Artwork at exhibition site
Artwork of Jun T. Lai、Tsong Pu、Hu Kun Jung (from left to right)

"Beautiful things come from eternal exploration, and great ideas come from self-transcendence."
We are in the Estyle Art Gallery and return to the “out space” of the 80s. It reminds us the origin of everything in the course of life. Thanks to Professor Bai Shi-ming, the curator, also thanks for the care of the Estyle Art Gallery team, the overall perfect planning and presentation. Professor Bai, a curator, said: It is really a great event for us to make four artists reunion at the exhibition. It is also an important opportunity for us to revisit the performance of the avant-garde in the 1980s.

Led by Richard Lin Showyu, "Alien- Play of Space" 1984 is the starting line of the revolution space. Experiment of two-dimensional painting enter three-dimensional space. "Transcendent- Play of Space Exhibition" 1985, presenting works that blended three dimensional-space, color and composition. The exhibitions have been regarded as the most avant-garde and controversial of their time. The non-humanistic aesthetic outlook, with universality of modeling, space and color opened up the deadlock of the minimalism in Taiwan.

Focused on geometric abstraction and multi-dimensional creation with space, took use of logical thinking and rational calculation of image to perform pure aesthetic with non-emotion, non- associative, non-descriptive mindset. Back then the post-martial law period in 1987, such a culture vibe had also reflected in experiments that exceed the boundaries of various media.

Being and Transformation Black Sand Series: NY84003
1985－2014｜284x334x15cm｜Sand and Paint on Wood

The blazing experimental creation that strongly express the ideas Jun T. Lai, Tsong Pu, Chang Yung Tsun, Hu Kun Jung made, could be considered as the most forward-looking art group at the time, even more, achieved the combination of industrial technology and art. It is the forerunner of Taiwan's installation art enlightenment, after 40 years of the art creation, they still adhere to the avant-garde trait, leaving great assets to Taiwan contemporary art history.

Being and Transformation Black Sand Series: NY84003
1985－2014｜284x334x15cm｜Sand and Paint on Wood

The purpose of this curatorial is to restate the pioneers that broke Taiwan art installations and space guard at a time before video, technology and new materials were spreading to artistic creations.

Being and Transformation Black Sand Series: NY84003
1985－2014｜284x334x15cm｜Sand and Paint on Wood

The work came from "Being and Transformation" which constructed in 1983. Originated from the inspiration of Minimalism, the creation broke through the spatial dimension with primary color and intensive geometrical structure. The massive measure of the installation expressed the intervention of space and physical acts. The sculptural work by Jun T. Lai kept speculating between realness, existence and changing in the form of Minimalism.