Author: Lin Chen-Lung

Size:Length:50 x Width:38.5 x Height:16 (cm)

Introduction：Lin Chen-Lung (1955 -), also known as Ergu, was born in Lugu, Nantou County. In 1973, he began studying pottery at the Han Tang Pottery Studio under Wang Xiu-Gong. In 1978, he apprenticed with Lin Bao-Chia, and in 1979, he established the Ciyang Kiln Studio in Tucheng. He has served as an adjunct associate professor at Delin Institute of Technology, a lecturer at Chinese Culture University, a collection committee member of the Kaohsiung Museum of Fine Arts, a juror and collection committee member at the Ceramics Museum, and an exhibition and promotion review committee member at the National Library. In 1982, he exhibited at the "Famous Artists' Painted Porcelain Joint Exhibition" at the Spring Gallery. He participated in the New Art Exhibition at the Taipei Fine Arts Museum in 1987, the Crafts Grand Exhibition at the Taiwan Provincial Museum of Fine Arts in 1990, the Avant-Garde and Experimental Apartment No. 2 Joint Exhibition at the Taipei Fine Arts Museum in 1991, and the "Originality, Locality, Identity" special exhibition at the Ap Gallery in 1992. Since 1989, he has been invited to hold solo exhibitions.
Modern Taiwanese ceramics began to emerge in the 1960s and flourished with the economic boom of the 1980s. In this trend, Lin Chen-Lung started from pottery techniques, breaking away from traditional wheel-thrown pottery methods. He treated clay like modern sculpture, bending, tearing, cutting, and reconstructing it, while fully utilizing glazing and firing techniques. This allowed modern ceramics to develop a unique modern artistic aesthetic within the existing technical beauty and explore more possibilities in form and technique. In terms of artistic conception, he imbued his works with an aesthetic thought that balances reality and illusion, the concrete and the abstract.
This work is composed of four ceramic panels, each divided into different areas and coated with different glazes before firing. Some parts are deliberately cracked, with the cracks resembling robust tree branches in the moonlight, accompanied by a sun or moon made from glaze. This presents a poetic and elegant charm.

Accession Number:CR10000500