一位文學家眼中的世界：鈞特．葛拉斯的詩
A Writer’s Vision: The Poetry and Paintings of Günter Grass
2007/1128-2008/0224
台北市立美術館 3A
Taipei Fine Arts Museum 3A
1999年諾貝爾文學獎得主鈞特．葛拉斯，是當代德語文壇的國寶，但鮮少人知道也是當今極少數跨領域的傑出藝術工作者。自1948年起，葛拉斯便進入杜塞道夫藝術學院學習，是一位深受專業薰陶的藝術創作者，舉凡水彩、雕塑與版畫都有豐富的作品。今年適逢葛拉斯八十歲生日，北美館將於2007年11月28日與德國福士美術館、台北德國文化中心合作，展出葛拉斯手繪的110餘件水彩作品，這批畫作可說是葛拉斯創作生涯中獨具特色、也富有文學價值的作品。藉由水彩透明澄澈的質感，葛拉斯將德國鄉間各種自然景緻、動植物，甚至是人工物，一一地描繪下來，並以詩篇來敘述它╱牠們，讓文字成為繪畫的內涵，彼此言說、對話，傳達豐富的想像色彩，同時流露幽暗深邃的寓意。
Günter Grass, winner of the 1999 Nobel Prize for Literature, was born in Danzig on October 16, 1927. A prolific writer, he is an icon of contemporary German literature as well as one of the very few outstanding multidisciplinary artists today. Entering the Duesseldorf Academy of Arts in 1948, Grass received formal art training and has created many watercolors, sculptures and prints. This year marks Grass’ 80th birthday. On November 28, 2007, The Taipei Fine Arts Museum will be in collaboration with the Würth Museum in Germany and the Deutsches Kulturzentrum Taipei to show 116 watercolours and 12 sculptures by Grass from the collection of the Würth Museum in Germany and private collection. These works are the most distinctive pieces in his career and also the ones with the highest literary value. Using transparent watercolour, Grass depicts the natural landscapes, flora and fauna and even man-made objects found in the German countryside, such as vast fields, clouds, hares, fungi, frogs, catfish, old coats, cloth shoes, lunch boxes and tools with signs of use. With spontaneous brushstroke and bright colors, he portrays the objects that have deep metaphorical meaning to him and describes them with poems. The texts and images inform and interact with one another, creating fantastic visions and profound meanings.
