Huey-Chih Ho (賀蕙芝)
Ｉcreate still life paintings in oil with meticulous and complex brush strokes. I seek my themes in the cuisine and utensils of daily use in Taiwan, filling my paintings with ordinary objects found randomly in everyday life. Some of my works often contain religious and allegorical symbolism relating to the objects depicted. Unlike traditional still life works depicted against simple backdrops, I have employed a continuous composition covering the entire background as well, resulting in a splendorous visual feast for the eyes. In this way, I want the viewer to be drawn into the work. I hope my paintings could lead the viewer to some truths about life.
創作自述︱
靜物畫大約在十七世紀前後才逐漸具有完整的表現形式和獨立的審美意義，特別是在荷蘭尼德蘭地區的文藝復興時期，靜物寫生發展除了直接的再現物體，藝術家也意圖隱約以虛空派和象徵派方式傳達宗教道德精神上訊息。靜物畫中的道具包含兩大類：一種是人類所製造日常生活的器具如盤子，布料，碗，玻璃，和塑膠餐具等充滿在餐桌上；另一種是上帝在大自然中創造的花朵水果，肉類蔬菜，動物鳥類，昆蟲與貝殼等。觀者可以從一幅講究構圖嚴謹，藝術家以高度精細和一絲不苟地描繪的靜物畫中看到外在物質上的富足，也能從短暫生命的花果動物中省思不可見的真理領域，形成世俗與神聖同時並存的靜物畫。
而靜物畫不只是記錄食物的美味與滋養，也展現神賜生命的糧食。我探索平凡卑微而被藐視的東西之重要性，也將美學提升於更高層次的神學觀，這些精神內涵是我創作靈感的主要來源。我用色彩表現生命，透過普遍的日用品雜貨尋求當代人們生活片段共同的回憶，並將台灣美食注入象徵主義的氣質和信念。由創作活動中察覺真實的啟示性，真誠地傳達對真理的認識。超越靜物畫家可能侷限於處理純粹的形式和技巧的唯物主義，如果一幅畫可以使我與觀者更加明白上帝和人類的關係，真正是生命中最有意義的。