"Between the traditional and the modern, between reviving what is classical and Chinese and adopting what is new and Western, between xenophilia and nativism," how should one choose? For 150 years, these have been key questions for both Chinese academics and artists. Yuan's work reflects the answers that one Taiwanese painter is reaching today. (Anna Wang / photos courtesy of Yuan Chin-taa / tr.
「傳統與現代、復古與西化、本土與崇洋」，究竟如何選擇、如何拿捏，一直是這一百五十年來中國自學術界到文化藝術界的大哉問，袁金塔強烈反映今日台灣的畫作裡，有著什麼樣的解答，且讓我們細細欣賞。