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宜德思・盧信 / Idas Losin
宜德思・盧信(Idas Losin) - 泰雅族及太魯閣族出身，成長於中央山脈。擅長以油畫為媒材，於繪畫中表現對於身份明確的認同與定位，並在環境保護以及土地改革議題的變遷上，多次使用作品構成之特殊語彙為族群發聲。國中畢業後，宜德思就從瑞穗到台北念書，住在教會的宿舍，懵懂中參與了正名運動、還我土地運動，後續就讀復興美工並從國立台北藝術大學畢業，這些過程醞釀了自我身份追尋的起點。
「一個族群或個體都存在著歷史故事，當你深入觀察或生活在其中時，你會發現每一個抽象圖案都代表著一種語言。當我們觀賞一幅作品時其實也在閱讀一個故事的、族群的或個人的生命歷程。」 — 宜德思・盧信 / Idas Losin
從2013年開始，宜德思展開「跳島創作計劃」，陸續拜訪了復活節島、夏威夷、關島、紐西蘭等，展開探索自我身份的精神旅程，在作品中關注南島語系的族群中，島對島、族群對族群、人對人、人對土地的情感連結，創作出一系列與族群身份、族群認同、土地改革、環境破壞、圖騰與文字脈絡為靈感的作品，在尋覓的過程中表達出對族群的關壞，同時也確立自我對文化的認同。建構在台灣意識的自主性之下，以具有存在的實感為本，強調族群與土地、與人密不可分的關係。宜德思・盧信參與多次國際藝術駐村計畫與國內外展覽，創作與生活持續不綴，2019年於台北學學文創完成「跳島、幻島、天河」大型展覽，是台灣當代最為出色的原住民藝術家。
回顧宜德思・盧信至今的作品，從時間軸較早的原住民人物系列、留白系列、圖騰符號系列、跳島系列、至近期的墨鏡系列，主題、畫風都不斷穩定的迭迨著、穿梭於各種南島文化的原住民世界中，不管用的是紅色、金色、白色、黑色，從來不曾離去的 就是那份沉靜通透的氣質，彷彿太平洋微風撫過畫面，強而有力的波動力量彷彿能從海洋深處傳來。而對觀者的視覺來說，不需過多說明，就能感受到其色彩及主題傳遞的溫靜力量。即便是具有反思、批判意味的作品，都顯得客觀而堅定。不得不說成長於原鄉的宜德思・盧信，確實是自然之女，她的筆觸下盡顯寬闊及包容。
本次展覽中選擇墨鏡系列的幾幅作品，身上刺有帶著族群印記的女子，其墨鏡反射出旅行途中所見之他族原住民圖騰。同為身於南島後代 – 除了文化根源上的連結外，不同文化間的對照反思，令人更確定其身份的主體性。另外，本次展覽中將展出一件軟雕塑，也是宜德思・盧信對於藝術詮釋中全新面向的嘗試，運用原住民擅長的傳統編織文化融合其藝術天賦，進行對其族群文化意象的另種探討，說是大膽趣味，也是基於傳統中所走出的一道新路徑。
2020年初，在台灣最具歷史的一條街，香火鼎盛的廟宇、生龍活虎的市場邊上能夠辦本次的展覽，別具深意。這是宜德思・盧信和F Studio一同獻給大稻埕的一份禮物，藉此我們得以跨界一同對話（畫），持續地探索原住民、漢族、南島世界中的他方與自己。
誠摯歡迎各位一同進入宜德思・盧信的世界
Growing up in the central mountain range, Idas Losin is an indigenous artist of Atayal and Truku heritage in Taiwan. This famous and skilled oil painter often clearly expresses her identity and position of Taiwanese indigenous people in her paintings. Meanwhile, in terms of environmental protection and land reform issues, we can observe many special symbols relevant to these issues were used in her works to speak for her own community. After graduating from junior high school, Idas moved from Ruisui to Taipei for studies, and lived in the dormitory of a church. At that time she also participated in the Name Rectification Movement and Land Movement, followed by graduating from Fu-Hsin Art School and Taipei National University of the Arts. All these experiences in life drive Idas to explore the origin of herself and the starting point of her community.
Since 2013, Idas has launched the “Island Hopping Project”, which she has successively visited Rapa Nui (Easter Island), Hawaii, Guam, New Zealand etc., starting a spiritual journey towards a greater understanding of her own identity. Idas’ paintings focus mostly on the Austronesian-speaking people’s emotional connections between island-to-island, group-to-group, people-to-people, and people-to-land. This talented artist created a variety of works inspired by indigenous identity, land reform, environmental degradation, totems, tattoos, woven patterns and so on. Her considerable concern over the indigenous community and recognition for her own culture is fully portrayed through art during this project. Based on Taiwanese consciousness and the sense of existence, Idas emphasizes the inseparable relationship with ethnic groups, land and people. Participating in many international Artist-in-Residence projects, international joint exhibitions, and domestic exhibitions, she also held a large-scale solo exhibition named “Island Hopping, Fantasy and Milky Way” with XUE XUE FOUNDATION in 2019. As one of the most outstanding contemporary indigenous artists, Idas’ life of artistic creation continues and flourishes.
Looking back on the works of Idas Losin, the themes and styles of her paintings have been evolving gradually from the earliest indigenous portrait series, blank space series, totem/woven pattern series, island hopping series to the latest sunglasses series. Traveling through the cultural world of Austronesian-speaking people, Idas’ works have never left the quiet and transparent temperament, as if powerful waves come from the depth of the ocean with a warm breeze brought by the Pacific Ocean touching the surface of her paintings. Audience can easily feel the power of stillness and calmness through the colors and themes of her works without much explanation. Even works that contain the meanings of reflective criticism can be delivered in an objective, firm and mild. With her fine brushwork and stark composition, the widen tolerance is unreservedly emerged – Idas Losin is indeed the daughter of the Nature.
In the《Islands Colors Humanity》exhibition, several paintings of the sunglasses series and totem/woven pattern series are selected– women’s arms and bodies with ethnic tattoos, other indigenous totems reflected in a traveler’s sunglasses. Also, a soft sculpture will be exhibited, as a fresh attempt made by Idas to interpret some new aspects of art. Interestingly and boldly, combining the traditional weaving culture of indigenous people with her artistic talent, Idas start to discuss another ethnic imagery and explore a brand-new path based on her indigenous tradition.
At the beginning of 2020, it is meaningful that the《Islands Colors Humanity》exhibition can be held in Taiwan’s most historic district, between a lively local market and a incense-filled temple flocked by crowds. As a gift presented by Idas Losin and F studio to Dadaocheng, we are pleased to invite community conversations to facilitate cross-sector collaboration. Also, we encourage everyone to continuously explore themselves through indigenous people of Taiwan, Han people and Austronesian-speaking people.
Sincerely welcome every one of you into Idas Losin’s world.