Artist’s Statement

Running out of Lines



Running out of Lines 是朱詞權從一貫徹的作品理念，Lines 不但可以解釋為線條，亦可解作句子或對白。大部分藝術家都很用心去傳達一些他們認為有需要去了解的訊息，但他卻認為藝術作品不用由藝術家特地告訴觀眾一種概念或一句訊息，或怎麼去看，觀眾從作品看到什麼對他自身來說才是最重要的，不用受藝術家或別的觀眾影響，作品對藝術家來說是一種抒發及輸出，所以他以最簡單的線條，去帶出一種不說話但各方都可以投入於自身想象的畫像空間。



為了突出人文的感覺和重要性，他在勾畫每幅作品都刻意不進行初步草圖，執意人手繪製每一條線，像具象及抽象表現主義一樣，直接依從感覺，隨意地重複勾畫線條，讓觀者可以從線流動性推理想像畫家作畫的動作及情景。



Running out of Lines is the fundamental and consistent concept of Victor’s work. He explains that “Lines” can not only be just lines, but can also be interpreted as a sentence or dialogue. Most of the artists practice how to convey messages they think people might need to know, but Victor does not think it is necessary to tell the audience a concept or a message through creating artworks. How the audience himself can think of during observing the work is the most important thought and consciousness he should be believing, without the influence of the artist or other viewers. The works for the artist is a kind of expression, not an education or brainwashing. So, by using the simplest element of art, lines, he is always trying to bring out a stage which everyone can put in and relay on their own imagination without speaking or explaining.



Drawing the lines individually by hand, Chu wanted to highlight humanism and nature in a sense. Likewise, by pushing the maximum possibility of line in continuation, the works never use any preliminary sketches. Free and highlights the method in which the work is made, Chu thus collaborate with previous unprecedented art creation movements with Gutai and abstract expressionists. The freedom of lines’ flow equally refers to the movement which can be seen by you.