[Variety] is a piece of Tsong's Nature of Nature Series.
The Nature of Nature is an art series maintaining a unique atmosphere. It appears in tranquility if you look from a distance, yet you’ll find each check vibrating with dramatic tension when you take a close look. Drawing an allegorical reading from this series, a mountain seen is a mountain being for urban travelers, and only nature observers see the dynamic ecology unfolding before their eyes.
The title of this series contains two “natures.” The former refers to the way of our universe, while the latter the cosmos. This series galvanizes us into introspection, prompting us to give due attention to the extraordinary in our quotidian existence, and to the ceaseless flow in deep silence.
Tsong Pu’s career as an artist has spanned nearly 40 years since he returned from Spain in 1981, bringing him an iconic status in the Taiwanese contemporary art scene. More specific, he is not only a minimalist artist in the spotlight, but also a bellwether for material and ideational innovation in the pluralistic genealogy of Taiwanese contemporary art. His achievements and reputation rest as much upon his long-term forward-looking horizons for creation, as upon his brilliant, sui generis philosophy of art evolved from his prolific career over the past four decades.
