>
> This show features the photographwork of Wang Hsiao-Chin, Chang Hsiu-Huang and Chien Fu-Yu, three significantfemale photographers from Taiwan. The photos cover a range of portraiture,humanitarian concerns, landscape, gender mainstreaming, aboriginal culture andcultures in general. Through the transformative process of these photographers’minds, the moment has been captured to produce a rich variety of imagesbursting with lively Taiwanese culture.
>
> Since the 70s, photographyhas flourished in concert with Taiwan’s economic development, democratization,and the universalization of education so that female photographers have becomecommon. Although gender equality is now a mainstream phenomenon in Taiwan, and women,indeed, have been well-represented in all fields and professions, there is nodenying that the physical demands of lugging around heavy camera equipment hassome effect on limiting the number of women photographers at the pinnacle ofthe profession. This exhibition is a great opportunity to introduce the work ofthese Taiwanese women photographers to a wide, international audience.
>
> Description of the Artwork
> The exhibit consists of theabove mentioned three photographers who respectively crystalize the moments intheir surrounding environment and created photographic narratives, much like adirector might compose a film montage.
>
> 1) Wang uses theself-portrait to explore the artistic documentation of her life. Not only isshe the photographer, but also one of the protagonists in her shots. Theportrait series cover the 15 years following her pregnancy, with each shot havingas background the previous session’s image to create a layered narrative of therelationship with her husband and son. The piling up of images reflects theaccumulation of time and accretion of interpersonal intimacy between herprivate life and professional work.
>
> 2) Chang’s workdisplays the interaction of light and shadow and composition in landscapephotography. Her locations cover the entire range of Taiwan’s scenery, from themountains to the sea, from the urban to the rural. Her approach to capture startrails, sky lanterns, forests and modern architectural achievement in Taipei bringsaudience an enjoyable scenic tour of Taiwan.
>
> 3) Chien’sportraits, taken with great sensitivity, focuses on the monumental moment ofthe life of important women poets, journalists, artists, pathologists andentomologists. The images display the interplay of shadow and light, and,accompanied by the text, present the remarkable lives of Taiwanese women from avariety of fields, who had made substantial contribution to the society. Thevalue of this group of pictures goes beyond artistic, it articulates the phenomenonof Taiwan’s development from modern women’s eye.
>
>
> ____________________________________________________________
> ABOUT CONTEMPORARY ARTS INTERNATIONAL (CAI)
>
> Contemporary ArtsInternational (CAI), a 501(c)(3)non-profit, is located at The Quarry,a 12.9-acre site at 68 Quarry Road, Acton MA. The mission of CAI is to promote sculpture, music and interdisciplinaryart in a global context through symposia, international artist-in-residency programs, exhibition events, and educational outreach.
>
> The CAICo-founders Yin Peet and Viktor Lois, originally from Taiwan and Hungary,respectively, both have extensive international experience and connections inthe art world. Yin Peet is a sculptor and performance artist, who earned an MFAin sculpture from the Massachusetts College of Art and Design. Viktor Lois is akinetic sculptor and sound artist whose work is displayed in the permanentcollection of the Ludwig Museum ofContemporary Art in Budapest, Hungary, and an entire building in the MineMuseum (TatabanyaMuseum, Hungary).
>
> At the CAI, graniteand kinetic sculptures are situated throughout The Quarry, as well as in the RedBox Building, which includes gallery space, a classroom and a performancestage, Container Man, a large-scale kinetic musical sculpture locatedin the Red Box Building. Lois,Peet and guest musicians perform concerts on this remarkable sculpture.
>
> The CAI holds an open house from 1pm to 5pmevery first Sunday of the month.
> On July 4, 2014, the CAI will hold afundraising event in an effort to raise funds to match a potential grant towinterize its performance hall.
>
> For more information, visit the CAI’s website.
> Contemporary Arts International
> 68 Quarry Road
> Acton MA 01720
> Phone: 617-699-6401
> Email: ypeet@verizon.net
>
沒有留言:
發佈留言