席德進

executed in 1960-1962

This work is in good condition. There is a repaired tear, approximately 7 centimeters in length, around the center of the bottom edge. The piece has marks from handling, inherited from creation, and small spots of scattered foxing, due to age. There are also scattered brown spots around the top edge, a product of the material.
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「我要畫我們最熟悉、最熱愛的。畫別人不敢畫的。」
席德進

在席德進的素描中，有一系列的裸男主題創作。他偏愛以青年男子為對象，描繪他們不同的姿態，大膽地表達自我對於男性軀體魅力的愛慕與嚮往。對藝術家來說，它們不僅只是單純的素描，更像是一個個關於「青春」與「愛」的故事。

在《抽煙男子》一作，席德進描寫一個裸身、抽著煙的青年。在炭筆的刻畫、烘托中，身體的量感與緊實的肌肉線條，清晰地呈現，雖然藝術家使用的是黑色的炭墨，但在細膩明暗的對比變化與鋪陳中，他幾乎呈現出一種繪畫的「色感」。我們可以想像，男子有著健康的小麥色肌膚，在窗外陽光透射的照耀下，閃耀著青春無敵的光芒。 畫中人從容自若，放鬆的肢體語言，彷彿處在一個極為熟悉、自適的私人生活空間，點燃一根煙，享受拋開凡俗事物的輕鬆無憂。席德進在此細膩地捕捉他眼見的美麗與青春，帶著一抹發自內心的愛戀與崇拜。