people say, “Oh I can’t paint.” But I think it’s actually easy, you just have to be bold enough to pick up a brush and give it a try. And we also offer guidance, so you can make your very own painting in a relaxed and comfortable environment.
The coffee setup is elaborate, reflecting the careful consideration that also goes into the rotating painting exhibitions along the walls. A lot of ideas are packed into this small space, but it’s when you go upstairs that feels like another world.
Liu Yin-chun
FTV reporter
On the fourth floor is a room dedicated to venting emotions. Just pick up a brush, load it up with paint and splatter it all over the wall.
The white walls are flecked with all shades of washable paint, splattered on by visitors as a way to vent their emotions. Wearing protective coveralls and gloves, they put on a love song and get to work. Afterward, they leave refreshed.
Chuang Jo-chih
Painting cafe owner
One group of friends played around a lot and I found it fascinating. They lay a canvas on the ground and dripped paint on it. After they were done, they sat back and thought about what to change. In the end they made it into a bird, with the drops as wings. I found it adorable.
Art stimulates endless imagination. It not only brings joy, but daring to get your hands dirty can pull you out of the fatigue of daily life, giving your mind a much needed break.
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老宅改造複合咖啡廳 喝咖啡還能提筆作畫紓壓
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高雄鹽埕區有一間老宅改造、結合畫室和咖啡廳的複合店，來到這，不僅能品嚐美味的咖啡，還能創作一幅專屬自己的畫作，最特別的是，店內4樓還有一間塗鴉情緒告解室，換上裝備，拿起水彩筆，不管開不開心，都能在這發洩情緒，就讓心好好放鬆。
走進鹽埕區這間老宅咖啡廳，每個人低頭不是在喝咖啡，而是忙著畫畫。
來這裡作畫，還有專業指導，架上擺了五顏六色的壓克力顏料，也是店裡特色之一。6歲就開始接觸藝術的咖啡廳主理人莊若芷，大學也是美術系畢業，一直夢想能開間結合畫室的藝術咖啡廳，如今圓夢，也讓藝術真的走進日常生活。
[[畫室咖啡廳主理人 莊若芷]]
“每次講到這個就說，天啊我不會畫畫，我覺得其實畫畫還蠻容易，只要敢拿起畫筆，就可以做這件事，加上我們會引導你們，我們是有教學的，所以你會在很輕鬆的環境跟氛圍裡面，會完成一幅自己的畫”
泡起咖啡架式十足，一點都不馬虎，牆面上還有定期更換主題的畫展，小小的空間，想法多元，來到樓上更是別有洞天。
[[民視記者 劉尹淳]]
“在咖啡廳4樓情緒告解室，拿起水彩筆、沾點顏料，往牆面畫布一甩，就很紓壓”
白色牆面上，潑上五彩繽紛的水洗顏料，全是民眾用畫的，抒發情緒。穿上防護衣、戴好手套，再播放一首愛歌，把情緒整理好，再重新出發。
[[畫室咖啡廳主理人 莊若芷]]
“有一群朋友，他們就是玩出了很多，讓我覺得很有趣。他把他的畫布放在地上，然後就顏料就一滴一滴，滴滴完之後，他就邊思考說會變什麼，後來就變成了鳥，就是他滴的地方變成羽毛，我就覺得很可愛”
藝術激發無限想像，過程中不僅能玩得開心，又不怕接觸藝術，還能讓自己脫離日常生活的疲累，讓心好好放鬆。
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