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MUSCLE UP

Whimsy Works

Taipei, Taiwan

Solo Exhibition

MUSCLE UP! 

 

SAVAGE AND AWESOME

TEMPLATES OF STRENGTH AND FUN

WHOLESOME COMPANY READY TO GEAR UP 

MODELS OF CRAZE AND BEAUTY AND MUSCLES 

PORTAL TO OTHER WORLDS

MEAN BOYS MEAN BUSINESS

HERE WE PRACTICE THE ART OF SUPERPOWER

MAY WE SUCCEED A MILLIONFOLD

MAY WE SUCCEED A MILLIONFOLD

THIS IS A GYM.

THIS IS AN ENTERPRISE.

THIS IS A TEMPLE.

THIS IS A DEMONSTRATION ROOM

OF THE STRUCTURE OF MY SAVAGE WORLD. 

Colossal giants and their loyal temple men solemnise the earth with barbells and dumbbells and kettlebells and weights and other cool heavy stuff and bullets the size of coke cans. The giants are the gods. While they squirt all over the earth, Wu Tech industries finance and produce all their needs, everything, down to their panties that are labelled Wu Tech. Hell, even the giants themselves are produced by Wu Tech. Hence the “We manufacture gods” slogan. Every single piece of technology in this savage world is supplied by Wu Tech Industries.

Wu Tech Industries is a multi-dimensional multi-billion inter-dimensional currency company that makes cool stuff like the tactical Nezha face helmets worn by the Temple Men, and all their guns that shoot bullets the size of coke cans, down to their panties, and the FWG (the Fucking Weird Gun). Wu Tech Industries even have their own top-notch private security forces ready to be deployed anywhere to any suck to protect their company’s interests by spraying bullets the size of coke cans.

旅法藝術家 Tristan Wu 台北開展 打造怪誕權力遊戲世界

 

歡迎光臨虛擬藝術宇宙!旅法新銳藝術家 Tristan Wu(吳彥宗),以他在畫筆下所構建的怪誕架空世界而受矚目,而近期,曾於英國藝廊藝廊Moosey Art舉辦聯展的Tristan,便受藝人陳柏霖與好友共創的藝廊「Whimsy Works Gallery 奇想會」邀請,讓 Tristan Wu 延續去年《PLAYGROUND》的創作主軸,在今年特別以虛擬企業「Wu Tech」作為基礎,打造全新《Muscle Up》策展。

東西方文化與橄欖球經驗 迸發出玩味藝術宇宙

 

Tristan 的父母皆為台灣人,1989 年生於高雄,2 歲移居英國受教育,近年則在法國與台灣間拓展他的藝術戰場,透過西方視角探討東方創作的根源。

 

身為旅法英式橄欖球員的 Tristan,相較於華人社會推崇的「以和為貴」,他將球賽中的競爭感視為正向動力,並從自身運動生涯之經驗,以及長期在海外奮鬥的心得,建構出富含哲理又令人玩味的藝術宇宙。而歇斯底里、憤怒、狂喜⋯⋯等強烈情緒,都是 Tristan 作品中的重要元素,也因此留下發人深省的深刻印象。

以現今權力競爭概念 打造虛擬強權企業「Wu Tech」

 

為探討力量與成就間所激出的化學效應,《Muscle Up》以此為概念,加入 Tristan 十足陽剛、強調結實體態的創作風格,透過天馬行空的想像力,建構出一個被強權操控的力量戰場。

 

「Wu Tech」是 Tristan 藝術世界中的虛擬核心企業,它掌控了社會各種面相的資源,Tristan 透過「Wu Tech」反應現今權力競爭之現象,以及世人是如何在這體制下,汲汲營營追求得到力量,並用他詼諧的作品,塑造出這個荒誕卻令人省思的權力遊戲。

將虛擬企業實體化 沈浸體驗 Tristan 構建的怪誕世界

 

在《Muscle Up》展覽中,能看見「Wu Tech」在 Tristan 藝術世界中的影響力,比如富含東方文化的哪吒頭盔,以及能發射可樂罐狀子彈的西式詭誕手槍⋯⋯等衝擊性產物。想要親臨感受 Tristan 怪誕且張力十足的想像空間,不妨到「Whimsy Works Gallery 奇想會」現場,體驗《Muscle Up》的強烈魅力吧!

Tristan Wu《Muscle Up》

日期:4/9(六) - 5/1(日)

時間:13:00 – 21:00

Wu Tech Industries Whimsy Headquarters 

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