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Art Taichung 2024

Ting Ting Art Space is pleased to announce our participation in Art Taichung 2024, presenting diverse works from 13 domestic and international artists. The event will take place from July 19th (Fri) to 21st (Sun) at the Millennium Hotel Taichung. Ting Ting Art Space is dedicated to promote the idea of “Art in everyday life”. Our goal as a gallery is to improve people’s aesthetic experiences by integrating art into their daily lives, making art more approachable and accessible.

 

  • Moisés Yagües’ highly anticipated new series “The Artist and the Monster” makes its debut. 

The series is a personal journey dissected by Yagües himself, where the “monsters” in the paintings symbolize the doubts, fears, and psychological obstacles encountered as an artist. Each artwork precisely captures the dilemmas and emotional states faced in artistic creation. Nonetheless, the act of “creating” itself is already a courageous display, and this series is dedicated to those brave souls who dare to confront their “monsters” and transform the unknown into dazzling fireworks.

 

  • Maria Cobas’s “Dream-Core” paintings radiate a pink-hued explosion of energy. 

With a sweetness akin to cotton candy and a fantastical aura, “Dream-Core” paintings have recently become a hot topic among art lovers alike. Spanish artist Maria Cobas infuses her social observations with a rich female perspective into her artwork, complemented by vibrant and colorful hues that exude captivating pink sweetness. Follow us and step into a mesmerizing universe created by Maria Cobas. 

 

  • The first Taiwanese artist, represented by Ting Ting, Shih Siao-Mo, debuted with a confident whistle.

Born in Kaohsiung and now based in Taipei, artist Shih Siao-Mo debuted her series “Take That!” for the first time at the 2024 Art Taichung, marking her as the first local artist represented by Ting Ting Art Space. The series features diptychs composed of collages accompanied by striking handwritten words and brushstrokes, promising an unforgettable experience for viewers.

 

｜Artist｜

Akihito Yoshida 

Carlos Tárdez 

Daniele Oldani 

Dima Kashtalyan 

Maria Cobas 

Moisés Yagües 

Nicolás Romero 

Jisbar 

Katharina Arndt 

Rhys Brown 

Shih Siao Mo 

Cheng Cheng Yi 

 

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GREEDY DOPAMINE—SHIH SIAO-MO solo exhibition

“It is a blessing and a curse, a motivation and a reward.”— <The Molecule of More>  Daniel Z. Lieberman, Michael E. Long

From August 3 to 25 this year, Ting Ting Art Space will host the exhibition “Greedy Dopamine: A Solo Exhibition by Shih Siao-Mo,” showcasing her previously unseen works. Departing from her usual monochromatic palette, this exhibition will present her explosive and unpredictable creativity through high-saturation visuals.

The exhibition focuses on two major series: “Greedy Dopamine” and “Radicals.” The highly visual “Greedy Dopamine” series features geometric distortions and intense, saturated colors, creating a constantly shifting, fluid repetition that symbolizes dopamine’s powerful drive in stimulating emotions and desires. The main works in this series range from size 150 to 800, with the full-frame images offering an extended sense of expansion, allowing viewers to experience dopamine’s tangible, dynamic growth. These pieces exhibit strong visual impact and depth, especially when displayed in public spaces.

 

The Path of Solitary Crowds 多巴胺的多重啟示, 石小墨 Shih Siao Mo, 2024, Acrylic on canvas, 162 x 224 cm

 

The Bliss of Desire Molecules 慾望分子的極樂, 石小墨 Shih Siao Mo, 2023, Acrylic on canvas, 194 x 384 cm

 

The “Radicals” series represents Shih Siao-Mo’s recent exploration of “tracing back to the origins.” Inspired by the character practice books she used as a child, this series delves into the strokes and combinations of Chinese characters, transforming them into concrete symbols and meanings that ultimately become cultural carriers. Shih views radicals as semantic symbols and attempts to reinterpret the linear history of character development. Through the technique of canvas patchwork, she constructs paintings imbued with the meanings of these symbols.

 

Translation in the Dialogue of Civilizations-1 文明對話中的翻譯1, 石小墨 Shih Siao Mo, 2024, Acrylic on canvas, 90 x 180 cm

 

From Strokes to Philosophy 從筆畫到哲學的旅程, 石小墨 Shih Siao Mo, 2024, Acrylic on canvas, 180 x 120 cm

 

The “Objects/Events” series serves as a visual side story to this exhibition, stemming from Shih Siao-Mo’s reflections on the insignificant events and moments of daily life. For instance, in “Absurd Daily Object Fantasies,” she captures the moment when papers accidentally fall from a height. This series explores objects not only as static backgrounds that set the atmosphere but also as dynamic participants that trigger events, capturing concrete occurrences through abstract forms.

 

Object & Thing-3 荒謬日常的物件狂想3, 石小墨 Shih Siao Mo, 2024, Acrylic on canvas, 145.5 x 112 cm

 

Object & Thing-2 荒謬日常的物件狂想2, 石小墨 Shih Siao Mo, 2024, Acrylic on canvas, 158 x 158 cm

 

■ GREEDY DOPAMINE—SHIH SIAO-MO solo exhibition

■ Opening |
8/3(Sat.) 15:00-19:00

■ Artist on-site |
8/10(Sat.) 14:30-15:30
8/17(Sat.) 14:30-15:30

■ Exhibition |
8/3(Sat.) -8/25(Sun.）

■ location |
TING TING ART SPACE
No.111,Tianmu E Rd., Shilin Dist.,Taipei City

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Shih Siao-Mo

Born in 1972 in Kaohsiung, Taiwan, Shi Siao-Mo is a contemporary artist currently based in Taipei. She has devoted herself to creating large-scale abstract paintings with thematic depth. Her work spans across fields such as philosophy, psychology, sociology, science, medicine, and geology, supported by theoretical literature, delving deeply into the exploration of human “consciousness.”

Siao-mo’s art is not merely about visual presentation; each stroke carries a profound analysis of the issues she addresses, reflecting on the complex and multifaceted social behaviors of humanity. Whether through her paintings, installations, photography, or videos, she blends a sensuous and dynamic idea with rigorous conceptual reasoning.