Hiro Hiro Art Space將自2019年10月05日(六）至2019年12月29日（日）期間展出《佐藤誠高個展 - 表面、真實之離散 Naritaka Satoh Solo Show - Incoherence between surface、truthfulness and reality》，並在10月05日開幕當日藝術家佐藤誠高將會蒞臨現場。敬邀各位媒體先進一同參與佐藤誠高2019年在台灣首次個展。

佐藤誠高曾被譽為藝術的外科醫生，擅長表現物體的移植技術，例如將成人的臉部轉植到嬰兒的姿態上，其周圍散落著被支解的填充玩具。如此同時掌握嬰兒天真無邪的樣貌、和人類與生俱來的暴戾，企圖從中傳達的「二重觀點」，也延續到一系列的新作。

為討論孰為真實，他運用擅長的鉛筆及炭筆，以細線一筆一畫穩定地完全掌握物件之實，再結合壓克力顏料表現抽象大塊面筆觸，以多個顏色反覆劇烈地塗抹堆疊，形成這種二重式繪畫。將本欲深藏在對象內在的東西，揭示並覆蓋在精美的表面之上，二重對立同時出現在畫面，乍看當下帶有強烈反差，但細細推敲卻是巧妙地將看似分散不連貫的混亂，以細膩的手法諧調地布置在畫布之上。

對於「寫實」，佐藤是這麼感受的：「從小到大的成長過程中，我完全沒有接觸過漫畫、電影、卡通等，所以對虛構的世界完全無法想像，一切人事物都只能透過眼前實際的光景中做判斷，所以作畫時比起想像世界，我更想追求實體。」然而完全的寫實並不能呈現真實的全貌。

《表面、真實之離散》借用數學名詞「離散」，來比喻藝術家的解讀，真正的真實是帶有分散不協調的意涵，然而看似不連續的寫實與抽象之間，諸多表面與內在情感都是隱含邏輯的離散。一系列作品展示了藝術家在看似普通的人和光景之間，試圖挖掘感受雙面性的真實。人們都喜歡看如模特兒般亮麗的外表，但同時也嗜愛窺探名人醜陋的隱私，人類本身帶有自我修飾的表皮與內部混沌的實態，兩者之間的對抗是人性的角力變化，藝術家從中捕捉到生命瞬間衝擊的極大張力，所謂的真實從中油然而生。

佐藤誠⾼ Naritaka Satoh ,1980 年出生於日本愛知縣, 2006 年畢業於東京藝術大學設計學系, 2008 年畢業於東京藝術⼤學碩⼠學位。曾榮獲日本第8屆SICF首獎。創作主題以繪畫為主，今年特別嘗試立體作品，創作關於表面與抽象的真實情感，追求真實之外挖掘內在層面的隱藏情緒。近年來展覽遍及日本、台灣、美國等地。
Naritaka Satoh was once praised as the surgeon of art, exceptionally skilled in the technique of transplanting objects from one to another, such as removing an adult's face and attaching it onto a baby’s body that is surrounded by scattered toys with disassembled limbs. This piece of art demonstrated his idea of a “Dualistic Perspective,” showcasing the innocence and harmlessness of an infant and at the same time, hinting towards the violent temperament all human beings are born with. He then continued this into a series of new works.

Simply speaking, he is especially skilled in using pencils and charcoal pencils. To achieve a come-alive and realistic touch, he first uses thin strokes to accurately make out the figure. He then uses the combination of it with acrylic paint to express its abstract components by repeatedly and generously applying colors to the piece. Due to the strong contrast that forms, audiences may feel a sense of incoherence at first glance. However, as you study and look past the surface, you may, in fact, find that the chaos work in harmony, almost as if they were arranged in an orderly manner on the canvas.

This was how Satoh felt regarding “realism”: "Growing up, I have never been exposed to comics, movies, cartoons, etc., so I am unable to imagine what a fictional world is like. Everything can only be seen through the actual situation to be able to make reasonable judgments. Therefore, instead of using imagination when I make art, I’d much rather pursue the actuality.

However, realism on its own cannot represent the accurate and complete truthfulness.

《Incoherence between surface, truthfulness, and reality》states that the “surface”, “reality” and “truth” are rather uncoordinated. However, between the seemingly irrelevant relationship between realism and abstract art, many inner or on-the-surface emotions seem to suggest a trail of logic. This series of work showcases how an artist attempts to reveal the duality of reality, of how some seemingly ordinary people with their rather common lives is, in fact, masking what really is underneath. People admire beautiful appearances as models may have, but at the same time, they enjoy prying into the ugly secrets of celebrities’ private lives. Humans carry the ability to conceal and hide their clutter of turmoil within themselves with an adapted mannerism and modified version of themselves. The confrontation between the two is the transition of humanity, where the artist is able to capture this instant impact in life, in which the so-called “reality” takes place.