典藏單位:國立中正紀念堂管理處

館藏編號:PT06903700

劉墉

尺寸:160×46 (224×60)

劉墉(1949-)，原名劉鏞，號夢然，祖籍北京市，出生於台北市，台灣水墨畫家、文學家、新聞記者。畢業於國立台灣師範大學藝術系，後赴美獲得紐約聖若望大學東亞研究所碩士、哥倫比亞大學藝術教育博士。曾任成功高中美術教師、中視新聞部記者、中視駐美代表、美國維吉尼亞州丹維爾美術館及紐約聖若望大學駐館藝術家。與周澄、李義弘、涂璨琳組西窗雅集畫會。受邀於亞細亞現代美展、全國美展展出，國內外舉辦個展多次。獲優秀青年詩人獎、金鐘獎、全美中華婦女聯合會傑出貢獻獎，出版畫集或中英文畫論畫法專輯十餘種，另有文集《螢窗小語》、小說及有聲書多種行世。
於台灣師大就學期間，師事近代水墨名家林玉山、黃君璧，其後留學美國，融合東西方繪畫觀念、技法，及其自身詩文造詣，自成一格。評者認為劉墉藝術造境成功之處，「正因為他的文學境界與感性，使他的畫中有詩，也由於他的『畫眼』，使他的文字靈動，詩中有畫」，以現代文人畫稱之。
一如本作所見，其畫山水，除構圖新穎、佈景奇特外，為營造特殊畫面效果，自創「噴染皴擦法」，以表現夢幻般的立體光影及陰陽向背，稱「夢山水」(Dreamscape)。花卉植物主題方面，則來自學生時代紮實的寫生功底，能充分展現物形、物態及物理，展現自然生趣。(502字)

Liu Yung (born 1949), also known by the nickname Mengran, is a native of Beijing and was born in Taipei, Taiwan. He is an acclaimed ink painter, litterateur and journalist in Taiwan. Liu graduated from the Fine Arts Department of the National Taiwan Normal University and then traveled to the United States, where he earned a master's degree from the East Asia Studies Institute at St. John's University, New York, and a doctorate in art education from Columbia University. He has worked as an art teacher at Chenggong High School, a reporter in the news department of CTV, a U.S. representative for CTV, and an artist in residence at the Danville Museum of Fine Arts in Virginia and St. John's University in New York. Together with Chou Cheng, Li Yi-Hong and Tu Can-Lin, he founded the West Window Elegant Collection Painting Society. Liu has been invited to exhibit his works at the Asia Modern Art Exhibition and the National Art Exhibition, and has held numerous solo exhibitions at home and abroad. He has also received awards such as the Outstanding Young Poet Award, the Golden Bell Award, and the Outstanding Contribution Award from the All-American Chinese Women's Association. Liu has published more than ten collections of paintings or bilingual treatises on painting and other works, including a collection of essays entitled "Glowing Window Whisperings," several novels, and numerous audio books.

During his academic years at the National Taiwan Normal University, he studied with modern ink painting masters Lin Yu-Shan and Huang Jun-Bi. Later, while studying in the United States, he seamlessly fused Eastern and Western painting concepts and techniques with his own literary achievements to create a unique artistic style. Critics believe that the success of Liu Yung's artistic creation lies in his literary scope and sensitivity, which make his paintings poetic and his texts vivid and lively. His works are considered modern literary paintings.

As can be seen in this work, Liu Yung uses innovative composition and peculiar scenic arrangements when painting landscapes. He invented the "Spray Dye Rubbing Method" to create a special visual effect, manifesting dreamlike three-dimensional light and shadow and the contrast of Yin and Yang, called "Dreamscape". In the theme of flowers and plants, his solid foundation from his student days in sketching from life is evident. He skillfully depicts the form, posture and physicality of the objects, showing the natural interest and vitality.