"10 Chiayi Artists and Their Studios" will be on display until March 30, and 10 artists will be present at the opening exhibition today.

(Provided by Taibao Art Museum) (Photographed by reporter Wang Shanyan)

[Reporter Wang Shanyan/Report from Chiayi] Chiayi County's "Tianbao Art Museum" held the opening exhibition "10 Chiayi Artists and Their Studios". Among them, artist Wei Sanfeng took the artists' studios as the main axis and photographed the remaining 9 artists and their studios For the photographic works, Wang Dehe, the honorary chairman of the Chiayi City Fine Arts Association and retired academic director of Chiayi High School, was invited to take a photo with Wang Dehe's naked self-portrait in 2017, presenting the multiple perspectives of creators and creations, which became a highlight of the exhibition.

Before the exhibition, Wei Sanfeng posted a post on Facebook explaining his creative concept and process. When he saw Wang Dehe's self-portrait, he wanted to take a photo of Wang Dehe's nude body and his self-portrait. At the end of last year, he made a contribution to "10 Chiayi Artists and Their Work" The creation of the opening exhibition of "Room" has finally realized this idea. Being able to face the camera naked at the age of 54 is courage and a sacrifice for art.

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In the work shot by artist Wei Sanfeng, artist Wang Dehe is completely nude in the mirror.

(Provided by Taibao Art Museum) (Photographed by reporter Wang Shanyan)

"It's not a sacrifice, but it's a new challenge. It's very interesting." Wang Dehe said, before retiring in 2017, he set the goal of painting his last self-portrait, so he created a nude self-portrait with oil painting, symbolizing and working, before There was a cut in the creation, and I started again from now on. I want to develop the creation of the Taiwan Mountain Forest series, and express the mood of fully integrating into nature with nudes.

Wang Dehe said that to get naked in the camera, you first need to let go of your defenses and follow the photographer's instructions. In addition, the seemingly ordinary posture, such as squatting, is actually squatting on a small recliner on a four-fold painting board. The strength of the core and balance, fortunately, I usually train independently and exercise to maintain my physical fitness because of my passion for mountain climbing.

"10 Chiayi Artists and Their Studios" opens today and will be on display until March 30.

(Provided by Gestures, Gestures and Taibao Art Museum)

Dai Kejun, the executive director, said that "Bi Bi Hua" was established in Taipei in 1998, mainly to represent the works of internationally renowned artists. Last year, the founder Ye Guimei decided to return to his hometown to expand a new base in Chiayi, and set up a two-story gallery in the county special zone. This time the opening The exhibition invites 10 Mesozoic artists who live in the Chiayi area, including Wang Dehe, Yin Xinfang, Huang Zhineng, Chen Qinghuo, Zhang Ruoqi, Zhang Wenjing, Xiao Wenxin, Lu Mingshi, Xie Qichang, and Wei Sanfeng, to jointly exhibit about 50 pieces of graphic art works and photographic works. After that, 4 exhibitions will be launched every year. While continuing to introduce international high-quality art, it will also explore the way of dialogue with local art history. It is expected that each exhibition will be echoed and resonated by the audience.

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