OUT OF THE BLUE
116 x 81 cm, acrylic on canvas, 2017
Drawing upon my father’s architectural blueprints from the 1980s—especially those of the building where my family home was located in Taipei—I revisited the terrain of childhood memory. In a silent act of sharing, my father drew on one side of the plans while I sketched on the other. Over time, these traces became a bridge between generations, inspiring me to recreate this emotional dialogue across time and space.
"Chen Mei-Tsen’s Out of the Blue series is based on architectural blueprints left by the artist’s father. Through a collaborative, four-handed approach, the artist creates works on these blueprints, opening up new possibilities. For her, painting is a way to continue the dialogue and communicate with her father, memories, and architecture. In her paintings, the 'field' is no longer a measurable space but a spiritual dimension. The distance between blue and white becomes a gap in time and memory. The Utopia series builds on this exploration by shifting the focus from personal memory to geographical and cultural migrations. She observes the world from a wandering perspective, transforming the experience of movement into nourishment—a pursuit of identity and a coordinate of existence." by Jenny LEE
116 x 81 cm, acrylic on canvas, 2017
Drawing upon my father’s architectural blueprints from the 1980s—especially those of the building where my family home was located in Taipei—I revisited the terrain of childhood memory. In a silent act of sharing, my father drew on one side of the plans while I sketched on the other. Over time, these traces became a bridge between generations, inspiring me to recreate this emotional dialogue across time and space.
"Chen Mei-Tsen’s Out of the Blue series is based on architectural blueprints left by the artist’s father. Through a collaborative, four-handed approach, the artist creates works on these blueprints, opening up new possibilities. For her, painting is a way to continue the dialogue and communicate with her father, memories, and architecture. In her paintings, the 'field' is no longer a measurable space but a spiritual dimension. The distance between blue and white becomes a gap in time and memory. The Utopia series builds on this exploration by shifting the focus from personal memory to geographical and cultural migrations. She observes the world from a wandering perspective, transforming the experience of movement into nourishment—a pursuit of identity and a coordinate of existence." by Jenny LEE
Group exhibition “The Interval Between” at Galerie Pierre, Taichung, Taiwan, 2025-2026