策展人│王焜生
空間視覺│日常經典黃金樺

• 展覽開幕與對談│王焜生 x 黃金樺
講題：霍剛不惑，年輕創新的無限啟發
08.02 15:00

• 經典大師對談暨霍剛新書發表會│霍剛 x 李再鈐，主持人：鄭乃銘
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08.22 15:00

• 藝術講座│霍剛 x 胡坤榮 x 陳曉朋，主持人：王焜生
講題抽象世界的精神靈動
09.12 15:00

展覽預告│ 2021 霍剛回顧展
展期：2021.04.01-05.15
地點：南京市立金陵美術館


《空間視界─霍剛無限》展覽概念
文/ 王焜生

人生歷練足以是一篇篇的詩頁，霍剛的藝術其實是生命的化身，他以舒緩的生活品味與清明的心境觀看人世也省視自身，在他的生命裡我們看到藝術的實踐，在他的藝術中我們感受生命的綿長。

畫中的色彩、線條與幾何造型將二維視界立體呈現了空間的豐富多彩。如果只是將他的創作當作是一幅畫那就只是一件作品，而實際上他的藝術是透過最簡單的元素組合成最豐富的空間色彩與環境還有人生的哲理，怡然自得而不逾矩。放開我們的心靈，才能越發感受到一位歷經超過八十年歲月，在東西文化交融的環境下的藝術家如何怡然自得優游於世界。不論靈感來自中國的書法抑或者是西方的現代抽象精神，優游其間毫無隔閡，他的作品就是藝術家的獨特人格氣質。

生命在時間流逝中自然留下腳步，歲月承載了人生的感動與回憶，而藝術家則是用創作豐富了這個宇宙視界。透過這次霍剛近兩年的新作發表，展覽將從時間的軸線拼湊編織、在空間的場域錯落交疊，將水平垂直與色面透過空間動線的穿透、迴遊與逗留，邀請觀眾感受霍剛作品的溫潤質樸，並且與藝術家共同創造出空間的溫度與感動。

這個世界沒有同一性，而是只有差異的存在。這種「差異」是無法以理性被感知的，只能從無意識中或感受的力量去體現，而真正的「新」則是來自真的「重複」。就像萊布尼茲（Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz）所說的「微分」（differentiation），一種趨向最細微以至於無法量化的差異（the minimal difference）。觀賞霍剛的作品就是來自於類似的深度與樂趣，他將我們眼界的一般性不斷重複在畫面中，以至於初以為的重複或相似，實則來自於我們生命經驗的普遍性。霍剛不刻意當一個傳道家，因為他本身就是生命的哲人。

「88」這個數字有著如此圓潤包容的弧度，這是霍剛此刻當下的生命印記；將8這個數字轉動90度角，成為無窮或無限的數學符號「∞」，這是我們認識霍剛藝術的「infinitas」（沒有邊界）。他的創作不斷印證生命的包容性、多樣與活力，還有藝術的無疆界以及無限大。


Vision in Space: HO Kan Unlimited
Text / Emerson WANG

Ho Kan’s journey in life comprises innumerous poetic chapters, and his art is the manifestation of his life. With serenity and inner clarity in life, the artist contemplates on life and reflects on himself. Through his life, we can see what artistic practice really means; through his art, we can perceive the endlessness that life can offer.

The colors, lines and geometric forms in his paintings richly convert two-dimensional visual images into three-dimensional spaces. If one views his work as painting, one could only be an artwork; however, what constitutes his art is his construction of the most plentiful spaces, environments and life philosophy with the simplest elements in an unforced, well-controlled manner. Spectators must first free their minds to explore and see how the artist – already in his eighties and nurtured by both Eastern and Western cultures – can cultivate such graceful ease in this world. Whether drawing his inspiration from Chinese calligraphy or Western modern abstraction, he can always integrate both genres effortlessly; in short, his work embodies his idiosyncratic temperament and character as an artist.

As time flows, life has naturally left traces, whereas the passing years have encompassed all the touching moments and memories in life. In turn, the artist has enriched the visual cosmos with his creation. Featuring Ho’s new works made in the last couple of years, this exhibition adopts interlaced timelines and layered spatial sites, leading spectators to traverse, roam and sojourn in the spaces formed with horizontal and vertical lines as well as color planes. The audience can perceive the unadorned refinedness of Ho’s work while co-creating the warmth of the space and heart-touching moments with the artist.

There is no uniformity in this world; only differences exist. Such “differences” cannot be recognized rationally and can only be perceived subconsciously or through the power felt. The genuine “newness” comes from real “repetitions” – such as the concept of “differentiation” proposed by Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz, the minimal difference that defies quantification. The appreciation of Ho’s work derives from a similar depth and pleasure. As he continually repeats the ordinariness in the images, the seeming repetitions or similarities in truth originate from the universality that governs our life experiences. Regarding this, the artist does not choose to be a preacher; he is a philosopher who studies life.

The Arabic number “88” visualizes a sense of encompassing well-roundedness with its curves. It can be viewed as an imprint of Ho’s life at the moment. Turning the number “8” ninety degrees, it becomes the mathematic symbol of infinity – it conveys the “infinitas” (Latin for “limitless extent”) of Ho’s art. His creation has consistently validated the inclusiveness, diversity and dynamics of life, as well as the boundlessness and infinity of art.