「寫實」與「抽象」往往是一般人面對藝術作品時最常見的一種分類方式，也經常成為觀眾觀賞作品時的兩種切入心態。事實上，在「寫實繪畫」中，往往蘊含著許多「抽象的思維」；而且越是精緻、細膩的寫實作品，人們越會被那些擬真的繪畫技法所吸引，更容易忽略了藝術家背後隱微的思維脈絡與深刻內涵。

臺灣日治時期興起的西洋繪畫，以「寫生」、「寫實」的科學精神出發，取代傳統因襲、傳抄的水墨繪畫，稱為「新美術運動」；但真正隱藏筆觸，追求精緻、客觀的寫實手法，則始於1970年代之後的「照相寫實」，或稱為「精細寫實」。

「虛實之際─臺灣寫實繪畫中的抽象思維」特展，由國立成功大學歷史系所名譽教授、臺灣美術史研究者蕭瓊瑞擔任策展人，邀請黃銘昌以降15位當今深具代表性的藝術家，以他們的作品展現臺灣當代精細寫實繪畫背後的抽象思維，藉以提昇並深化觀眾對寫實繪畫鑑賞的視野與理解。

藝術家的年齡從1952年生到1992年生，前後跨越整整40年，超過一個世代的30年，可以明顯地看到不同世代的藝術家面對相同課題的不同思維與表現，也可窺見每個藝術家面對不同課題、不同媒材、不同技法的選擇與探索。

"Realism" or "abstract:" for most people, these are the two most common classification methods when looking at artwork, mentalities that can easily become ingrained. In fact, "realistic painting" often contains a lot of "abstract thoughts"; the more delicate and realistic the work is, the more people will be attracted by those realistic painting techniques, yet it can become easier to ignore the subtle thinking, the context and profound connotations hidden behind the art.

The Western painting that emerged during the Japanese colonial period in Taiwan originated from the scientific spirit of "sketching" and "realism," replacing the traditionally followed and copied ink painting, and this came to be known as the "New Art Movement." But the hidden brushstrokes and pursuit of delicate and objective realistic techniques actually began after the "photorealism" or "fine realism" of the 1970s.

The special exhibition "Between Virtuality and Reality - Abstract Thinking in Taiwan's Realistic Paintings" is curated by Chiung-Ruei SHIAU and has invited 15 artists, from Ming-Chang HUANG onwards, to present the abstract thinking behind their own contributions to Taiwan's contemporary fine realistic art, with the hope of enhancing and deepening the audience's appreciation for and understanding of realistic painting.

Their age ranges from 1952 to 1992, spanning a full 40 years, more than 30 year of a generation, We can clearly see the different thinking and expression of artists from different generations while facing the same subject, and we can also see each artist's choices, their exploration and different techniques when facing different subjects and media.

參展藝術家：

黃銘昌、顧何忠、連建興、梁晉嘉、李足新、林欽賢、翁明崖、周川智、林正哲、傅浩軒、王皓諄、林浩白、陳逸鋒、曾冠雄、陳宏忻

Artists:

Ming-Chang HUANG, Ho-Chung KU, Chien-Hsing LIEN, Chin-Chia LIANG, Chu-hsin LEE, Chin-Hsien LIN, Ming-Yai WEN, Chuan-Chih CHOU, Cheng-Che LIN, Hau-Shiuan FU, Hao-Chun WANG, Hao-Bai LIN, I-Feng CHEN, Guan-Shiung TSENG, Hung-Hsin CHEN

策展人：蕭瓊瑞

Curators: Chiung-Ruei SHIAU