微塵眾─蔡濰楨水墨創作論述

Abstract

筆者透過雜草這類隨處可見、自行肆意生長、非刻意栽種的雜生植物作為創作主要的元素圖像，以生活中平凡生命體隱喻、比擬群體與自身。主要探索在全球化、商品化滲入日常的世代，伴隨網路以及娛樂系統的加速發展下，所衍伸出對於自身渺小的恐懼感（The Fear of Insignificance）。本創作研究包含五章，第一章緒論說明了研究動機與目的、內容與限制、 研究方法與步驟以及名詞解釋；第二章以當代時空下的存在以及量化作為主軸，在身處大量訊息交替的量化時代，對於自身個體的渺小感受，並結合重複數量之量體所帶來的藝術表現梳理個體量化後對於微末存在的意義與價值；第三章連結前面章節的學理研究基礎與脈絡，探討視覺藝術上密集群聚雜植與微小個體霓光的作品表現形式與概念，進而與自身作品進行比對與連結；第四章為 「微塵眾」系列創作論述，以水墨工筆揉合西方素描概念的作品表現形式為技巧，探索複數型態的渺小個體與群體；第五章為作品的系列與個別解析，連結整體創作的脈絡與内容；第六章進行總結，回顧創作及研究歷程，並重新審視自身的創作脈絡，進而鋪陳未來創作。本創作結果分成兩個系列「微塵眾」與「眾生喧嘩」，兩者皆是筆者希望藉由正視自身在瞬息萬變的廣大時空下自身的虛無、渺小與孤寂，透過不同遠近視距觀察，呈現出將自身與群體凝聚的「微塵眾」（Dusts of Masses )，形成對於當代時空下微小一份子的回應。

The author uses weeds-common, self-propagating, and unplanted plants—as the primary visual elements in their artwork, employing these ordinary life forms as metaphors for both the collective and the self. The focus of this exploration is the fear of insignificance that arises in a generation marked by globalization and commodification, with the accelerating development of the internet and entertainment systems.This creative research is divided into five chapters. Chapter One, the introduction, outlines the motivation and purpose of the study, along with its scope, limitations, methodology, and terminology. Chapter Two centers on existence and quantification in contemporary times, addressing the feelings of individual insignificance in an era saturated with overwhelming information. This chapter also discusses how the repetition of quantities can express the significance and value of individual existence through art. Chapter Three connects the theoretical foundations laid out in the previous chapters with visual representations, analyzing dense clusters of plant life and the depiction of neon-lit individuals as small entities, and then links these insights to the author's own work. Chapter Four presents the "Dusts of Masses" series, which combines the meticulous techniques of ink painting with Western drawing concepts to portray small individuals and groups as a collective. Chapter Five provides a detailed analysis of individual works, tying together the thematic elements and content across the creative process. Chapter Six concludes the research, reflecting on the creative journey and reevaluating the context of the author's work, paving the way for future projects. The creative outcome is divided into two series, Dusts of Masses and Clamorous Beings. Both series are the author’s attempt to confront feelings of personal insignificance, isolation, and emptiness in the vast, ever-changing space and time of the modern world. Through varying perspectives, these works depict the cohesion between the self and the collective in Dusts of Masses, offering a response to the small individual’s place in contemporary space and time.