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Category：Photograph

Year：1970~1979

Size:Length:50.8 x Width:60.9 (cm)

Size description：影像尺寸：縱H：28.3cm，橫W：39.7cm

Introduction：Shot in black and white with a single indoor light source, this work features the moment when a young girl is taking off the last piece of clothing in the bedroom. The girl is placed to the left of the center of the image. With the figure as the central point, the right side of the layout is brighter, while the left side is darker. On the wooden wall in to the right hung the famous “Iron”, once exhibited at The Visual Art Group Exhibition “Life”, by Quo Ying-Sheng, and a portrait of Quo by Shiy De-Jinn. To the left of the figure, a headless self-portrait with a bookcase taken by Chang Chao-Tang in 1962 can be faintly seen. The room of an artist can often reflect his condition. Judging from the works on the wall, the viewer can picture the state under a piece of work. During the shooting period of this piece, Quo began to devote himself to image making and gained critical attention. He also began to make acquaintance with artists such as the Group Visual-10. The interaction with these professionals may not result in the influence of style, but rather, the further discussion of creativity, which urged Quo to think about various issues related to creation more professionally. This period can be considered to be an important experience in Quo’s creative career before he went to France.
This work was photographed in 1973. Around 1977, matchboxes featuring Li Shi-Qiao’s “Three graces” were still being accused of sex offenses as the social atmosphere at that time was conservative. Quo Ying-Sheng’s image making in the style of private photography can be said to be rather avant-garde and provocative.

——CHEN Weijian, “2009 Compilation and Research Project of Metadata of the Collection of the National Center of Photography and Images”, Taichung: National Taiwan Museum of Fine Arts, 2019.

Media and Techniques：Inkjet print

Accession Number:NCP2016-013-0004