Since 2015, artist Ke Shizhong has donated the proceeds from the charity sale of his sketching works to Puli Christian Hospital to invest in the hospital's necessary preparation funds. He has held many charity exhibitions so far. Since 2017, the Lufu Life Aesthetics Education Foundation has launched charity exhibitions in collaboration with artists. The exhibition venue has been moved to the Lufu Zhishen Pavilion. In an organic building that echoes nature, the artist's recent creations have outlined the concept of ecology and life. , the eulogy of life , hoping to bring people a sense of peace in the turbulent era. This exhibition "Slowly Picking Up Light." "Landscape Posts" will present 36 two-dimensional and eight three-dimensional wonderful works, and 28 watercolor sketches from the "Landscape Series" will be selected as charity works.
"Slowly picking up the light." "Landscape Posts" begins with the "Human Landscape" series, taking viewers to stroll through the azure port, the stone steps overlooking the Tranquility Sea, the winding and narrow alleys, and the colorful gardens. In the colorful lines, colors Among the blocks and textures, the natural and cultural scenery is slowly picked up; the "Inner Landscape" series takes the viewer to explore the lyricism and resonance that the artist blends and extends in his creation. Wandering through the exhibition space of Zhi Shen Pavilion is like walking through frames of scenery and slowly reciting poetry.
Artist Ke Shizhong
Born in Nantou, Taiwan, in 1966, he graduated from the Western Painting Group of the National Academy of Art in 1987 and obtained a Master of Fine Arts from Fontbonne Art Institute in the United States in 1991. So far, he is a professor in the Department of Cultural and Creative Design of Nankai University of Science and Technology and director of Nankai Art Center. He has served as a jury member for large-scale art exhibitions such as Dadun Art Exhibition, Yushan Art Exhibition, and National Art Exhibition, and has spared no effort in art education and charity.
Ke Shizhong grew up in a family of artists in Nantou. His father, Ke Yaodong, was a famous local ink painter in Taiwan, and his mother, Guo Jigui, was good at flower and bird painting and pottery. Influenced by his ears and eyes, Ke Shizhong also developed his own artistic path using Western painting media. The artist's early creations were mostly based on realistic landscapes. After studying in the United States until now, he has gradually simplified and deconstructed themes, lines, colors, and textures, presenting freehand landscapes intertwined between figuration and abstraction, full of gentle and sonorous unique vocabulary.
Live Forever Foundation was founded in 2012, with the purpose of advocating sustainable ecology, arts and culture, as well as intergenerational interaction. Regularly presenting diverse events, talks and exhibitions while offering sponsorship for charity, the Foundation aims to spread the ideals of protecting the living Earth, respecting ecological environment and cultivating arts and aesthetics through sharing events and exhibitions.
