[Author introduction] Tristan Wu
Introducing contemporary artist and Taiwanese writer Tristan Wu.
Tristan Wu was born in Kaohsiung (Taiwan) in 1989.
Raised in Taiwan and England.
When he was a student in Taiwan, he began drawing satirical skits out of his rebellious spirit against the culture of pushing children and students to their limits and against the Taiwanese education system.
Tristan Wu is a self-taught artist.
He draws inspiration from his harsh military upbringing, China's civil war, Taiwan's religious beliefs, his experiences as a sportsman, and his interactions between Europe and Asia.
Through fragmentary episodes of domination and rebellion, he humorously recreates these scenes with a mixture of joy and anger, creating a world of conquerors led by the fictional character Hysterical Mitch, an ally of justice. Ta.
Dressed as an emperor, a military commander, a CEO, or even a rugby player, this perfect anti-hero's hysterical state explores our contemporary struggles, including war, memory, sport, technology, and education. expressing.
Tristan Wu pours overwhelming energy into his work.
True to his double culture, his work powerfully interweaves images of Asian cultural forms and globalized pop culture.
Tristan Wu is surprising us in the current figurative art world with his vibrant, sincere and impressive works.
[Career]
Solo exhibition2022 Muscle Up, Whimsy Works, Taipei, Taiwan
2021 Playground, 182 Art Space, Tainan, Taiwan
2020 Le Réservoir, Sète, France
2020 Whaaaaat's Studio Opening, International Contemporary Art Fair, Taipei, Taiwan
2019 Asia Now, Paris Asia Art Fair, Paris, France
2019 Le Réservoir, Sète, France
Main group exhibitions
2022 Square Number One, Equal Art, Taichung, Taiwan
2021 Mobile Village/Yun-Chia-Chia-Ying Visual Art Link, Tainan/Chiayi, Taiwan
2021 Cool Kids, Moosey Art at Hoxton Arches, London, UK
2020 Le Réservoir, Sète, France
2019 Asia Shot, Asian Art Fair, Sete, France
2019 La Serre, Montpellier, France
2018 Le Réservoir, Sète, France
2018 Fanzine Festival, Paris, France
【the work】
Workers Overwhelm
H2000×W1600(mm)
Acrylic on military canvas
¥675,000(TAX IN)
Heavy workers are professionals. Each dumbbell weighs over 100 kg! They must always be ready to demonstrate maximum power performance! As they march casually, squeezing, and bumping into each other, they expand! Expand! Everyone is fighting to stand out! Everyone is trying their best to stand out! Lol
Workers X - 1
H1600×W1590(mm)
Acrylic on military canvas
¥607,500(TAX IN)
Unemployed, ill-dressed, unidentifiable, anonymous workers march and expand in almost orderly fashion. Before long, this landscape will be filled with only the colors that represent them. Each one proudly wearing the uniform I made! Each one wants to stand out! Each one wants to be noticed. They can be anything they want to be.
Workers X-2
H1700×W1600(mm)
Acrylic on military canvas
¥607,500(TAX IN)
People at the temple I wear my favorite Buddha statue head, the evil spirit of heaven, the warrior of the Three Princes, and the neon god of the fire car in Taiwan as a state-of-the-art helmet from Wu Tech Technology Co., Ltd.! (Laughs) That's amazing! No one knows who they are wearing that helmet, they don't work for a company, they're not well-dressed, they can't be identified, and there's no prejudice! They can take on any shape they want! They march in ever-widening formations! Eventually the landscape becomes theirs.
Workers X - 3
H1700×W1600(mm)
Acrylic on military canvas
¥607,500(TAX IN)
Unemployed, ill-dressed, unidentifiable, anonymous workers march and expand in almost orderly fashion. Before long, this landscape will be filled with only the colors that represent them. Each one proudly wearing the uniform I made! Each one wants to stand out! Each one wants to be noticed. They can be anything they want to be.
[Concept video]
Initiate Mitch 1 minute run
Trapped in a loop of everyday made-believe comforts in a seemingly friendly and ideal environment, getting out of it would require a group of incorporated personnel tasked with the administration to orchestrate and provoke, sometimes violent in the face of discouragement. There is the CEO , who sees the problem and signals the motion in rage and hysteria. There is Vicky, the executive secretary, who administers and implements methods. There is the soldier, who muscles and has fun. And there is Mitch.Mitch is on the upper deck. above their world. He is the simplest version of them all, an absurd personality, trapped in a loop full of images, heroes and legends made out of him. It was thought that he was the way out but he can never escape from the constant call for hostile circumstances.
