Graffiti -- YoDo,  Vincent X.X, Sangna Take

Exhibition：2024.11.26（Tue.）~ 12.20（Fri.）/  NTHU Center for Arts and Culture_General Building 2 (1Ｆ)     
Opening：11.26（Tue.）16:30  /  NTHU Center for Arts and Culture_General Building 2 (1Ｆ)
Weekdays 12:00-18:00 / Weekends 12:00-17:00 

The theme of the National Tsing Hua University 2024 exhibitions is graffiti art, which infuses the campus with vibrant, unceasing energy, offering a refreshing and innovative experience. As the grand finale of the year, the exhibition will feature an exhibition by three renowned artists— YoDo, Vincent X.X, Sangna Take, and—presenting a flourishing vitality and a powerful creative spirit. This exhibition invites teachers, students, and visitors to explore new visual and spiritual experiences through graffiti art.

YoDo’s name originates from his father, who named her "淀" (pronounced "YoDo" in Japanese), symbolizing tranquility and depth. However, YoDo’s personal challenges in life stem from her difficulties with social interaction. she has previously been hospitalized for depression and post-traumatic stress disorder, and it was during this period that she found healing through art therapy. Recently, YoDo has been experimenting with diverse media and integrating her works with physical performance art, aiming to express her personal artistic thoughts through a series of creations, incorporating live improvisational graffiti.

Vincent X.X specializes in photography and graffiti. His painting style and color palette resemble the carefree, childlike quality of doodles, blending the life experiences of both adults and young boys. His work merges Buddhist and Taoist symbols, alien life research, mysticism, psychology, and supernatural phenomena. For this exhibition, he presents a large series of colorful works titled Boy's Landscape: Empty Mountain, No One Seen, creating the unique mental world of the boy character Pappy, guiding the audience through a wondrous and deep valley of imagination.

Sangna Take, who has a background in illustration and design, is now a full-time artist. Drawing inspiration from everyday life, his paintings primarily focus on human figures. Through eye expressions, clothing, and body language, combined with fashion elements, his works convey a relaxed, leisurely, and somewhat world-weary style. His characters often express a sense of ennui. His brushstrokes are spontaneous, with clean compositions and natural detailing, making the works feel like a fashionable statement. Sangna Take excels at interpreting ordinary thoughts and emotions, reflecting the cultural landscape of today’s younger generation through the expressions and brief phrases of his characters.