Sheena的異想世界

                         放暑假囉!! (ㄟˊ......好像這3ㄍ字已經跟我有點距離了....)  

       這次很難得堂弟.堂妹來台北玩，帶他們去淡水走一走，也一起享受淡水的美食。到了傍晚的時候，大家坐渡輪到左岸八里。沿途中看到一串心型的地景藝術，讓我聯想到澎湖的「吉貝嶼」也有一串串心型的地景藝術，是點綴海島生活彩姿的美麗圖騰，註記著先民蓽路藍縷的艱辛歷程。
      接著大家又沿路前往下一ㄍ景點。在這路途中，可以感受到這裡的生活很愜意跟都市大大不同，非常適合散心的好地方。天色漸漸晚了，也是我們差不多離開的時候，有機會還是會再來左岸八里走一走.............

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◎朱銘美術館簡介

「朱銘美術館」裡，到處陳列著朱銘的精心傑作，而這充滿創意的美術館，正位於雲霧繚繞、風景優美的金山鄉山區。希望能突破作品的他，在三十三歲那年，又拜了雕塑家楊英風為師，他從掃地、泡茶重新做起，時常觀摩老師雕塑的技巧，沉浸在大師的風範中。

在隨著楊老師學習的過程中，楊老師曾經說過：「藝術應該要求新的內涵，新的精神表達。」這句話被朱銘牢牢的記在腦海裡。於是，他放棄了精雕細鑿的雕刻風格，改以自然、簡單又樸實的刀法來呈現出自己的作品。西元一九七六年，朱銘以歷史人物、民間故事和帶著泥土的水牛為創作題材，這些作品，在國立歷史博物館展出時，造成了藝術界極大的轟動。

雖然朱銘受到大家的肯定，但他仍想更進一步的突破，而不想當個只會雕刻關公、水牛的木匠，他不斷的摸索、嘗試，尋找新的創作主題。後來他在練太極拳的時，領悟到了太極哲理，他利用青銅鑄造了一尊尊的太極大師，表現出太極「以柔克鋼」的氣派。這「太極系列」的作品曾在法國巴黎的梵登廣場矗立著，與羅浮宮的藝術精品相互輝映。

朱銘的作品，不斷創新主題，也不斷將使用材料變化。他的見識、氣魄及專注於創造的神情，終於使他登上了雕塑藝術的高峰，成為享譽國際的藝術家。 

（文字轉載自官網）


朱銘美術館- http://www.juming.org.tw/opencms/juming/main.jsp




Ju Ming:
   Insight througlh Sculpture

                                             -Vianta Hong,translated by Aillie Lin

  Taiwan's prominent sculpor Ju Ming,who comes from the countryside of Miaio,has only a sixth-grade education.His soft,gentle voice contains not an ounce of pride that is typical of famous artists.Instead,Ju is down to earth and mild tempered,a wise and insightful older gentleman.Although his white-grey beard reveals his age,his eyes glow with the health and happiness of youth.
  Ju was born in 1938,the youngest of 11 children.He entered elementary school,but never warmed to it,often earing zeroes on his assignments.The only classes he was interested in were art and gym.
  Ju's life in art started on its course when the expert craftsman Li Chin-Chuan came to Ju's hometown to restore a temple.Ju's father realized his son was not interested in school,and urged Ju to become an apprentice to the famous craftsman.Ju did,and under Li,he not only learned woodworking,he also learned to sculpt and paint.
  Ju's father was ailing,so Ju decided to working to help support the family.In his early twenties,Ju opened his own woodworking shop to make ends meet.But in his heart, Ju wanted to be able to express himself as a true artist. He began looking for ways to do this.
  Now a respected artist,Ju will never forget the guiding hands who helped him find success.Ju says that his two mentors,Li Chnin-Chuan and Yuyu Yang,had the strongest influence on him.As  Li's apprentice,Ju's love for sculpting grew.When Ju wanted to know what galleries choose for their exhibits,Li told him about the sculptor Huang Tu-Shui.Ju went immediately to hunt down books,magazines,and photos of Huang's works.In this hunt,he encountered the works of Yuyu Yang,who would become his sencond mentor.
  Ju Ming began working in Huang's style,and his sculptures based on folklore and symbols of country life won him several prizes.But Ju was more interested in improving his artistic skills than winning contests.He began asking to be introduced to Yuyu Yang,but found no help because of his weak educational background.So Ju spent years mastering the art of sculpture.It wasn't until he turned 30 that Ju went to Yang to see if he would if he would be his teacher.
  Yang was touched by Ju's effort and desire to be an artist and said yes to Ju's request.According to Ju his new mentor's most valuable words were,''Don't be bound to imitating my work.''So Ju found his own creativity and produced one original sculpture after anqother.
  Seeing such promise in his student,Yang arranged an exhibit of Ju's work at the National Museum of History.Because exhibits were only of established artists, the museum director demanded that three local sculptors and one preofessional Japanese sculptor approve Ju's work.Approval was given,and Ju's art displayed.
  Little did Ju know,this exhibit would rocket him to fame.The hugely popular exhibit was extended from five days to one month.After this,it became a standard exhibit for a full year.
Another well-recived project was also motivated by Ju's mentor Yang.Yang had encouraged Ju to learn tai chi for its powers of well-being.This art form became the inspiration for Ju's world-Taichi Series-sculptures that give form to the motion and spirit of tai chi.
  Still feeling the need to improve, Ju traveled to New York in 1981 to find inspiration and
learn techniques.Around this time,Ju began using new materials such as wood,stone,clay,bronze,sponge,and even Styrofoam.This new perspective led Ju to create his highly regarded works,the Living World Series.
  Today,Ju Ming is a master of modern sculpture,yet he humbly grants his success to those who inspired and trained him.His passion,will,and constant improvement have won him the country's admiration and respect.


資料來源:ALL互動英語雜誌






      難得早上迷迷糊糊的起來，還真的有點不太習慣跟太陽公公打招呼！！...... 東摸摸西摸摸愉快和小辣椒相約在台北捷運一起撘客運去朱銘美術館........花了快2小時的車程。在車上和小辣椒愉快的聊天，所以，不覺得車程時間花很久。剛好，車子有經過金山我跟小辣椒想到外地工作的巧禛....本來想順道拜訪她.......可惜她不在台灣.......ㄏㄏㄏ.........  (但是，在路程中我好像頭暈了......真的太沒用了....)
     不過呀!!很開心到了朱銘美術館進去裡面參觀跟自己原本想像不太一樣，在朱銘美術館可以讓我們參觀一整天。剛好這一天，天氣並不炎熱.....我跟小辣椒邊參觀邊拍照。途中我們進去兒童餐館休息，也在這時餐館有提供塗鴉牆。所以，我和小辣椒也在這時提筆留下紀念囉！參觀到下午5點我們就撘著接駁車回家。
     回程中，居然大塞車.....因為是下班時間......不過，這一天真的非常值得又有收穫的一天，也是這次小辣椒的關係，難得來金山一日遊................