朱晨維，2000年出生於台灣，是當代藝術界的一位亮眼新星。從國立高雄師範大學美術學系畢業後，他便迅速在藝術圈嶄露頭角，成為台北當代藝術博覽會中最年輕的參展藝術家之一，並被視為亞洲未來藝術市場的重要人物。

Zhu Chenwei, born in Taiwan in 2000, is a rising star in contemporary art. After graduating from the Department of Fine Arts at National Kaohsiung Normal University, he quickly made a name for himself in the art community. He became one of the youngest exhibitors at the Taipei Contemporary Art Fair and is recognised as an important figure in the future of Asia’s art market.

朱晨維的創作多以壓克力顏料為主，他採用大面積平塗技法，利用少量多層的方式來保留畫布本身的肌理。他在畫作中加入溢出構圖本身的錯位線條，這種線條最初被用來破壞畫面原有的結構，但近期作品則轉變為增強色彩的元素。朱晨維的作品結合色塊、筆觸和線條堆疊，顏料碎屑的運用，在視覺效果上呈現出1960年代普普藝術(pop art)的氛圍。

Zhu Chenwei’s creations primarily utilise acrylic paints. He employs a technique of broad flat brushing, using minimal layers to preserve the natural texture of the canvas. In his paintings, he introduces misaligned lines that spill out of the composition, initially used to disrupt the original structure of the paintings but recently transformed into elements that enhance the colours. Zhu’s works combine blocks of colour, brushstrokes, and layered lines, using fragmented pigments, visually evoking the atmosphere of 1960s pop art.

他的創作靈感來自於21世紀信息爆炸的時代背景，這讓他感受到一種文化的迷失感。朱晨維認為自己像是一個「中間人」或「游牧者」，在既有文化底蘊和新文化衝擊之間尋找自我。另外，朱晨維對科幻電影和影集有著深厚的愛好，從《回到未來》到《怪奇物語》，再到《怪獸與牠們的產地》等，這些視覺效果豐富的作品激發了他無限的創意與思考。

His creative inspiration stems from the backdrop of the information explosion in the 21st century, which instils in him a sense of cultural disorientation. Zhu Chenwei sees himself as a “middleman” or “nomad,” searching for his identity between the established cultural heritage and the shocks of new cultural impacts. Additionally, Zhu Chenwei has a profound fondness for science fiction movies and series, from “Back to the Future” to “Stranger Things” and “Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them,” with their rich visual effects sparking limitless creativity and contemplation in him.

在他的作品中，朱晨維會向藝術大師致敬，如向Damien Hirst的《The Physical Impossibility of Death in the Mind of Someone Living》表達敬意，或是透過《白堊紀》系列探討不同文化對「龍」的象徵意義。他的作品在東西方價值觀之間創造對話，展現文化多元性，並以創新方式展示跨文化的交流與理解。其中以下作品《酒神系列》則以酒神為核心，穿梭於不同時代和經典名畫之間，與流行元素交織，創造出時空交錯的視覺盛宴，使藝術與當代生活緊密相連，促使觀眾反思藝術在變遷中的角色與意義。

In his works, Zhu Chenwei also pays homage to art masters, such as expressing reverence for Damien Hirst’s “The Physical Impossibility of Death in the Mind of Someone Living” or exploring the different cultural symbolisms of “dragons” in the “Cretaceous” series. His artworks create dialogues between Eastern and Western values, showcasing cultural diversity and innovatively demonstrating cross-cultural communication and understanding. Among these, the “Bacchus Series” centres on the figure of Bacchus, weaving through different eras and classic paintings, intertwined with pop elements, creating a visual feast of intermingling times and spaces, closely linking art with contemporary life and prompting viewers to reflect on the role and significance of art in an ever-changing world.

對朱晨維來說，創作是一種分享自己真實感受的過程。「創作，我認為好的作品就是分享自己最真切的感受，但我必須承認，我腦中的想法確 實很跳躍、無厘頭、沒有任何邏輯在大多時候，這種狀態下的碰撞我很興奮，因為能夠跳脫理性，看到不一樣自己，有時候會驚訝為什麼會有種靈感出現，還挺酷的。如果做每件事情、作品都需要理由，那太嚴肅了，我不喜歡。」或許並不是每件作品背後都需要一個偉大的理念，朱晨維厭倦了那些嚴肅和莊重的創作模式，因此在他的創作中總能保持自由和隨性，讓作品更貼近日常生活。

For Zhu Chenwei, creation is a process of sharing his genuine feelings. “In creating, I believe good works are about sharing one’s most sincere feelings. However, I must admit that my thoughts often leap irrationally and lack any logical order. I find this state thrilling because it allows me to escape rationality and see different aspects of myself. Sometimes, I’m surprised by the inspirations, which is pretty cool. If everything, every work needed a reason, that would be too serious, and I don’t like that.” Perhaps not every piece needs a grand concept behind it; Zhu Chenwei is tired of solemn creative modes. Thus, his works maintain a sense of freedom and spontaneity, making them more relatable to everyday life.

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Photo courtesy of the artist Zhu Chenwei