帕斯卡・凡德葛瑞夫（多德雷赫特，荷蘭，1979）
Pascal VAN DER GRAAF（Dordrecht,
關於
【獲獎（選）】
台灣文化部推薦高級專業人才（2020）
荷蘭皇家藝術獎（2007）
荷蘭國家藝術基金會ＢＫＶＢ獎金（2003,2004,2008）
荷蘭駐開羅外交部獎金（2010）
埃及雙年展（2010）
【收藏（選）】
荷蘭香港辦事處，荷蘭Belvédère博物館，荷蘭Friesland銀行，荷蘭格羅寧根大學醫學中心，美國賓州大學方法論中心，DeHeus-Zomer（荷蘭），GasterraBV（荷蘭），科里布里藝術基金會（荷蘭），VODW營銷公司（荷蘭）
【創作歷程】
帕斯卡於1979年出生於荷蘭，2016年成為台灣女婿後，短暫旅居澳門， 之後定居台南新營。擁有荷蘭格羅寧根漢斯應用科技大學藝術與法學雙學位，曾於2003、2004、2008年三度獲得荷蘭國家藝術基金會BKVB 獎金，2007年榮獲荷蘭皇家藝術獎繪畫類(荷蘭藝術最高獎)，2010年獲荷蘭駐開羅外交部獎金，參加開羅雙年展。曾於荷蘭、埃及、德國、澳門、台灣等地舉辦數十場個展及聯展。
帕斯卡早期畫作傾向寫實主義，花、船、海等，都曾是他創作的主題; 來到亞洲後，他的畫風融入了東方文化的元素和韻味；他熱愛《老子》，深入天人合一的精神世界。2022年，他開始嘗試抽象畫，運用摺紙技法在畫布上雕塑出造型，並採用變色漆， 創作過程中與「高我」協作，這些都為繪畫藝術注入了新的元素;變 色漆隨著光線與角度而改變色澤，高低起伏的形狀更增加了色澤的變 化;在其中，我們又能夠感受到一種普遍性的理解與精神上的鼓舞。這樣的畫作在藝術史上可謂別開生面、獨樹一幟。
帕斯卡對塑形有獨特的技巧，對顏色更有敏銳的覺察，繽紛變幻的色彩在他精巧的安排下，和諧、耐人尋味又充滿力量。我們可以說，帕斯卡為台灣畫壇帶來了國際的藝術視野，並注入了豐沛的創造能量。
Pascal van der Graaf was born in the Netherlands in 1979. After marrying to his Taiwanese wife in 2016, he lived in Macau briefly and then settled in Xinying, Tainan. He holds a double degree in art and law from the Hanze University of Applied Sciences in Groningen, the Netherlands. He has won the BKVB prize from the Dutch National Art Foundation in 2003, 2004 and 2008. In 2007, he won the Royal Dutch Art Award in the painting category (the highest award in Dutch art). In 2010, he won a prize from the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Cairo and participated in the Cairo Biennale. He has held dozens of solo and group exhibitions in the Netherlands, Egypt, Germany, Macau, Taiwan and other places.
Pascal’s early paintings tended to be figurative. Flowers, boats and seas were among his themes. After coming to Asia, his painting style incorporated elements and charms of oriental culture. He loves “Laozi” and goes deep into the spiritual world of metaphysics and the unity of man and nature. From 2022, he started his attempt at abstract painting. He uses origami to sculpt shapes on canvas, uses “chameleon paint”, and collaborates with his higher self in the process of creation, which together have injected new elements into the art of painting. The color of the paint changes with the light and viewing angle, and the undulating shapes increase the color changes. Furthermore, we can feel a universal understanding and spiritual engagement. Such paintings create a new path in the history of art.
Pascal has unique skills in shaping, and is very sensitive to colors. The profuse and changing colors are harmonious, intriguing and full of power under his delicate arrangement. We can say that Pascal brought an international artistic vision and injected abundant creative energy into the Taiwanese painting field.