羅寗是一位現居台北的藝術家，專注於插畫和平面設計。她的創作多使用電繪技術，靈感主要來自周遭的生活和人事物。羅寗擅長捕捉日常生活中的細節，並將喜愛的元素和風景融入作品，賦予每一幅畫深厚的故事性。她的作品常蘊含台灣本地文化、復古物件及傳統店鋪的元素，特別是漫步於新莊街道時，更能感受到她作品中的在地文化視覺體驗。
Ning Lo is an artist based in Taipei, specializing in illustration and graphic design. Her creations predominantly utilize digital painting techniques, drawing inspiration from the life and people around her. Ning Lo excels at capturing the details of everyday life, incorporating her favorite elements and landscapes into her work, and endowing each piece with profound narrative depth. Her artworks often contain elements of Taiwanese local culture, vintage items, and traditional shops, especially evident when meandering through the streets of Xinzhuang, where the local cultural visuals in her works come to life.
羅寗描述自己的創作歷程猶如一個漸進的旅程。畢業於動畫系後，她的第一份工作讓她在下班後的零碎時間進行創作，最初是以日記形式表達情感。一次為朋友描繪大稻埕地區的場景後，她發現插畫是一種能夠傳達自己想法的強大媒介，並享受其中的細節描繪過程。此後，她逐漸將重心轉向插畫，並嘗試在電繪中創造出水彩和蠟筆的手感。
Ning describes her career as a gradual journey. After graduating from an animation program, she spent her after-work hours creating art, initially in expressive diaries. A project illustrating the Dadaocheng area for a friend revealed to her the power of illustration to convey her thoughts, and she enjoyed meticulously detailing the scenes. Since then, she has focused primarily on illustration, aiming to emulate the feel of watercolours and crayons in her digital works.
她的創作主題多圍繞日常風景，希望透過作品讓更多人感受到與土地的連結。在創作之餘，羅寗喜歡與家人朋友外出，或一個人時散步放空。對她來說，「畫畫是生活的鹽」，是她日常不可或缺的調味劑。
Her creative themes often revolve around everyday landscapes, aiming to connect more people to the land through her artworks. Besides creating, Ning Lo enjoys going out with family and friends or taking solitary walks to clear her mind. For her, “painting is the salt of life,” an essential seasoning in her daily routine.
《活所在》是羅寗近期的插畫系列，以台語「好所在 hó-sóo-tsāi」為諧音，探索與日常生活場所的深厚情感。系列透過散步獲取靈感，將日常生活的片段和細節轉化為一幅幅充滿故事性的圖畫。特色角色黃鼠狼與描繪的人物共處，增添作品的親切感。羅寗的作品不僅是視覺上的享受，更引發觀眾對自身經驗的共鳴和回憶。
“Live In Place” is Ning Lo’s recent illustration series, which phonetically resonates with the Taiwanese expression “hó-sóo-tsāi,” meaning a good place. This series explores deep emotional connections with everyday places, drawing inspiration from walks to transform everyday scenes and details into story-rich illustrations. These artworks add a touch of familiarity, featuring a distinctive character, the weasel, who coexists with depicted humans. Ning Lo’s works are a visual delight and evoke resonance and memories among viewers.
More about Ning Lo:
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Photo courtesy of the artist Ning Lo