[轉貼] 夜城裡的曙光

《涴莎藝術》WanSha Bimonthly, issue 18,May 2013, Pg 62-63

--夜城裡的曙光--
Dawn in the Night City

文/Penny Kuo (國立台灣師範大學藝術史所研究生)

By Penny Kuo (graduate student, National Taiwan Normal University)

你多久沒停下腳步，看看身處的這座城市？它或許是孕育你成長的故鄉;或許是你實現夢想的異地;亦或是你短暫休息充電的世外桃源？無論身在何處，你是否曾為了它停駐，真真切切地觀照著它、欣賞著它？而當你凝望著它時，是否深刻地反照自己？為何會身處在這？想要獲得什麼？思考著我到底是誰…

How long has it been since you stopped and looked at the city you're in? It may be the hometown where you grew up, the place where you realized your dreams, or the sanctuary where you recharge and take a break. Wherever you are, have you ever truly paused to observe and appreciate it? And as you gaze upon it, does it reflect back upon yourself? Why are you in this place? What do you want to achieve? Pondering over who I really am...

看著林葆靈的作品，不自覺地想著，曾幾何時我們遺忘了關心自己周遭的環境，這個賦予我們生命的有機體，尤其在黑夜突襲時，絢麗燈火的包裝下，我們是否僅看到它表面的美好，而忽略了在迷離的光下，隱含著一抹抹的黑和影，訴說著內心深處的各種情感與真實想念。而葆靈就是個天生的說書好手，看似單純的描繪城市夜景，其實勾勒出大家心裡的故事、祕密與想望，夜城固然帶來著繁榮、浪漫、歡樂的景緻，卻也在燈光粼粼之下，伴隨著許多孤單、寂寞、疏離與逃避的影子，然而在他的筆下，黑夜裡光影相互調配著，幽幽地呈現出溫暖的力量，彷彿在畫裡就能找到自我，從中得到釋放與自由，因而看到一絲絲希望。

Looking at Lin Bao Ling's artwork, I can't help but think about the time when we forgot to care about the environment around us, this organic entity that nurtures our lives. Especially in the onslaught of darkness, amidst the dazzling lights, do we only see the surface beauty and overlook the hidden darkness and shadows beneath the mesmerizing glow? Bao Ling is a natural storyteller. Though his paintings seemingly depict city night scenes, they actually outline the stories, secrets, and aspirations deep within us. The night city undoubtedly brings prosperity, romance, and joyous scenery, but beneath the shimmering lights, it is accompanied by shadows of loneliness, solitude, alienation, and escapism. However, in his brushstrokes, light and shadows blend and intertwine in the dark night, presenting a subtle warmth that allows us to find ourselves within the paintings and discover a glimmer of hope.

這樣的感動，深植在所有觀眾的心底，有位粉絲（Fritz）曾留言給葆靈：「看見您畫中的夜景，其實都存在於白天。我想起自己總是，在黑暗中尋找光芒，將白天當作夜晚，將夜晚當作白天來生活，我放棄白天唾手可得的光，拼命追逐夜晚眾所矚目的光線，望著旋轉木馬，卻無力改變，這樣的生活好辛苦。因此，我決定走出夜晚，不再過著日夜顛倒的生活。謝謝你和你的畫作們，幫助我看見自己、了解自己。謝謝！

大家無疑透過他的畫筆，找到重生的曙光。

This kind of sentiment deeply resonates within the hearts of all viewers. One fan (Fritz) left a comment for Bao Ling, saying, "Seeing the night scenes in your paintings, they actually exist during the day. It reminds me of how I always search for light in the darkness, treating the daytime as night and the night as day in my life. I give up the readily available light of the day and desperately chase after the attention-grabbing rays of the night. I gaze at the carousel, but I am powerless to change. It's so difficult to live this way. Therefore, I've decided to step out of the night and no longer live a life with reversed day and night. Thank you and your artworks for helping me see and understand myself. Thank you!" Undoubtedly, everyone finds a rebirth of dawn through his brush.

