蔡逸溪

Moonlight Over Lotus Pond 2005 Ink on Paper 97 x 90 cm

荷塘月色, 2005, 纸本水墨, 97 x 90 cm

Artist Chua Ek Kay

蔡逸溪

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蔡逸溪(1947年生于中国,2008年逝于新加坡)是一位致力于东西方艺术融合的艺术家。他于1991年凭借出色作品,成为首位荣获大华银行年度绘画大奖的水墨画家。

蔡逸溪早年师从名家范昌乾,深受传统笔墨技艺的熏陶,随后也对西方艺术产生浓厚兴趣。他的作品鲜明地展现了中国传统艺术形式与西方艺术技法的融合,形成独树一帜的艺术语言。

1999年,蔡逸溪获颁新加坡最高艺术荣誉——文化奖,肯定了他在本地艺术发展中的杰出贡献。

教育背景:

1957 师承范昌乾先生,接受私人绘画指导

1989 新加坡拉萨尔艺术学院(Lasalle-SIA College of the Arts)

1994 澳大利亚塔斯马尼亚大学美术学士学位(Bachelor of Fine Arts)

1995 澳大利亚西悉尼大学艺术硕士学位(Master of Arts)

蔡逸溪于1947年出生于中国广东,后移居新加坡,是当代水墨画领域的重要先驱。他在东西方艺术之间架起桥梁,以融合传统与现代的独特风格,重新定义了中国水墨画的表现形式,创造出一种兼具文化底蕴与当代精神的视觉语言。

跨文化表达的先驱

蔡逸溪的艺术之路深受双重影响:一方面,他师承“海派”名家范昌乾,系统学习中国传统书画技艺;另一方面,他也积极探索西方现代艺术的表现形式。他于1991年凭借作品《旧地重游》荣获大华银行年度绘画大奖,成为首位获得该奖项的水墨画家,标志着水墨艺术在当代艺术界的重要突破。

他的作品常以新加坡逐渐消逝的城市风貌为题材——如旧店屋、街景与建筑立面——以诗意而奔放的笔触,呈现出既抒情又沉静的视觉节奏。蔡逸溪尤为擅长将书法与古典诗词融入创作,同时也受到杰克逊·波洛克、马蒂斯等西方艺术家的自由笔势和构图影响,在传统中探索实验,在笔墨中注入现代性。

当代水墨的思想推动者

1985年,38岁的蔡逸溪正式投身为全职艺术家,艺术风格亦逐渐走向多元。他不断突破传统水墨的边界,尝试抽象、拼贴、肌理与空间构成的创新表达。他于1999年荣获新加坡文化奖,这是本地艺术领域的最高荣誉,肯定了他对当代水墨艺术的深远影响。

他的个展遍及各大艺术机构,包括新加坡泰勒版画研究院、上海美术馆以及新加坡国家美术馆。其作品亦被选入总统府(总统办公室)与克拉码头地铁站等公共空间展出,体现出他艺术实践在公共与私人领域中的广泛回响。

传承与延续

2008年因病逝世后,蔡逸溪的艺术精神持续在艺术界回荡。2010年,泰勒版画研究院为他举办纪念展览《重温蔡逸溪:水墨宗师回顾展》;2015年,新加坡国家美术馆亦推出回顾展《雨后——蔡逸溪作品展》,展出横跨三十年的代表作品,进一步肯定了他在本地艺术史上的重要地位。

他留下的作品现藏于多个公共与私人机构,也持续启发着后辈艺术家。蔡逸溪以诗意的笔墨、自由的表达与深厚的文化修养,为当代水墨注入新的可能。他不仅重塑了水墨艺术的表达方式,也为艺术跨文化的交流搭建起一座桥梁。

新加坡街景

2007
纸本水墨
58 x 64 cm

Singapore Street Scene, 2007, Ink on paper, 58 x 64 cm

老街

1995
纸本水墨
46 x 52 cm

Old Street Scene, 1995, Ink on paper, 46 x 52 cm

婆罗浮屠金竹亭

1996
纸本水墨
95 x 89 cm

Borobudur Golden Bamboo Pavilion 1996 Ink on Paper 95 x 89 cm
Lotus Series No.2 2003 Ink on Paper 49.00 x 200.00 cm

