Child of farming family in Chiayi thrives in international art scene
Child of farming family in Chiayi thrives in international art scene
2024-09-30
From his humble beginnings in a farming family, Chen Ming-shen from Chiayi has made a name for himself in the world of art. The painter is known for his saturated impressionist pieces and his appreciation of daily life scenes. Some of his works have been exhibited at prestigious salons in Paris. This coming fall, one of his pieces will be on show at the Autumn Salon, alongside a painting by his son.
Chen Ming-shen
Artist
It’s bright and dynamic. With a flick of the brush, we can create chicken feathers like this.
Stroke after stroke, an imposing rooster comes to life on the canvas in bold and vibrant colors. The artist at work is none other than Chen Ming-shen, who likes to feature chickens in his paintings.
Chen Ming-shen
Artist
Chicken feathers shine bright in the sunlight. The more beautiful the luster and colors, the more spirited it appears.
Now 60, Chen remains as passionate about painting as he was during his childhood. Chen grew up in a farming family, and though he ended up studying art and design in high school, he only began learning oil painting just over 10 years ago. His style leans impressionist, following the footsteps of French artist Paul Cézanne. His works have been shown at major art salons in France including the Spring Salon, the Autumn Salon and the Salon of Independent Artists. And his paintings have been exhibited at the Grand Palais in Paris alongside artworks by globally-renowned artists. One of them depicts a warm interaction between his parents.
Chen Ming-shen
Artist
I spent two and a half years on this piece. It’s a painting of my mother cleaning my father’s ears.
Chen Ming-shen’s son, Chen Po-jen, grew up surrounded by his father’s art, and developed a keen eye for color. Eventually, he decided to change majors to fine arts in university, and is now emerging as an artist of his own with a radically different style from his father.
Chen Po-jen
Chen Ming-shen’s son
I’m finding a balance between figurative and abstract art. I want my art to be close to daily life, so I feature my works on coffee mugs. This painting of a black cat here was shown at the Spring Salon in 2020.
Paintings by both of the artists have selected for this year’s Autumn Salon, making them a rare father-and-son art duo. But Chen Ming-shen says art is not about being born a genius, but about hard work and dedication. For him, life should be art and art should be life.
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農家出身! 陳明順"土雞當麻豆" 多次入選法國三大沙龍
2024-09-30
出身嘉義縣番路鄉農家的台灣本土畫家陳明順，創作油畫十多年，雖然不是學院派出身，卻多次入選法國3大沙龍，成為國際級油畫家。最讓人印象深刻的就是，他常以台灣土雞當做主角，描繪出雞隻生氣勃勃的模樣，飽和的色彩，繽紛又有朝氣。
[[台灣本土畫家 陳明順]]
“產生那個亮感跟動感，所以我們要將我們的雞毛，融入到我們的書法”
繽紛又飽和的色彩，一筆一畫，描繪出雄糾糾、氣昂昂的台灣土雞。他是台灣本土畫家陳明順，可以說是最愛畫雞的畫家。
[[台灣本土畫家 陳明順]]
“牠的雞毛是愈照太陽愈亮，所以我們要注意畫得色澤愈美，牠看起來就愈有精神”
現年六十歲的陳明順，出身農家，從小就愛畫畫，高中就讀美工科，接觸到美術教育，但因現實生活環境，一直到十幾年前才開始投入油畫創作。追隨現代藝術之父塞尚，風格屬於印象派，陳明順多次入選法國春季、秋季、獨立三大沙龍，與全球名畫一起在法國大皇宮展出，包括這幅描繪雙親的溫馨畫作。
[[台灣本土畫家 陳明順]]
“這張圖我總共畫了兩年半，我母親幫我父親掏耳朵”
從小看著父親潛心創作，耳濡目染之下，兒子陳柏任從小就對色彩相當敏感，後來轉唸美術系，如今也是一個新銳畫家，不過，畫風與父親迥然不同。
[[畫家陳明順兒子 陳柏任]]
“具象和抽象之間抓一個平衡點，藝術可以貼近日常，所以我就融入馬克杯。這個是我2020年的時候，入選的黑貓，春季沙龍”
父子倆的畫作今年都入選法國秋季沙龍，成為難得的父子檔畫家。陳明順說，「美術沒有天才」，只有天賦的興趣與後天的努力，並致力推廣「生活美學化、美學生活化！」。
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