Using fairy tales as the foundation of her work, Taiwanese artist Chang Chia-ying creates colorful oil paintings steeped in a wondrous sense of mystery and innocence. Many of Chang’s paintings are unexpectedly large, with some being more than two meters tall, a surprise for people who assume her delicate brushwork is done on a smaller canvas. The size of her paintings help accentuate one of the most prominent features of her works – her doe-eyed characters. With penetrating gazes that demand a viewer’s full attention, these characters invite viewers to immerse themselves into Chang’s surreal world. Chang beckons viewers to use their own imagination to fill in the blanks, form their own interpretation of her work, and essentially create a fairy tale of their very own. Describing her art, she says, “Like Moebius’ illustrations, my paintings are a fairy-tale paradise without an entrance or exit, a fantasy that goes on infinitely, stories without a beginning or end.”
来自台北的80后艺术家张嘉颖，创作了许多以童话为画本的油画作品，看起来绚丽多彩、天真烂漫的画面背后，仿佛蕴含着隐隐超现实的神秘感。
张嘉颖笔下的这些画看起来玲珑精致，但其实有很多尺寸不小，甚至有些高达2米，接近半面墙。凝神细看，画中的每一个形象似乎都有一双“会说话的大眼睛”：而当你被这种深邃的魅力牢牢攫获时，想象力便会将你儿时的童话故事串联起来，自行补充上画面中断层的联系，从而人人都可以谱出各不相同的故事。那是迷你微观世界里的大故事，用张嘉颖自己的话来说，就是“如同一处既无入口也没出口的童话天堂，无穷尽地运行着，永无终点或结局的莫比斯童话。”
To see Chang Chiaying’s paintings in person, the Project Fulfill Art Space in Taipei, Taiwan is currently showcasing her solo exhibition.
Event: Mini Me
Exhibition Dates: October 20, 2017 ~ November 25, 2017
Opening Hours: Tuesday ~ Saturday 11am~7pm (Sunday by appointment only)
Address:
Project Fulfill Art Space
1F., No.2, Alley 45, Lane 147, Sec. 3, Xinyi Rd.
Da’an District, Taipei
Taiwan
现在，张嘉颖的作品正在台湾“就在艺术空间”展出，欢迎大家前往观瞻。
活动: 迷你谜
展期: 2017年10月20日——2017年11月25日
时间: 周二至周日 早上11点至晚上7点（周日仅供预约）
地址:
台湾
台北市大安区
信义路三段 147 巷 45 弄 2 号一楼
就在艺术空间
Website: www.changchiaying.com
Facebook: ~/Changchiaying
Contributor: Chen Yuan
Images Courtesy of Project Fulfill Art Space & Chang Chiaying
