“Fantastic World” is a series of abstract mountainscapes by Helen Hu. Growing up, Hu's home was filled with paintings, in particular Chinese landscapes. As a young girl the artist observed as her father's hand flowed along the mountains. She had always loved to see how the paintings developed and changed over time. Her family had immigrated to Germany in the 1970's. Though the artist was surrounded by Chinese culture at home she was growing and developing in a western environment. This fusion of east and west shaped the artist and her works for this series. Bringing together her past, present, and future.

A traditional Chinese topic produced with a modern western approach in medium, technique and colour. The artist's decision to work on a circular base has been inspired by the “Yin-Yang” symbol, which firstly embodies her bi-cultural upbringing, and secondly, is representative of “unity”, “perfection” and “oneness” in Chinese culture. The artist pays homage to her roots in theme, yet in vision, medium and technique we see the western influence.

In a world of information overflow, flashing screens and an accelerating speed of life, the works are inviting the viewer to slow down. As if looking through the porthole of a ship and it sails calmly across the sea from one world the next. The paintings pull you in through their vivid colours and offer a window looking out into a new and fantastic world, the world of imagination.

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“奇幻世界” 是 Helen Hu 創作的抽象⼭景畫系列。她成長的家中總是擺滿畫作, 尤其是中國的風景畫。⼩時候的她,常觀察著父親的⼿在畫布上揮灑著⼭⽔, 她總是著迷於看著畫作隨時間累積後的堆疊和變化。70年代, 由於家人移⺠到德國, 藝術家 Helen 從⼩在家裡接觸的是中國⽂化, 也同時在西方的環境中成長和發展。最後, 這樣的中⻄結合塑造了藝術家 Helen 和她這次展出的作品系列, 將她的過去、當下和未來匯集在一起。

藝術家 Helen 選擇將作品以圓形為基礎, 是受到「陰陽」的啟發,「圓」也代表著中華⽂化中的 「團圓」、「圓滿」和「完整」的概念。藝術家透過傳統的中國主題向她的文化根源 致敬, 也在視覺, 媒介和技術上細緻的整合了來⾃⻄方的影響, 更加體現了她的雙⽂化養成。

在一個資訊氾濫, 螢幕閃爍和⽣活速度加快的世界中, 她的作品想邀請觀眾放慢腳步, 彷彿正從一艘船的舷窗望出去, 我們靜地航⾏在大海上從這個世界漂到另⼀個。這些畫作通過鮮豔的⾊彩吸引你, 並且打開了一個窗口讓你向外望去, ⼀個奇幻世界, ⼀個具有想像⼒的世界。
 

Helen is a German born and raised Chinese artist. Spending all her early youth in Germany, at 18 years old she moved to Beijing where she studied New Media Art at the Beijing Film Academy. On a constant quest for discovery, her works grow and evolve, as does the medium she experiments with. Her works have ranged from video art, photography works, collages to mixed media abstract and figurative paintings.

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Helen 是一位出生和成長於德國的華裔藝術家。她在⼗八歲的時候搬去北京, 畢業於北京電影學院新媒體藝術。在不斷尋求及探索的過程中, 她的作品不斷發展且逐步進化, 同時也嘗試使⽤多種的媒介。 她的作品包括錄像藝術, 攝影作品, 拼貼畫, 多媒體抽象藝術和具象畫作。

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