董小蕙

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S. Hwei 2014（右下）

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This work is in very good condition. Under UV light, there is no evidence of retouching.
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畫家董小蕙多年來皆以「黑桌靜物」及「老院子」兩個系列專題，為其藝術創作之主軸；一方面是承續中國文化內涵所獨具之「靜觀」與「高遠」的美感特質，另一方面則是畫家生命底蘊的歷程記錄與自然流露。此次上拍的《早春圖—粉茶》和《庭院春曉—粉茶》（拍品編號5037）兩件作品雖然分屬上述兩個不同之主題表現，卻由於皆是以「春天」的季節意象為創作內容――粉茶於不同場域綻放的丰姿，恰好統合了兩者間的風格形式與意境內涵。

畫家這二幅意圖表達新春訊息的到臨，呼應了古人真實刻劃節氣交替的宇宙觀，描繪出春回大地的蓬勃妍麗與欣喜盎然，卻出以新的現代詮釋。《早春圖—粉茶》一作以靜物畫的方式表現，不同於西方靜物畫著重「真實」與「存在」的體積寫實感，而著重於茶花盛開的生機意象與欣悅氛圍。群芳譜中，茶花雖然艷麗多姿不及牡丹，但特有一種素樸清麗的氣質，非一般凡卉所及。茶花通常盛開於二、三月之間，在南方更於一月間農曆年前已大為綻放，可謂是早春訊息的真實意象，與北方猶在天寒地凍的景觀大有差異，可說是對「早春」的不同體現。

董小蕙對茶花情有獨鍾，一方面著重茶花接枝出芽的自然生態，另一方面特能掌握茶花在濃豔中，卻別具一格的天生麗質。此作畫粉茶盛開於盆栽，枝葉生長茂密，畫出花葉間墨綠與粉紅的妍麗對比，色澤濃郁層層疊染而不滯；花苞與蒂瓣的暈染，尤見工緻生動的繪畫功力。通幅雖然熱鬧嬌妍，但卻仍有一種嫻靜清雅的風姿，是茶花特有的韻致，也是畫家個人的風格品味。此中蓋有一造型特色，那就是畫面整體看來雖是一「平面性」之構成表現，但綜觀細節，無論花葉用筆之鉤寫、莖幹拙厚之造型、木几古樸之厚實、綠釉盆器之質感、土壤上之植披蕨草，以及背景光暈之微妙處理，無不生動傳神，耐人細觀；這種寫實性極強的平面風格，雖出於油畫材質表現，實暗通於宋人工筆畫之中國美學特質。