莲花系列 No.2

2003
纸本水墨
49 x 200 cm

莲花系列 No.6

2006
纸本水墨
97 x 90 cm

Lotus Series No.6 2006 Ink on Paper 97.00 x 90.00 cm

精选个展

2024

IN AUGUST COMPANY,Confluence Art Space, Singapore


2016

Chua Ek Kay: After the Rain, National Gallery Singapore, Singapore


2009

In Memory of… A Tribute to Chua Ek Kay, Singapore Management University Gallery, Singapore


2007

Along the Riverbank, Singapore Tyler Print Institute, Singapore


2005

Recent Works by Chua Ek Kay, Shanghai Art Museum, China


2003   

Lotus Pond Meditations, Singapore Tyler Print Institute, Singapore


2001

Revisiting Home, Seemion Gallery, Singapore


2000

Ink Meditations, Chang Dongxiao Gallery, Singapore


1998

Hunting Antiquity in the Wilderness, Art Discourses, Singapore


1997

Eternal Color, Holy Infant Plaza, Singapore


1995

Chua Ek Kay Works Exhibition, University of Western Sydney, Australia


1992

Anxiety and Duality, Singapore Art Museum, Singapore


1990

Street Scenes, Art Forum Gallery, Singapore


1988   

Ink and Calligraphy Exhibition, Chinese Chamber of Commerce, Singapore


奖项、资助与驻留计划

2006

Cultural Medallion for Visual Arts, Singapore; and the Asia Visual Arts Award, Korean National Cultural Research Organisation


2002

Academician, Lhasa Academy of Art


1999

Cultural Award presented by the Singapore Government


1998

Philip Morris ASEAN Art Award (Singapore)


1991

UOB Grand Prize


1990

UOB Merit Award


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Merrill Lynch International Bank, USA


Rhone-Poulenc Group


Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Los Angeles, USA


National Gallery Singapore


National Library Singapore


Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Singapore


Ministry of Information and the Arts, Singapore


Ministry of Home Affairs, Singapore


United Overseas Bank


精选群展

2021

“Dream of Ink: Selected Works from the INK Foundation Collection,” Los County Museum of Art, Los Angeles, USA


2017

“Nanyang Splendor,” Cape of Good Hope Art Gallery, Singapore


2007

“Summer Exhibition of New Ink Art,” Artzone Gallery, Hong Kong


“Ink on the Way: 2007 Shanghai New Ink Art Exhibition,” Zhu Qizhan Art Museum, Shanghai, China


“Exhibition Celebrating the 10th Anniversary of Hong Kong’s Return,” Hong Kong Central Library, Hong Kong


2005

“SLB Corporate Art Series,” Singapore


“SMU Arts Festival – Visual Art Exhibition,” Singapore


2004

“ASEAN Art Exhibition,” Hanoi, Vietnam


2002

“Endless Time and Space,” London, UK


2001

“ASEAN Art Today,” Dr. Lim Lu Ming Gallery, Singapore


“Color and Ink: A Three-Person Exhibition,” Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia


“Roquiao 20001,” Singapore Art Museum, Singapore


1999

“CRISP Modern Art Exhibition,” Singapore Art Museum, Singapore


“The Power of Poetry: A Modern Ink Art Three-Person Exhibition,” Singapore Art Museum, Singapore


“New Immigrant Art Exhibition,” Dr. Lim Lu Ming Gallery, Singapore


“Travel and Chanting,” Dr. Lim Lu Ming Gallery


1998

“ASEAN Art Exhibition,” Philip Morris Gallery, Hanoi, Vietnam


1997

“Bali Journey: Nine-Person Exhibition,” Singapore; Hong Kong


1996

“Third ASEAN Art Exhibition,” Singapore


“100 Years of Art,” Singapore Art Museum, Singapore

1993

“Singapore: Place and Poetry,” National Museum Art Gallery, Singapore


“Commander Singapore,” Singapore Art Gallery, Singapore

1992

“Exhibition of Famous Singapore Painters,” Queen’s Hall Museum, Singapore


1991

“25 Years of Singapore Art,” National Museum Art Gallery, Singapore; Eleven-city tour in the USA


“Chua Ek Kay and Wong Yih Hui Exhibition,” Mandarin Hotel, Singapore


“Singapore Landscape Exhibition,” Singapore Art Gallery, Singapore


“ASEAN Art Exhibition,” National Arts Council, Singapore


1990

“National Day Art Exhibition,” Singapore


1989 – 1984

“National Day Art Exhibition,” Singapore


1983

“National Day Art Exhibition,” Singapore


1982

“Singapore Artists: Six-Person Exhibition in Adelaide,” University of Adelaide, Australia


“National Day Art Exhibition,” Singapore


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