Riding a scooter through the city, the passing scenery appears smooth and seamless through the visor of a helmet-almost as if it were gliding across your eyes or directly against the surface of the shield.
Artist Wu Quan-En employs the concepts of "selection" and "path" to describe the visual impressions formed during movement-particularly the imagined interplay of colors found on building signs and roadside objects. From signage to traffic signals, these elements compete for attention through vivid, eye-catching hues. Round, flat, square-each seems to carve out a block of color on the cityscape and sky, creating framed segments that stretch, pause, or turn as the body continues its journey.
For this exhibition, the artist utilizes acrylic sheets as the primary material, bending and coloring them in ways that integrate the works seamlessly into the exhibition space. Viewers, upon entering the space, find themselves not only surrounded by the artworks but also moving within them.
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Wu Quan-En （b.1997）
Born in Nantou, Taiwan, and later settled in Taichung, he graduated from the Sculpture Department at National Taiwan University of Arts, where he developed an interest in three-dimensional sculpture creation. He later graduated from the Graduate Institute of Plastic Arts at Tainan National University of the Arts.
His artistic focus revolves around objects, materials, and space, primarily manifesting through spatial installations or sculptures. In recent works, he explore themes related to plastic objects, daily utensils, commodities, And the colors surrounding our lives.. Through techniques such as melting and assembling, I aim to transform the conventional ways of observing objects, prompting a reconsideration of the visual experiences brought about by consumer culture in daily life.
Over the years, his work has been recognized with awards such as the (2024), selection in the (2020), and the Jury Award at the< Free Art Fair Taipei Art Freedom Day> (2019). His exhibitions include at YIRI ARTS B1(2023) and the at Zone Art (2023).