Permanent Collection
Michael LIN
Paul Morrison’s Ochreais a bucolic scene complete with apple tree, rendered in stark, bold black lines reminiscent of a print or papercut. Finding motifs from nature in pictures of different eras and genres, from the realistic ink drawings of Renaissance woodcuts, to modern animations, Morrison puts these onto his computer, edits them to the desired scale and proportions, and assembles them into work. The imaginary scenes produced in this manner are drawn in a familiar, reassuring style, yet at the same time, are oddly uncanny.
Photo: Oyamada Kuniya
Michael LIN
Born 1964 in Tokyo Japan; lives and works in Brussels (Belgium), Shanghai (China), and Taipei (Taiwan). Graduated from ArtCenter College of Design (California, US). Lin turns away from painting as an object of contemplation toward painting as a bounded, physical space, one we can settle into and inhabit. He orchestrates monumental painting installations that re-conceptualize and reconfigure public spaces. Using patterns and designs appropriated from traditional Taiwanese textiles, his works have been exhibited at major institutions including Palais de Tokyo (Paris, France, 2003), and were featured in a solo exhibition at Contemporary Art Museum, St. Louis (US, 2004).
2008
Acrylic paint
893×1314 cm
Interview with Michael Lin（ PDF ）
Interviewer: Chieko Nakagawa (Towada Art Center)
January 31, 2024
