【100小怪物】許自貴個展

【100 Little Monsters】－Hsu Tzu-kuey Solo Exhibit　
展覽時間：2025. 03.04（二）~4.02（三）／藝文總中心綜二館展廳    地圖
展覽開幕：03.04（二）16:30 ∕ 藝文總中心綜二館展廳 

週一至週五 12:00-18:00 / 週末休館 

許自貴藝術家向以新穎獨特的創作風格和論述享譽藝術界。1979畢業於國立臺灣師範大學美術系，畢業作品《建築組曲》奪下當年油畫類第一名，1987年取得美國紐約普拉特學院藝術研究所的碩士學位。曾擔任藝術雜誌總編、華岡藝校校長。許自貴重新詮釋傳統雕塑概念，創造獨特「立體繪畫」理論，早期系列性作品甚至蘊含對社會的批判，傳達自動性創作思維，藝術界持續關注其藝術觀念與創舉。

本展涵蓋四部分:小怪物、瑞獸、飛懸瑞獸、雲魚。100小怪物創作並無預先構想，單純運用厚紙板先行彎曲、扭轉、粘塑成各種小物件，再薄塑紙漿層，待乾後再端詳形狀孕育後續發展，百件小怪物共同之點為單一個眼睛，有的彷彿是人物、動物、植物或外星物種，豐富多變，純真有趣，運用自動技法任潛意識和內在情感自由流露，色彩鮮明、造型新穎，形成藝術家獨特的立體藝術生物世界。

瑞獸與飛懸瑞獸仿若千年遺物，卻又蘊含現代氣息，為非現實世界存在物型，化繁為簡、純粹地手捏塑線，色彩亦較為簡潔，凝結出一種無聲的永恆。雲魚，形如雲卻似魚，抽象的造型輕盈無垠，原創性和創造力令人印象深刻。許自貴老師隨機即興輕鬆玩創作，尤其重視過程中的趣味性，藝術家說: 「我可以玩一整天、每天玩。」色感、肌理與結構均體現對生命的體察，同時更展現出許自貴無拘無束的想像。

Hsu Tzu-Kuey is renowned for his innovative and unique creative style andtheory in the art world. He graduated in 1979 from the Department of Fine Arts at National Taiwan Normal University, where his graduation work "Architectural Suite" won first place in the oil painting category. In 1987, he earned a master’s degree from the Pratt Institute in New York, USA. Hsu has also served as the editor-in-chief of an art magazine and the president of Hua Gang Art School. Hsu reinterprets traditional sculpture concepts and created the distinctive "three-dimensional painting" theory. His early series works often contained critiques of society and conveyed an automatic creative thought process, continuing to attract attention in the art world for his artistic ideas and innovations.

This exhibition is divided into four parts: 100 Little Monsters, Auspicious Beasts, Flying Auspicious Beasts, and Cloud Fish. The creation of the 100 Little Monsters was not pre-conceived. Using thick cardboard, Hsu bent, twisted, and molded it into various small objects, then layered them with thin papier-mâché, letting them dry before carefully observing their shapes and guiding subsequent development. The common feature of all the 100 little monsters is a single eye. Some resemble humans, animals, plants, or alien species, rich in variation, innocent, and interesting. Using automatic techniques, they freely express the subconscious and inner emotions. The bright colors and innovative shapes form the artist's unique world of three-dimensional artistic creatures.

The Auspicious Beasts and Flying Auspicious Beasts appear to be ancient relics yet contain a modern aura. They represent non-real-world beings, simplified into pure hand-molded lines, with more restrained colors that condense into a silent eternity. The Cloud Fish, abstract in form, is light and boundless, impressing viewers with its originality and creativity. Hsu Tzu-Kuey plays with creation in a spontaneous and relaxed manner, placing great importance on the enjoyment in the process. As the artist says: "I can play all day, every day." The sense of color, texture, and structure all reflect his contemplation of life, while also showcasing his boundless imagination.