The Inquiry for the Painting Image of Taiwan Cattle

• Main Authors: Shu-Mei Chen, 陳淑媚
• Other Authors: 劉文三
• Format: Others
• Language: en_US
• Published: 2007
• Online Access: http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/80867894207586313444

碩士 === 長榮大學 === 視覺藝術研究所 === 95 === Abstract I am used to taking Taiwan Cattle as the subject matter of my painting works.This paper attempts to better understand how Taiwan Cattle make the visual images of my paintings more beautiful, and whether my creation ideology can develop a more complete aesthetic grounds or not. Taiwan Cattle is not only an important helper to farmers but also one family member in the family life of farmers in the traditional rural Taiwanese society.The characters of Taiwan Cattle such painstaking and quietly-working are respected by the Taiwanese. Therefore, taking Taiwan Cattle as the subject matter of painting gains more friendly feeling on the art performance is a very important issue of this study. The following are the main parts of this paper: 1.The first part introduces research motivation, objectives, research methods, steps, limitations and meanings of terminology. 2.To gain a deeper understanding on the paintings of cattle from literature review and to analyze and appreciate the implications of content and the form and style.These were valuable references for the statement and works in this paper.3. The main part of this research is Taiwan cattle.I aim to explore the impression on Taiwan cattle as well as its role and characteristics in the Taiwanese’ mind from literature review of Taiwan cattle in the traditional rural Taiwanese society.This paper focuses on the field observations and the script of paintings to find out the implications and content through the image of Taiwan cattle.4. The scripts of paintings are collected and associated to put the concept of creation into the real creation.In addition, while harmonizing in the painting characteristics. Furthermore, I make use of color and form application to express the beauty of image of the pure painting production.5. Seven copies of all my painting works are presented to perform the conceptual analysis and the explanations of the implications as well as the forms and styles of my painting works respectively. I felt like a Taiwan cattle myself when I study the literature and create my art production in the meantime.During the process I infused all my emotion into the painting situation, I keep developing the field of my painting creation.No matter what are the accomplishments after hardy working, I will do my best all my life.Finally, I much look forward the comments and encouragement from the professors and the seniors at the circle of paintings as my own reflections.