〈人〉畫作資訊與口述影像

〈人〉
夏陽
1966
水彩、紙本
37.4*31.6公分

畫作口述影像

夏陽這幅取名為〈人〉的畫作，是一幅用水彩表現的抽象畫。長37.4公分，寬31.6公分。

畫面是一個舞台，聚光燈下有一個複雜線條形成的模糊人物，彷彿正前傾著身體、舉起雙手、搖頭晃腦地擺動著。

夏陽用一條橫線，區隔出舞台和背景。然後在中央用黃色，畫出一個上窄下寬、喇叭形狀的色塊，是聚光燈投射的範圍。聚光燈下的人物，採用水墨繪畫的筆法。他先用飽含水份的毛筆沾取不透明水彩的墨色，在畫紙上俐落地暈染出身軀和雙腿；再用濃黑的線條和飛白的筆觸奔放地畫出朝上舉起的雙手。頭部和軀幹，則以黑色、紫色和灰色，添加許多大大小小、複雜糾纏的捲曲線條，彷佛身體搖擺的軌跡。最後再用濃重的白色顏料，在人物周遭刷出向外散開的短線條，彷彿散發著光芒，也像在表現動態感。

夏陽是臺灣推動現代藝術發展的重要畫家。他以西方的媒材結合東方繪畫寫意的筆法，創作了像這樣由數不清的線條構成的抽象人物。雖然沒有寫實的特徵，看不出面容，大膽佈局的線條卻能呈現出人物整體獨特的動態感。成為他著名的「毛毛人」系列作品。

Audio Description

The artwork titled Figure is an abstract painting expressed in watercolor. It was created by artist HSIA Yang and is 37.4 centimeters tall and 31.6 centimeters wide.

The painting is set on a stage. Under the spotlight is a blurred character composed of convoluted lines. The character appears to be leaning forward, raising both hands, and swaying its body.

HSIA Yang draws a single horizontal line across the painting to separate the stage and the background. In the center, he draws a yellow horn-shaped color block that widens at the bottom to represent the area illuminated by the spotlight. The character in the spotlight is created using ink wash techniques. HSIA Yang first wets his ink brush with water before dipping it in watercolor. Then, he smudges out the body and legs and uses thick black lines and wild white strokes to create the raised arms. The head and the torso is created by layering on entangled curling lines of varying sizes in black, purple, and gray, which also captures the body’s swaying motion. The last step is lathering on thick white paint in short lines radiating out of the character, to create an illusion that the character is radiating light but to also highlight movement.

HSIA is an important artist in promoting the development of modern art in Taiwan. He combined Western medium with Eastern techniques of impressionism, creating abstract characters like the one in Figure with numerous lines. Though lacking realistic features and facial expressions, the bold lines are able to capture the character’s movement in a unique way. Artworks featuring these characters were later collectively recognized as his renowned “Furry People" series.D