臨時措施 Provisional Measures
莫藍菲 布萊恩 Brian Molanphy
臺北市立大學視覺藝術學系第一展示中心
展覽期間3/5-3/24 2026
開幕茶會 3/10（二）12:30pm
專題演講 3/11（三）10:00am 公誠樓G617
《Artist Statement》
Morality begins when freedom, instead of being justified by itself, feels itself to be arbitrary & violent. —Emmanuel Levinas
Provisional Measures 臨時措施 is 36 ceramics created during residency at Cloud Forest Ceramics, Taipei then exhibited at Space One Gallery, University of Taipei. Formed from a generic teardrop flower petal shape, suspended on aluminum rods, on an intimate scale they recall the fruit & flowers on panicles (long stems) such as mango, while on a large scale pointing to human structures intervening in the world, such as architecture. Though aluminum has featured in several exhibitions, it has not played such an important role since round hole square peg (2010). As in braceros (2014, 2015), the ceramics float on wire. As in silos (2015, 2018), the ceramics are offered up on hooks, available to the audience. Suspended, shadowed artworks byChristian Boltansky, Nishikawa Yuko, & Mark di Suvero are influences for this series.
Paul Klee said that a drawing is a line that went for a walk. Therefore one can say that ceramics is a line that went for a flight. To put that thought into action has led to exhibitions around the world.
Thanks to David, Josh, & Ella at Cloud Forest for the opportunity to produce this series. Thanks to University of Taipei Department of Visual Arts, especially Dean Wang, for the opportunity to exhibit the series. Thanks to National Taipei University of Education Department of Arts and Design, especially Director You, for support this school year.
Brian Molanphy
Professor, Division of Art, Meadows School of the Arts, Southern Methodist University, USA
Artist-in-Residence, 北教大 NTUE 2025-2026
《藝術家創作自述》
當自由不再以自身為正當理由，而是意識到自身俱有任意性和暴力性時，道德就因此開始。—埃馬紐埃爾·列維納斯
《臨時措施》是藝術家在雲森陶陶工作室駐留期間創作的36 件陶瓷作品，後來於台北市立大學展示中心展出。這些作品以常見的淚滴狀花瓣為原型，懸掛於鋁桿之上。小巧的尺寸令人聯想到芒果等長莖圓錐花序上的果實和花朵；而大尺寸則指向人類介入世界的結構，例如建築。儘管鋁材曾在多個展覽中出現，但自《圓孔方釘》（2010）以來，它並未扮演如此重要的角色。與《手鐲》（2014、2015）類似，這些陶瓷作品懸浮於金屬絲之上。與《筒倉》（2015、2018）類似，這些陶瓷作品被掛在鉤子上，供觀眾取閱。克里斯蒂安·波爾坦斯基、西川裕子和馬克·迪·蘇維羅的懸垂陰影藝術作品對本系列作品產生了影響。
保羅·克利曾說，繪畫就是一條散步的線條。因此可以說，陶瓷產業就像一架飛翔的飛機。將這種理念付諸實踐，催生了世界各地舉辦的展覽。
感謝雲森陶陶工作室的David、Josh 和Ella，感謝他們給予我創作本系列作品的機會。感謝台北市立大學視覺藝術學系，特別是王主任，給予我展出本系列作品的機會。感謝國立台北教育大學藝術與造形設計學系，特別是游主任，在本學年給予我的支持。
莫藍菲 布萊恩
美國 南方衛理公會大學美鐸藝術學院藝術系教授
2025-2026北教大駐校藝術家
