2016 徐永旭個展【微度】

六月，加力畫廊很榮幸邀請到藝術家徐永旭舉辦個人首次台南地區的個展。

曾經擔任教職、古箏演奏家，甚至曾經有過擔任專業運動員的夢想，徐永旭的人生旅途在31歲那年有了轉折，因友人的邀請在高雄共同成立陶藝工作室，自此開啟他將成為藝術家的大門。初學之際，徐永旭是由自學開始的，在摸索的過程中發現自己不滿足於陶僅能作為「器具」的實用用途，因此逐漸轉向造型藝術的發展，而相較於釉料的展現，他選擇鑽研在更能夠精確掌握燒造結果的胚體造型的創作。
學藝早期，徐永旭買遍了市面上所能購得含有「陶」「瓷」字書名的書籍，奮力自學，甚至在英文書上做滿密密麻麻的筆記，這位來去於火裡的藝術家總是有最強的決心跟毅力，將自己的創作發展到極致。後來進入南藝大應用藝術研究所深造，幾經磨煉後在2008年獲得日本美濃國際陶瓷器展首獎，自此打響了名號，大如巢穴又薄如蟬翼的陶作成為徐永旭最重要的標誌。

2009年，徐永旭落腳於官田建造工作室，擁有寬敞的空間，幾座大型的窯爐，在這個巨大的基地裡進行無數次的科學性實驗，徐永旭繼續發展出一件件如同卵鞘、如纏繞的絲帶、如巢穴般的血汗結晶。手上經常纏著繃帶與藥布，似乎是與過往的運動員、古箏演奏有所關聯似的，徐永旭在陶藝創作上，同樣選擇以身體勞作累積，讓指印、掌紋深烙在陶瓷土上，每個細小的元件都是獨一無二不可複製的身體簽名。

這次加力畫廊共展出二十五件徐永旭2014~2016年間的力作，其中也罕見地為加力畫廊展場現地製作特殊光影效果的作品。敬邀媒體貴賓前來，欣賞藝術家以深色陶、白色瓷調度而成的一片創作之美。


開幕 Opening reception 2016.06.05 (SUN.) 15:00
展期 Extension 2016.06.05 - 2016.07.17
對談 Artist Dialogue 2016.06.25 (SAT.) 15:00 ｜徐永旭Ｘ沈伯丞Ｘ胡朝聖



In June, you are cordially invited by Inart Space to visit the first Hsu Yung-Hsu Solo Exhibition in Tainan.

Previously working as a teacher, zither performer, and even dreamed of becoming a professional athlete, the life journey of Hsu Yung-Hsu took a turn at aged 31. An invitation from a friend to co-establish a pottery studio in Kaohsiung has since opened an artist door for him. In the early stage of learning, Hsu Yung-Hsu started from self-taught. While fumbling in the process, he was dissatisfied why pottery would confine to craft into practical “utensils.’’ He then gradually turned towards the development of modeling art. In comparison to the performance of glaze, he focused on embryonic modeling creations that allow him to master the firing results more easily.

At the initial stage of learning, Hsu Yung-Hsu bought as many renowned books containing the knowledge of “pottery” and “ceramic” as possible. He learnt hard by himself, up to the extent of jotting down the entire English books with dense notes. This artist who cannot help working with the kiln has displayed the strongest determination and perseverance to develop his own creations up to the extreme. Later on, after enrolling in Graduate Institute of Applied Arts, Tainan National University of the Arts, he won First Prize in International Ceramics Festival MINO, Japan in 2008 after going through solid training and hardship. He has since then become well-known. The pottery work “As Big As a Nest and yet As Thin As a Cicada’s Wing” has become the most important insignia of Hsu Yung-Hsu.

In 2009, Hsu Yung-Hsu settled down in a spacious Guantian Construction Studio equipped several big kilns. After carrying out numerous scientific experiments at this large base, Hsu Yung-Hsu continued to meticulously develop masterpieces one after another, such as the replicas of an ootheca, an entangled silk ribbon, and a nest. Just like an athlete and zither performer in the past, one would always find his hands being wound with bandages and medicated pads. In pottery creations, Hsu Yung-Hsu has also chosen to endure himself in hard physical labor by marking his fingerprints and palm prints deeply onto clay and ceramic. Each tiny component is indeed a unique body signature of the artist that cannot be duplicated.

In this exhibition, Inart Space will display a total of 25 art works of Hsu Yung-Hsu created between 2014 ~ 2016, as well as an uncommon onsite exquisite lighting display especially designed for Inart Space. You are cordially invited to the exhibition to appreciate a magnificent array of dark and white pottery art pieces created by the artist.


OPENING RECEPTION｜JUNE 5, 2016 (SUN.) 15:00
EXTENSION｜JUNE 5, 2016 ~ JULY 17, 2016
ARTIST DIALOGUE｜JUNE 25, 2016 (SAT.) 15:00｜Hsu Yung-Hsu & Shen Bo-Cheng & Hu Chao-Sheng
VENUE｜InART Space