愛．無盡－張淑芬個展

我的繪畫，就是一個故事，透過畫作傳達祝福，祈願人人自性燈長明、心光永遠燦爛。──張淑芬

藝術是人類心靈與精神的運動，可說是人類精神文明的淬鍊之成果。而就個人的藝術創作，可以是挑戰人類視覺感知的極限，也可以是心靈沉澱、起心動念後的揮灑，但不論用什麼方式探索藝術，其本質皆為探討外在世界與內在世界的真、善、美的本質的過程。當代藝術家關心自己身為藝術家與藝術本身的社會責任，透過議題、多元媒材與跨領域探討「藝術的邊界」、「藝術與社會之間的關係」，拉近了藝術與生活的距離，讓藝術家得以跟社會對話、產生連結，讓遭遇瓶頸的社會問題找到新的對話空間，開啟不同的對話平台，甚至能影響政策，達到實質改善的目的，進而叩問何謂當今社會「真、善、美」的古典問題。

在上述所提的當代藝術思潮之中，藝術家張淑芬是一個值得提出討論的特殊個案，她有別於時下部分藝術家以「藝術作為方法」幫助社會，她在專業藝術創作前已從事社會公益多年，更直接的面對社會弱勢的需求。她投入專業藝術創作後，自認執行慈善公益的體悟是推動她創作最重要的能量之一，也就是說，她因為思考藝術創作，有意識地將慈善公益的經驗轉化成她的創作內涵與創作經驗，幫助社會弱勢的過程影響了她的創作與生命觀。

張淑芬自2006年因興趣開始習畫，2009年投入慈善志業至今未間斷；張淑芬帶領台積電慈善基金會執行公益的方式是深入個案、瞭解所需，且後續追蹤管理，務必要讓每個慈善愛心與資源達到最有效的使用。張淑芬打禪修行，長年在佛法自修的路上，學習坦然面對人生，學習面對捨不得與捨得，學習轉念、放下與包容。享譽國際的臺灣藝術家朱銘曾說過「藝術就像是修行」，而集藝術家與慈善家身份的張淑芬，她的創作狀態與創作精神有何特出之處？她的生命經驗與歷程又如何能啟發觀眾？本展聚焦在藝術家張淑芬2016年至2020年的作品，展出的作品共計15件精品，試圖精要的梳理出她在慈善公益與禪修過程中，透過藝術的思維將生命體驗轉化為創作經驗的成果。

臺南市美術館作為21世紀全民美術館，期許能讓所有人都能感受到美術館是生活的一部分。本館曾於2020年3月辦理以醫師畫家為主的「杏林藝彩」展覽，透過醫師對生命的感受與一般藝術家不同的角度策劃展覽，盼望讓多方領域的觀眾都能在本館得到屬於自己的感動。依循此脈絡，本次「愛．無盡－張淑芬個展」乃是藉由藝術家的特殊生命經歷與創作體悟，探究張淑芬的慈善家的身分角色之於藝術創作有何影響，希冀啟發藝術創作者與一般觀眾對於社會公益與慈善的觀念與行動力，藉此推廣藝術教育與人文教育。

Boundless Love: A Sophie Chang Solo Exhibition

My paintings tell a story. Through them I convey blessings and pray that everyone’s inner light will continuously shine and heart be forever bright. 　— Sophie Chang

Art, the refined product of human spiritual civilization, reflects the movement of the mind and spirit. Individual works of art may challenge the outer limits of our visual perception or maybe an outpouring of the heart and mind after considered reflection. But all artistic exploration seeks to probe the nature of truth, beauty, and goodness, in the outer world and our inner selves. Social responsibility, in the artist and in art itself, is a concern for contemporary artists. Through their exploration of specific issues and their multi-media and cross-disciplinary approach, and by testing the boundaries of art and the relationship between art and society, they bring art closer to life. Artists can then dialogue with society, generate connections, and create new space for discussion of issues that have reached an impasse in society. By creating new platforms for dialogue and even influencing public policy, they achieve their goal of substantive change, even as they pose the classic questions about "truth, beauty, and goodness" to our contemporary society.

In this context, artist Sophie Chang is a special case. Unlike contemporary artists for whom "art is a method" for helping the society, she had engaged in social welfare work for many years prior to becoming a professional artist, facing even more directly the needs of the disadvantaged in society. She believes that the insights gained from carrying out her charity work is a great source of energy driving her art. That is, when thinking creatively, she consciously transforms her experience with these activities into the creative meaning and creative experience; the process of helping the disadvantaged in society influences her creativity and her outlook on life.

Chang's interests first drew her to painting in 2006, and she has been involved in charity work since 2009. As she leads the TSMC Charity Foundation, she studies the circumstances of each individual case and follows up afterward, ensuring that both the goodwill and the resources of the Foundation are used effectively. Chang also practices Buddhist meditation and personal cultivation, learning to face life calmly, to deal with attachment and with letting go, to change her thinking, and to practice tolerance. The internationally acclaimed Taiwanese artist Ju Ming once said, "Art is exactly a kind of personal cultivation." What makes Sophie Chang's creative outlook and her creative spirit unique, both as an artist and as a philanthropist? How can her life experience and her journey inspire those who view her art? This exhibition focuses on Chang's work during the period from 2016 to 2020 and includes 15 outstanding works. Through them we attempt to discover how, in the course of her charity work and her personal cultivation, she has transformed her artistic thinking and her life experience into the products of her creative experience.

The Tainan Art Museum, as a 21st-century museum for all citizens, hopes that everyone will feel the museum is close to them, a part of their lives. In March 2020, the museum curated the exhibition Colorful Talents of Medical Professions, featuring the work of physician-artists, to show how physicians' feelings about life might differ from those of ordinary artists. It is our hope that viewers from many different fields can come to the museum and be moved in their own way. It is in this context that Boundless Love: A Sophie Chang Solo Exhibition delves into the special life experiences and creative insights of this artist. It explores how her role as a philanthropist has influenced her creative work, with the goal of inspiring both artists and the general public to understand and engage charity work, and further, to promote education in the arts and humanities.

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莊東橋 Chung Tong-Chiao

在宇宙萬象中，尊崇山形大地的肅穆之感。畫家曾自言，極愛山之淵停嶽峙。尤其她曾歷訪印度、尼泊爾、西藏等佛教聖境。在勝地旅遊時，這種山高天闊的自然之境，尤其啟發她對內心的體證與空間綿延無盡的震撼。此畫宛若一道聖光劃開於天地之間，直指人心。

此幅在畫家沉潛三年而重拾畫筆的2016 年創作中，大膽以濃厚的豔紅油彩油滴於畫幅上，卻也透露出深層黝黑的底層。強烈對比中，不僅感受到畫家大膽恣意之處，卻也可感受到「抽象」成為畫家捕捉內在心緒的一種深層呈現，亦是畫家追尋抽象系列的第一張作品。

此幅在油畫基底上，大膽地拼貼上另一幅的水墨山塊，不僅增加原本畫幅的深邃立體之感，也意味著畫家如同遊戲般無拘的創作。稚拙與流動的對比，西方油彩與東方水墨的混搭結合，再層層的遠的藍色海洋之外，營造如同夢境般的遠眺。