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Darfar Hu (Taiwan)

*胡达华～钉画达人(Nail Art Painter)自我简介
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我是土生土長的九份人，雖然已定居台北些許時日，但對家鄉景物所願付出的關心，數十年來不曾改變。

現在的九份，湧進了各地來的觀光客與生意人，短短數年即將山城的舊景破壞殆盡。尤其是看見對此地沒有感情的異鄉生意人，只把遊客當成金礦淘。昔日必須憑藉膽識與耐力，才能挖到地底藏金的刻苦精神何在？實在令人憂心。

我是從事小五金的生意人，金屬為熟悉的素材。近年來發現，有著鮮麗色彩的金屬材料，如易開罐、鐵盒、茶罐、奶粉罐等，特別能吸引我的注意。

探究原因，該是五、六十年前古早九份的生活回憶，正透過色彩在呼喚我。記憶似乎越歷久越彌新地由黑白蛻換成繽紛色彩，過往的美好情景，也不斷要我透過金屬鐵片的色彩拼貼，以畫作方式來還原九份的美麗記憶。

從一九九五年開始不拘題材的初期試作，到一九九七年後正式以九份為題進行一系列創作。經過六年，累積了八十餘幅初期試作及以古早九份為題的作品。今配合個人網站之設置，將「釘畫」的創作方式，以及部分畫作附上簡略的解說，呈現在網頁中，誠摯地希望，這份故鄉九份的思古幽情，能夠分享給更多藝術愛好者。

晒尿布，60x45cm，1998年，No.114

在九份礦區嬰兒的誕生是一件喜悅的好事，就像「有子有女湊成"好"字」給人吉兆的感覺。

因此，地狹人稠的九份人口迅速增加，為產婦坐月子煮的麻油雞香也時刻可聞。

看著晾衣架上珍貴的日製嬰兒服，請務必妥善使用，好留給將來出生的弟妹穿用。

五番坑口，63x44cm，1997年，No.122

山不在高，有「金」則名。 五番坑口海拔只有300公尺，昔日因產金量多（曾年產兩萬多兩）名噪一時。
此坑除有金礦外，也產單位卡洛里很高的無煙煤。
據了解，全世界金煤同坑的產地甚少，故五番坑相當特出。
尤其把土石一車車運出至搗礦場，無煙煤則推到戲台後側，卸入漏斗再由卡車運至外地出售。
過去這種熱絡盛況，是今日「金歇煤盡，坑封物毀」，坑口已被填平為廣場，難以憑藉想像出來的。

大竿林的屋頂，70x39cm，1996年，No.222

因為大竿林位於「大路」的尾段，家居生活不易受到外界影響，所以至今依然保留些許昔日的風光。
雨中灰白的天空色映照在「厝頂」，地與天默默的結成一色。

頌德碑，60x45cm，2001年，No.292

除了國小操場，頌德公園可是九份山城的大平地了。在清晨日出時刻，常有婦女及兒童來此聊天、遊戲。

礦區的生活單純，好像有這樣的活動空間便覺滿足。 傍晚一到，常見江湖藝人敲鑼打鼓大賣狗皮膏藥。

各種氣功表演如臥釘床、踩破玻璃瓶、掌拳斷磚塊、紙條斷竹、竹筷穿石、指鑿磚…讓大家目瞪口呆的表演接連上演。

除了精彩的表演能吸引大家外，現場擺兩三盞照明用的乙炔磺火，因能產生相當明亮的光芒穿照夜空，引來無數飛蛾投火的另類插花表演。

磺火燈是用兩個奶粉罐套在一起，上端打一小孔裝上火嘴，罐內先放入磺石再灌入水，就可產生乙炔點火照明。

Hiroyuki Izutsu (Japan)

Hiroyuki Izutsu was born in Tokyo in 1955. In 1998 he won one of the annual illustration prizes awarded by the Kodansha publishing house. In 2005 his work was displayed in an exhibition organized by the Nihonbashi Takashimaya art gallery.

Clients: Kodansha, Bungeisyunju, Sinchousha.

Website: Hiroyuki Izutsu

Email: izutsujimusyo@hkg.odn.ne.jp

"My style is unreal realism, freedom and elegance." -- Hiroyuki Izutsu

[Derived from: Campos, C. (2011) Japanese illustration now. London, United Kingdom: Thames & Hudson Ltd.. (p.96, 99)]

Hiroshi Yoshii (Japan)

Hiroshi Yoshii is one of Japan's most important digital artists and the designer of some of the most famous characters from Japanese TV shows, ad campaigns and websites. He was also one of the first to use Corel Painter for digital illustration and has written several books on the subject. He is currently working on his own animated series.

Clients: Sony, NTT Docomo, Microsoft, Pixologic, Total, Le Point, SVM Publications, DCNS, Gloria Jean's, Scholastic, Ontex, ALC, ASCII, Japan Telecom, TV Tokyo, Nippon Television Network.

Website: Hiroshi Yoshii

Email: hiroshi@yoshii.com

"In Japan, people's cultural backgrounds are very similar, and this allows artists to express ideas that are completely understood from the outset without any need to go into lengthy explanations."

[Derived from: Campos, C. (2011) Japanese illustration now. London, United Kingdom: Thames & Hudson Ltd.. (p.93)]

Hiromi Toriyama (Japan)

Hiromi Toriyama was born in Osaka in 1981 and graduated from Osaka University of Arts in 2004. In 2007 she opened her own studio, Studio: mu, in partnership with Natsuko Yoshino. Of all the awards she has won, the most noteworthy is the top prize in the design category at the 57th Kansai Nika Exhibition.

Website: Hiromi Toriyama

Email: hiromi-toriyama81@yahoo.co.jp

Lesson I (2007)

Lesson II (2007)

Lesson III (2007)

Sunset (2007)

[Derived from: Campos, C. (2011) Japanese illustration now. London, United Kingdom: Thames & Hudson Ltd.. (p.89)]

Hiroaki Yamadera (Japan)

Hiroaki Yamadera was born on 4 July 1972. He worked in a design agency for 10 years but in January 2008 he resolved to devote himself full-time to his work as a freelance illustrator. His drawings are notable for the way in which they remain open to interpretation, allowing viewers to exercise their imagination.

Clients: Stern, Ciao, Deep Forest.

Website: Agency - Art Liaison

[Derived from: Campos, C. (2011) Japanese illustration now. London, United Kingdom: Thames & Hudson Ltd.. (p.81)]