典藏單位:國立中正紀念堂管理處

館藏編號:PT09782400

林進忠

尺寸:109.3x79.5x3.2(含框)

林進忠(1951-)，字晴嵐，本籍台南市，出生於台中霧峰，台灣青壯輩書畫名家。畢業於嘉義師範學校普師科、國立藝專美術科，後進入中國文化大學美術研究所、日本筑波大學藝術研究所，分獲碩士學位。書畫造詣精湛，於國內外重要獎項屢獲佳績，如第中日文化交流書道展特選、全國青年學藝競賽首獎、全國美展第二名、歷年教師美展首獎等，作品於台、日、法各國多處展覽。
除書畫創作外，長年來精研先秦書法篆刻史、歷代書體書論、中國美術史等學科，論著頗豐。曾獲中山文藝獎、中興文藝獎、文藝金獅獎等殊榮，目前擔任國立台灣藝術大學書畫藝術系教授，兼美術學院院長。
嘉義就學時期，從甄溟及陳丁奇習國畫、書法，奠定筆墨根基。後受呂佛庭、陳其銓指點，視野更為開闊。國畫初學傳統文人山水，其後在台藝、文大復受蘇峰男、歐豪年等名家影響，筆墨主題皆更為多元。70年代之後，畫壇興起鄉土主義風潮，此時多描繪水牛及鄉野情景，畫面溫馨感人。
解嚴後畫風逐漸轉變，社會變遷、城市開發主題更為多見。本幅描繪中正紀念堂林園景致，於「台灣民主百景」特展中展出。畫面前方，以錯落有致之筆墨表現林蔭，烘托其後的建築主體。在色墨交映的圖面中，藍頂白牆建築極為顯目，強化其作為統治者殿堂的不朽意象。(506字)

Lin Chin-chung (1951–), courtesy name Ching-lan, is a native of Tainan City, and was born in Wufeng Township, Taichung County. A celebrated mid-career calligrapher and painter in Taiwan, he graduated from Chiayi Normal School's General Teacher Training Program and the Department of Fine Arts at National Taiwan University of Arts, and subsequently earned master's degrees from the Graduate Institute of Fine Arts at Chinese Culture University and Graduate Institute of Arts at the University of Tsukuba, Japan. He has achieved outstanding award results in major domestic and international competitions in calligraphy and painting, including the Special Prize at the Sino-Japanese Cultural Exchange Calligraphy Exhibition, first prize at the National Youth Academic and Arts Competition, second prize at the National Fine Arts Exhibition, and first prize at successive Teachers' Fine Arts Exhibitions. His works have been exhibited in Taiwan, Japan, and France.

In addition to calligraphy and painting creation, he has for many years pursued scholarly research in pre-Qin calligraphy and seal carving history, historical script forms and calligraphy theory, and Chinese art history, with a substantial body of published scholarship. He has been a recipient of the Chung Shan Literature and Arts Award, Chung-Hsing Literary and Arts Award, and Golden Lion Literary and Arts Award. He currently serves as professor in the Department of Chinese Painting and Calligraphy Arts at National Taiwan University of Arts, concurrently serving as dean of the College of Fine Arts.

During his student years in Chiayi, Lin studied Chinese painting and calligraphy under Chen Ming and Chen Ting-chi, establishing his brushwork foundation. He was later given guidance by Lu Fu-ting and Chen Chi-chuan, broadening his artistic horizons considerably. His initial study of Chinese painting was in the traditional literati landscape style; subsequently, at National Taiwan University of Arts and Chinese Culture University, he was further influenced by prominent figures such as Su Feng-nan and Ou Hao-nien, resulting in more diverse brushwork subjects and themes. After the 1970s, the Nativist movement gained momentum in the art world, and he turned to depicting water buffalo and rural pastoral scenes—warm and touching works. His style then shifted after martial law was lifted, with themes of social change and urban development becoming more common.

This work depicts a garden scene at the Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall, and was shown in the "Glimpses of Democracy" special exhibition. In the foreground, a well-ordered brushwork arrangement expresses the shade of the trees, creating an atmosphere that sets off the main building behind.