Swimming
游泳

Location 地点 : 21/F Exert Fitness 健身室 

Artist 艺术家 : Ju Ming 朱铭

Ju Ming was born in Miaoli, Taiwan. He was apprenticed to a local woodcarver to learn about woodcarving and painting when he was 15. He held his first solo exhibition at the National Museum of History in 1976. In 1999, he established an outdoor museum, Ju Ming Museum in Taipei displaying his most well-known pieces, and earning him international recognition as a leading member in Chinese arts. His most popular art series are the “Nativist Series”, the “Taichi Series” and the “Living World Series”.

朱铭出生于台湾苗栗，15岁开始拜师学习雕刻和绘画手艺，1976年在历史博物馆举行首次个人木雕展，好评如潮；1999年于台北金山创设了户外雕塑美术馆—朱铭艺术馆，展出多个著名作品，奠定了他在华人艺术界的地位。最为人熟悉的是「乡土系列」、「太极系列」及「人间系列」。

Series name 系列名称 : Living World Series 人间系列

Ju Ming’s “Living World Series” is the first series of sculptures made with stainless steel, revealing new side to his skill and creativity. “Stainless steel has a sense of time and it reflects the vibrant colour and light of the city. Compared to wood, it can vividly show the dynamics of the figures”, Ju Ming said. In the “Living World Series – Swimming”, the polished glimmer of the figure reflects under light. The reflective nature of the material expresses the delicate texture of the ladies’ skin, as well as the body curves. Ju Ming combines this exquisite texture with the figure’s striking body shape, and through adding black and white colours to the piece, it becomes even more graceful and aesthetically pleasing.

朱铭的「人间系列」首次以不锈钢铸制而成，展现了他的新思考和新表现。他曾于访问中说：「不锈钢具时代感，可反射大都市的亮丽色彩和光线，比木头更适合展现动感。」

「人间系列—游泳」以不锈钢材料的灿亮光泽，塑造出女性白皙细致的肌肤质感，游泳的动作更突显出女性的体态曲线美。朱铭巧妙地把雕塑的动态和材质特性结合在一起，通过涂抹黑白色于人像身上形成视觉上的反差，传神地表达出人像的神情和律动感。