從「臺北橋」到「建設」—試論李石樵早期創作之歷程

Abstract

To plan a memorial masterpieces presentation of Art Master Li, Shih-chiao in 2007, the writer has selected "A Marathoner in Art to a Centennial Celebration of Li, Shih-chiao" as the topic of the activity. In the past 15 months, several museums and institute, like the Li Shih-chiao Art Museum, the Taipei Fine Arts Museum, the National Taichung Art Museum have been intensively visited, viewpoints from the relevant senior artists and from the studying colleagues have been consulted and exchanged. In his young age, such facts as the approach to his aspiration of Master Li realized to his creation in arts. The writer found an interesting and surprising fact that there were so many writings and studies about the master Li, but on the documentations collection, paintings collection and the collections of his personal effects and photo-pictures in his lifetime. Among those abound resources; the writer believes there is still some space, in literature and art creation, to approach Master Li's masterpieces to find out the relation and influence. In some old writings, the writer found that some senior writers, such as Mr. Mei, Ting-yen has published his review on "New Realization" to address the art development during the early stage of Master Li in post World War II. He addressed Master Li's painting style and described in detail of the literature initiation between him and his friends. Then, Mr. Sheng, Kai reviewed in his work of Shi-chau Li's "Construction" addressing that it was constructing the Babel Tower by presenting a group of people in the painting. Mr. Sheng concluded that Mr. Li has made a new style of art creation to describe the society situation in the post War. Lastly, Mr. Chen, Fang-ming reviewed in his work of "A Profile of Taiwan Literature in 1930s - the age when the writers met the painters during the Japanese Colonial Age." Mr. Chen gave a lot of analyses by connecting the section of artists and literary writers.

In this paper, the writer wishes to focus the discussion on the art creation in Master Li's early age and his counter actions with the literary section as the axial line by marking the time difference, as well as with the expectation to review Master Li's mind pilgrimage in the art creation period by period. Chronically, the writer collects Master Li's decisive piece that might express the social status surrounding his early living age, such as the radical change during pre-War and post War. The writer prefers to separate the articles and period into four Chapters so as to move the viewpoints. In the Chapter One, it begins from the "Taipei Bridge" and to start the journey of art; in the Chapter Two; to meet and group together with the new cultural generations; in the Chapter Three, to find a reverse way of art creation to present the art holy war in "The Chorus"; in the Chapter Four, to set up an ambition by drawing a huge painting "Construction" and presenting the post-War society in Taiwan.