Lei Xiang’s “Iris”, acrylic on canvas, 41×53 cm, 2023. (Photo by reporter Dong Boting)
[Reporter Dong Baiting/Taipei Report]Lei Xiang, an “all-round artistic creator” who was a writer, painter, photographer and documentary director, passed away in May this year. “He is gone – Lei” held by Lion Star “Xiang Painting Exhibition” commemorates Lei Xiang with works in a variety of media, including sketches, oil paintings, and literary works. The exhibition displays a total of 72 paintings and is on display at Link Lion until September 15.
Lei Xiang’s sketches of the human body show his mastery of lines. (Photo by reporter Dong Boting)
The exhibition selects Lei Xiang’s sketches, etchings, color ink paintings, acrylic paintings and other works, divided into themes of travel, daily scenery and human body, showing Lei Xiang’s diverse artistic appearance. At the same time, a number of Lei Xiang’s literary works are prepared. Let viewers compare Lei Xiang’s life stages and creative context one by one. Lei Guangxia, the eldest daughter of Lei Xiang and a well-known musician, said that the works selected from the rich database stored by Dongmei Culture “show many unknown aspects of his father. Even his family members will be surprised to find out that his father has painted these media. These themes.”
The “Travel” area presents the scenery Lei Xiang painted wherever he went while traveling inside and outside the island. (Photo by reporter Dong Boting)
It is worth mentioning that the easel used by Lei Xiang during his lifetime has also been moved to the exhibition venue, and the canvas has been replaced by a tablet computer. Videos of interviews with Lei Xiang during his lifetime are continuously played, so that the audience who miss him can once again appreciate his cross-border literature, art and The all-round artistic energy of the film.
Lei Xiang graduated from the Art Department of Taipei Normal School. He has been a primary school teacher, a TV program producer, and a well-known writer, painter, and documentary director. He has won numerous awards throughout his life, including the Golden Tripod Award, the Golden Goblet Award, the Golden Bell Award, and other highest honors in various fields. , and won the Taipei Culture Award in 2018. He is well-known for his graphic creations of prose and sketches, and his comprehensive creative achievements have always been highly praised by the cultural circle.
Lei Xiang, who is nearly 70 years old, has even relearned the complicated technique of copper engraving and created delicate and timeless works, which are also one of the highlights of this exhibition.
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Source: China