1942年，李重重在烽火交織的年代出生於安徽黃山腳下的屯溪。1947年隨著父親李金玉（1907-1986）來台後，定居於鹽分地帶的臺南七股。1961年，由於考量到父母親的經濟負擔，身為長女的李重重選擇公費的政工幹部學校復興崗校區美術系就讀。

李重重在復興崗時期所受的學院訓練，使她在人物速寫與素描奠下紮實的基礎。之後，又透過文學家尉天驄（1935-2019）的介紹，結識了劉國松，並在1968年加入了「中國水墨畫學會」。之後，李重重開啟了她在現代水墨的各種新嘗試─無論是抽象元素的使用、色塊與墨韻的層層堆疊、印拓與刷染與自動性技法的交互使用，使得她逐漸走出了一條屬於自己的創作道路。

本次國立臺灣美術館的「山水變奏─李重重的水墨歷程」整理了她超過一甲子以來的代表作品：除了早期的速寫、油畫、素描、文獻照片之外，還把她的水墨創作分期整理。回顧1950年代以來的臺灣美術史，李重重雖非五月與東方畫會的成員，但是她獨樹一格、色彩優雅又帶有抽象塊面的水墨創作，在男性所主導的水墨領域裡，扮演了一個獨立且堅定的角色。

展期｜2024. 08. 03 — 2024. 11. 03
開幕｜2024.08.03（六）14:00 （國立臺灣美術館 水牛廳）
地點｜國立臺灣美術館 101展覽室

指導單位：文化部
主辦單位：國立臺灣美術館
策展人：吳超然 (東海大學美術系助理教授)


In 1942, during the tumultuous and war-inflicted period, LEE Chung-Chung was born into a family in Tunxi, located at the foot of Huangshan in Anhui Providence. After moving with her father, LEE Jin-Yu (1907-1986), to Taiwan in 1947, she lived in Tainan’s Qigu, which was known for its salt production. In 1961, considering her parents’ financial burden as the eldest daughter in the family, she chose to enroll in the Art Department of the Political Warfare Cadres School (now Fu Hsing Kang College) as a publicly-funded student.

Lee’s academic training at Fu Hsing Kang College helped her build a solid foundation in figure drawing and sketching. Later, through the literary writer YU Tian-Chong (1935-2019), she met LIU Kuo-Sung and joined the “Modern Ink Painting Association” in 1968, beginning her journey of experimenting with modern ink painting. Whether through the use of abstract elements, the layering of color blocks and ink tones, or her alternating between rubbing, ink-washing, and automatic techniques, Lee’s experiments have enabled her to gradually unveil a creative path of her own.

“Landscape Variations—LEE Chung-Chung’s Ink Art Journey” on view at the National Taiwan Museum of Fine Arts traces and teases out Lee’s career spanning over six decades, showcasing her iconic works. In addition to her early drawings, oil paintings, sketches, and archival images, the exhibition features her ink paintings categorized into various periods as well. Taking a retrospection of Taiwanese art history since the 1950s, despite not being a member of the Fifth Moon Group or the Ton-Fan Art Group, Lee’s unique ink paintings characterized by an elegant palette and abstract blocks and planes, have made her a distinctive and unswerving presence in the male-dominated field of ink art.

"Landscape Variations-LEE Chung-Chung’s Ink Art Journey"

Supervisor｜Ministry of Culture
Organizer｜ National Taiwan Museum of Fine Arts
Curator｜ Wu Chao-Jen

Opening | 2024.08.03 Sat. 2pm
Time｜ 2024.08.03~2024.11.03
Venue｜National Taiwan Museum of Fine Arts Gallery 101