Red Grain Art Introduction
What is the concept of "ten years" in terms of time? When calculated in days, it is 3,650 days; in hours, it amounts to 87,600 hours; and in minutes, it totals 5,256,000 minutes. Such vast figures highlight the long span of ten years, during which Red Grain Art has reflected on its past and expanded its artistic vision with a sincere and multifaceted management philosophy and attitude. This decade also represents the persistent ideal of a gallery, embodying the results of its dedication. Red Grain Art is located in a quiet alley on Da'an Road in Taipei. The layout of the gallery reflects a contemporary and diverse artistic atmosphere. It has planned over a hundred classic art exhibitions ranging from flat ink wash, painting to three-dimensional sculpture. Red Grain Art extends the theme through curating concepts, showcasing various forms and categories of art. Importantly, in addition to hosting solo and group exhibitions of renowned artists, it has also organized exhibitions featuring new ink wash artists to express and reflect the cultural context of contemporary ink wash in Taiwan, particularly in light of current trends in Eastern ink wash art worldwide. These younger generation artists present methods and expressions that are not constrained by traditional brush techniques and compositions, offering a fresh perspective on ink wash that differs from the past. For instance, in 2014, Red Grain Art held the exhibition "Taiwan Water, Korean Ink: The Two Facets of Contemporary Ink Wash" in Taipei. In 2015, it assisted the National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art in Seoul in a show titled "Macro and Micro: The Phenomenon of Korean and Taiwanese Ink Painting." In the realm of abstract art, it organized the "Alternative Abstraction, Intersecting Cold and Hot Zones: An Exhibition of Abstract Art from Taiwan and Korea" in 2015, inviting Won Jung-Hee, the chief researcher at the Korean Art Research Institute, to curate and bring together significant contemporary ink wash and abstract artists from both Taiwan and Korea. The motivation behind this curation was to explore the different aspects of contemporary ink wash and abstract art shaped by the disparate national identities and intrinsic creative drives of the two countries, while also aiming to deepen cultural and artistic exchange between artists and scholars in Taiwan and Korea through this opportunity, providing an interactive process for galleries, artists, and collectors, stimulating the art market and collection, and fostering a more vibrant artistic ecology. The ten-year management philosophy has allowed Red Grain Art to grow robustly, moving towards academic, contemporary, and international orientations. General Manager Chen Hui-Jun stated, "It takes ten years to hone a sword." Now, in the face of economic downturns, even when confronting setbacks or low tides, our passionate philosophy will not extinguish, and we will continue to pursue an international vision. The second decade is just beginning... (Source: Non-Pond Art)
