Taiwan's Kuo Yen-fu is presenting a new series of athlete-themed paintings at a Taichung gallery
Taiwan News
Date: 2020/06/06
By: Lyla Liu, Taiwan News, Staff Writer
Kuo Yen-fu’s solo exhibition is titled “Starting Point.” (Kuo Yen-fu photo)
The solo exhibition, titled "Starting Point" (起點), reprises his first show on the same topic, in 2016. Kuo, whose works have been shown at the Louvre Museum in Paris, was a former athlete himself.
The new series of oil on canvas paintings express the energy and rhythm of sportsmanship with bright colors and flowing lines. They also convey the artist and athlete's pursuit of excellence.
"Athletes crave excellence, such as to run faster or jump higher. This is human nature and can be traced back to our ancestors because we all want to survive," said Kuo. "I find this innate instinct very charming and the idea that life is always finding a way out." [FULL STORY]