In a seemingly friendly and ideal environment, we find ourselves stuck in a loop of everyday comfort. To get out of this situation, employees in the management department take command, provoke, and sometimes resort to violence. Management commands, provokes, and sometimes violently discourages. There are CEOs who see a problem and act out in anger and hysteria. and Vicky, an executive secretary who manages and runs the methods. And soldiers who build muscle and have fun. And Mitch. Mitch is on deck above their world. He is the simplest and most absurd personality of them all. An irrational personality, trapped in a loop full of images, heroes, and legends of his own making. It was thought that he would be the exit, but he is always required to be in a hostile situation and can never escape. I'm in a situation.
Pull the Pin
The burn-out process of Hysterical Mitch, buried deep within! It's a bloody jungle where the fruits are grenades! Boom!
Hysterical Mitch's burning process is buried deep inside! It's a bloody jungle of fruit grenades! Dokkaan!
Supernova
Overthrown! Overflown! Overwhelmed! Invasion! Invasion! Invasion! They've come to us, in human form, more or less… Half-shrimp Policeman! Zap! Zap! Zap! It's a fucking zoo! Only animals are friends. Only Buddha (Bodhisattva) can save us! Only Taiwanese temples can yield that kind of power! We will party till the whole shit blows over! Drinks all night! Dance of the tiger! Pub! Beer! Rugby! Happy Chinese New Year! Nezha of heaven , third prince warrior, neon god on fire wheels of Taiwan (三太子) kicks their arses! Zap! Zap! Zap! Their true form reveals! Nothing but dummies! Dummies! Soulless! Sucked back up into the void of space! Overthrow (Overthrown)!
Jump over it! Overwhelmed! Invasion! Invasion! Invasion! The human-shaped guys have arrived, half-shrimp police officers! Zap! Zap! Zap! It's a fucking zoo! Animals are our only friends Only the Buddha (Bodhisattva) can save us! Only temples in Taiwan can get such power! Party 'til the shit ends! Drink all night! Tiger dance! Pub! Beer! Rugby! Happy Chinese New Year! The neon god of Heaven's Nei, Third Prince Warrior, and Taiwanese Husha (San Taishi) kicks their butts! Zap! Zap! Zap! That’s it! That’s it! Their true forms have been revealed! They're just dummies! Dummy! They have no souls! They're being sucked into the far reaches of space!
Outlet Remastered (Long Movie)
Revolving around Solution Corp., a subsidiary of Wu Tech Industries, Outlet is about fake integration, oppression, corporation, ambition, a lot of brute fun and mixed lore in the process of finding the solution. In this piece, I present a more realistic sense of my world, from trying to rise to the top in the megapolitan environment to ruins of a Veteran's Village.Centered around Solution Corp., a subsidiary of Wu Tech Industries, Outlet is about fake integration, oppression, enterprise, ambition, lots of daring fun, and various legends in the process of finding a solution. This work depicts my world more realistically, including trying to get ahead in a big city environment and the ruins of a veterans' village.
[Staff comment]
The works are full of expressive people. The joy, anger, and sadness are expressed in a pop style mixed with humor.
The motif is an old man, but it also has cute elements such as many old men standing in a row and colorful colors! This is a solo exhibition, so please come and visit us!
[Exhibition information]
■PROFILE：Tristan Wu
Tristan Wu humorously recreates scenes of domination and rebellion in fragmentary episodes, imbued with joyful anger, and creates a world of conquerors, finding happiness through a fictional organization. Whether as an emperor, an army commander, a company CEO, or just an athlete, this perfect anti-heroic hysteria becomes the misambique of modern struggles: war, memory, sport, technology, style, education. .
Business hours: October 24th (Monday) to October 30th (Sunday), 2022, business hours 10:00 - 21:00
*Business hours may change due to the influence of the new coronavirus. Please check the official website from time to time.
*On the last day, we will be open until 20:00.
free entrance
Venue: +ART GALLERY
Address: Shibuya Scramble Square Shop & Restaurant 14F
(150-0002 2-24-12 Shibuya, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo)
Access: 30 seconds to 1 minute each from JR Shibuya Station (Yamanote Line, Shonan-Shinjuku Line), Tokyo Metro Shibuya Station (Fukutoshin Line, Hanzomon Line, Ginza Line), Tokyu Line Shibuya Station (Toyoko Line, Denentoshi Line)
Works can be exhibited and sold. It will also be sold online during this period.
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Sponsored and planned by: Plus Art Co., Ltd.
Artist: Tristan Wu
