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    Relaxed afternoon/oil painting/60F/2009 by Cheng Mei-Chu

　

    Light, Warmth, and Tenderness

     A Solo Exhibition by Cheng Mei-Chu

    2009/8/1~8/30

    Seven As One Gallery (Shalu,Taichung, Taiwan)

    Tel:+886-4-2662 8438     E-mail: maylai1223@yahoo.com.tw

   

       

光與熱的溫柔  

 *

在風與陽光裡

我們呼喚~~海洋天堂~~

天人菊是堅韌的光

玄武岩是堅強的熱

散發感覺；散發微笑

 

當清風喚醒大海時

總是揚起片片的浪

總是飄浮片片的雲

邀您踏浪共舞；請你踏浪共舞

我們一起踏浪共舞

真實感受光與熱的搖滾

無花不歌；無石不舞

讓心澎湃；讓夢飛揚

單飛不再孤單；流浪不再空虛

 

我們的光；我們的熱

是你的秘密花園

是你的黃石公園

有永遠的陽光

有永遠的熱情

有永遠的擁抱

有永遠的溫柔

有永遠的真情告白

 

〈文：白鳥美珠〉

感謝小龍英文翻譯

 

Light, Warmth, and Tenderness

 

Surrounded by wind and light

We sing praises to the heavenly sea

The Gaillardia, an unyielding light

The Basalt, an unbreakable presence

Their spirits surge through us in gratitude and bliss

 

The breeze wakes the ocean

Forever lifting the crests of waves

Forever drifting the clouds above

Inviting you to step into the water in a dance

A dance we all know

As the Basalt sets the tempo

 

There is no song without flowers

No rhythm without rocks

Let the heart love freely and our dreams soar

The flight never lonely even when left alone

The waves never forgotten

 

Our light, our warmth

Is a secret garden

Is the Yellowstone

Forever bright

Forever affectionate

Forever embracing

This tenderness

Our only truth

(By Cheng Mei-Chu)

 

 

 

 

 Cheng (Free Bird) Mei-Chu

 

Born 1966 in Huhsi, Penghu, Taiwan

Dayeh University, Masters of Arts Candidate, Graduate School of Plastic Arts

Artist represented by Seven As One Gallery

Member, Penghu Art Association

Member, Association of the Visual Arts in Taiwan

Member, Association of Globe Chinese Artistic Creation Taiwan

 

From 1992 to 2009, Cheng Mei-Chu’s works have been exhibited throughout Taiwan in Penghu, Taipei, Taichung, Changhua, Tainan, and Kaohsiung. Some of her works have been displayed at the National Dr. Sun Yat Sen Memorial Hall and she held a solo showing at the 27th National Chiang Kai-Shek Memorial Hall Exhibition. The 15th National Art Exhibition of the Republic of China also presented her works. Overseas in Japan, the Tokyo Metropolitan Museum included her paintings in their National Art Exhibition. 

Mei-Chu’s works were also exhibited at the following events: The 2005 and 2006 Art Taipei Exhibition, The 2006 Huashan Cultural Park Art Exhibition, The 20th Taiwan Asia International Art Association Exhibition (2006), The 2006 Taipei Sight Art Exhibition, and her paintings are present at almost every Art Exhibition in Penghu.

The paintings of Cheng Mei-Chu have been featured in numerous publications. Individual compilations include “Free Bird in Flight (2001)”, “Shooting Stars Beneath the Sands (2009)”, and “The Beauty in Mists (2006)”. Her works were also included in the pages of “Art China (2006)”, “The Hong Kong International Chinese Artistic Achievements Publication (2005)”, and many other national art anthologies.

The lifelong achievements of Mei-Chu have been recognized through the following: The 2006 National Magong High School Outstanding Alumnus Award, The 2009 Fervent Global Love of Lives Award, The Fubon Bank Public Service Announcement for the Disadvantaged (2005), and several television documentaries.

 

 

Artist’s Biography

 

Cheng (Free Bird) Mei-Chu has painted professionally for more than a decade. Most of her art is inspired by her hometown, the Penghu Archipelagos off the western coast of Taiwan. The simple pastoral way of life and majestic sceneries of these islands are the subject matter in many of her works.

Although the rural setting of Penghu offers many beautiful muses, it lacks the cosmopolitan qualities which nurture the study and advancement of art. Mei-Chu depends mostly on her own discipline and imagination to teach herself the painting techniques of the west from the few textbooks she could get her hands on. She was also fortunate enough to travel to Europe which resulted in volumes of sketches that depicted a world completely outside of her own. These unique circumstances make her paintings one of a kind.

From 1991 to 1995 Mei-Chu’s main focus was on watercolors. She started painting with oils in 1996 and currently works with a combination of brushes and blades. Afflicted with a genetic disorder, Mei-Chu is forced to hold her brushes and blades in a manner different from other artist thus altering her approach to the canvas. This however has become a part of her individual style.

One can also observe circular and spiral lines in the paintings of Cheng Mei-Chu. These patterns represent the movements of the wind, the sea, and also the movements and relationships between human beings and nature. It is the intention of the artist for the viewer to imagine and look beyond the obvious subjects of the paintings and think of the scene as a living entity.

 

　

　

　

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