如同葆靈的創作自述：「在無數個無眠的夜裡，我在畫布/紙上描繪黑夜城市中的迷茫光影，反覆體驗著夜。城市裡大量的人造光絢麗且帶給人們方便;卻也帶來了光害與能源的消耗。我們有著偏好，對某些事物過分迷戀，因而盲目;但世間往往沒有絕對的好與壞。創作的過程，我反覆作著「增光」與「減光」的動作，在收與放、抽象與具象…兩極之間徘徊拉扯。

As Bao Ling described his creations, "During countless sleepless nights, I depict the ambiguous light and shadows of the night city on canvas/paper, repeatedly experiencing the night. The abundant artificial lights in the city bring convenience to people but also result in light pollution and energy consumption. We have preferences and excessive infatuations with certain things, making us blind. However, in reality, there is often no absolute good or bad. In the process of creation, I constantly adjust the balance between adding and reducing light, between controlling and letting go, representation and abstraction... oscillating between two extremes."

也正因如此，在葆靈畫中如夢幻景的夜城裡，我們可以輕易地將自己投射在某個地方，也許是在愉悅的街上嬉鬧著、或在熱鬧的遊樂園中玩耍、在大雪紛飛的場景感受冰冷的刺激、亦或是在隱晦的角落孤單地舔舐著傷口。但不管如何，葆靈還是試圖在畫中傳遞溫度，告訴我們這一切都是過程，終究會成為過去;夜的盡頭即是白晝，極端的兩者緊密結合，沒有絕對的什麼，只有當下的真實感受，還有面對著天明的勇氣與力量。

It is because of this that in Bao Ling's dreamlike night city, we can easily project ourselves into a certain place. Perhaps we are frolicking on a joyful street, playing in a bustling amusement park, feeling the cold stimulation amidst scenes of heavy snowfall, or licking our wounds in obscure corners. Regardless, Bao Ling attempts to convey warmth through his paintings, telling us that everything is a process that will eventually become the past. The end of the night leads to daylight, and the two extremes are closely intertwined. There is no absolute, only the present moment's true feelings and the courage and strength to face the dawn.

林葆靈，人如其畫，帶著夢幻詩意又有點撲朔迷離的神秘感氣質，目前正攻讀台灣師範大學美術系博士班，已在海內外舉辦過多次展覽，藏家粉絲遍及各地。倘若你看過他的作品，一定能在畫裡找到共鳴，喚起心中的某些回憶。如果你尚未看過他的畫作，可以從索卡藝術經理蘇三的詩詞裡窺探一二：「夜襲城市磨著黑又黑的孤獨，失溫的水氣被凝視中蒸發了。滿天星子的光遙遠不可說，不眠的筆乾枯前修復記憶城牆。憂鬱的捲髮染上藍紫的優雅高貴，拼貼流逝的光剪下夢幻泡影的對白。不熄燭光閱讀千萬年的智慧與神力，青春不老的靈魂繼續萃取新的筆墨，打造未來拋光魔幻紫色的筆心，重返時空隙縫塗滿了希望的光。

Lin Bao Ling, like his paintings, exudes a dreamlike poetic and mysterious aura. He is currently pursuing a Ph.D. in Fine Arts at National Taiwan Normal University and has held numerous exhibitions both domestically and internationally, with fans and collectors scattered around the world. If you have seen his works, you will undoubtedly find resonance within the paintings, evoking certain memories within your heart. If you haven't seen his artworks yet, you can catch a glimpse through the poetry of Susan, the art manager at Soka Art: "The night assaults the city, grinding in a black and dark loneliness, and the cooled moisture evaporates under scrutiny. The distant light of countless stars cannot be described, and the sleepless brush withers, restoring the memory wall. The melancholic curls are dyed with blue and purple elegance, collaging the passing light and cutting out the dialogue of dreamlike bubbles. Unextinguished candlelight reads wisdom and divine power for millions of years, the eternal soul of youth continues to extract new ink, forging a future with a polished, magical purple pen, filling the cracks in time and space with hopeful light."

你準備好進入葆靈的夜城了嗎？

Are you ready to enter Bao Ling's night city?

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"WanSha Art" Bimonthly, issue 18, May 2013, Pg 62-63

Translated by ChatGPT