Wood, one of the oldest natural materials used among artists throughout history, that its sense of warmness is one of the most beloved essences. To celebrate this finely substance, the Fish art center specially hand-picked three artists from all ages, presents a series of wooden sculptures, each with their own unique way in express their conflicted inner feelings.
Chang Ching, who insisted on using the finest Taiwan native trees, not only an action showing his strong connected emotions with the land of Taiwan, and yet, to make high quality works that able to last from generations to generations. For over 60 years, Chang have transformed his thoughts and insights from different stages of life though wooden carving. Under the simple and hard rock like lines, hides the exquisite spirit of Chinese culture, which when the two combines shaped into this unique three -dimensional landscape.
The dark humor Japanese artist Hiroshi Ohashi recollects his childhood by blending innocence and naughtiness. The face of each sculpture carries a simple expression with full of emotions but yet childish. In the meantime, the sarcastic humor writes out the cruelty but truth about life.
Last, Kunihiko Nohara, the young Japanese sculptor who endue wood a new life by capture the moment of loneliness and transformed into solid object. In this frozen time zone, he digs deep into subjects such as oneself, lust, freedom, and etc.