Loading Pray and Bless－The Rubbing Ceremony in Donggang

• Main Authors: Lin Lu Chuan, 林汝娟
• Other Authors: 梅丁衍
• Online Access: http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/55907569318090046236

碩士 === 國立臺灣藝術大學 === 版畫藝術研究所 === 97 === Summary The dissertation is a printmaking art creation taking “Donggang” as the material and the ritual of welcoming King of the Tong Long Temple in Donggang as the main scheme to combine life with art by rubbing, digital printmaking &; artists&;#65287;book. I attempt to transmit the prayer and bless by creating the printmaking and stand in the viewpoint of female to express the inner conflict about the gender restriction of the ritual of Tong Long Temple. The summaries of each chapter as below: Chapter 1, account of those printmaking which are created by the concept of “Readymade.” The influence of my family and background and the motive and reason of choosing rubbing to create the ritual of Tong Long Temple; Chapter 2, the construction of the dissertation from the theories about Body Art, Feminist Art, Taboo of Religion and Everything is the material of printmaking; Chapter 3, the story about the creation from 2006 to 2009 and complete introduction of creation idea and works; Chapter 4, sentiment of the dissertation. According to the construction of the dissertation, the idea combination of rubbing and automatic techniques should be part of the monotype. Rubbing is the best way to record time-flow. It seems like you could pass the time tunnel to touch the past during the process. Donggang, a “LIVING” material for printmaking. For me, this is the most attractive characteristic. Keywords: Donggang, Readymade, Rubbing, Digital Printmaking, Artists’ Book