Lee Sun Don's Liberated Exhibition ( 李善單隨便展) - Wonderful Attainment & Saint-Lotus Lady Jewel - 2013 1/1 – 2/28- Taipei‧X-Power

Wonderful Attainment / Winning the World

The first exhibition in 2013 entitled "Wonderful Attainment & Saint-Lotus Lady Jewel"

also the titles of new works of Professor Lee Sun Don, 

which will take place on 1 January 2012 to 28 Feburary 2013, X-Power Gallery Taipei.

Saint-Lotus Lady Jewel
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Being the first artist in Asia ever invited to have an individual oil painting exhibition accommodated in an exclusive venue in Venice Biennale., Prof. Lee Sun Don won another international art honor – being selected into the ROI 125th Annual Exhibition, The Royal Institute of Oil Painters (ROI) in the United Kingdom. (Series of "Vision")

Title: Vision / Golden Woods • Bound-free Journey
Year: 2012
Medium: Oil and Acrylic on Canvas
Size: 100x100cm
Award Winning: Accepted into ROI 125th Annual Exhibition, The Royal Institute of Oil Painters (ROI) in UK

Title: Vision / The Home of Prosperity beyond the World
Year: 2012
Medium: Oil and Acrylic on Canvas
Size: 100x100cm
Award Winning: Accepted into ROI 125th Annual Exhibition, The Royal Institute of Oil Painters (ROI) in UK

 

 

 

Wonderful Attainment / Transcendental Supremacy , 

2012, Oil on Canvas, 160x80cm

In the new series of landscapes and characters, Lee Sun Don depicts the observation about his residence through his liberated inner eyes. 
The spirit "liberation" in Lee's new works delivered by the combination of skills of Chinese landscape painting and the sketch, while highlighting the unique and intercultural effects of time and space.

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Time Past, And Perfectly Perfect (artwork by 李善單 Lee Sun Don)

 Time Past - Marilyn Crispell

“You've got to jump off cliffs all the time and build your wings on the way down.”
― Annie Dillard 

Wonderful Attainment / Perfectly Perfect/2012, Oil on Canvas, 200x100cm (100F) 

Artist: 李善單Lee Sun Don, The series of works are now exhibited at X-Power Gallery, Taipei

 

Master Lee Sun Don李善單 , Artist & Art Director of Art Revolution Taipei (A.R.T)

Special Programs of 2013 A.R.T.:

1‧ TIME IS ART
2‧ Thus, the Zen style leaves its path
3‧ Meeting the Masters & The Greats Meet the Greats
4‧ International Art Competition
5‧ A parallel exhibition of the "Masters' Masterpieces" and by the Osti Art Gallery

Annie Dillard (born April 30, 1945) is an American author, best known for her narrative prose in both fiction and non-fiction. She has published works of poetry, essays, prose, and literary criticism, as well as two novels and one memoir. Her 1974 work Pilgrim at Tinker Creek won the 1974 Pulitzer Prize for General Nonfiction. Dillard taught for 21 years in the English department of Wesleyan University, in Middletown, Connecticut. (Wikipedia Info.)

Damien HIRST vs. Philippe PASQUA _ SKULL: Galerie Laurent Strouk: 6 Dec 2012 - 31 Jan 2013

The exhibition entitled "Skull", which will take place on 6 December 2012 to 31 January 2013, Galerie Laurent Strouk combines two major artists of contemporary art, Damien Hirst and Philipe Pasqua, (the author of vanity) 

New Origin : http://www.artilinki.com/en/activity/show/damien-hirst-vs-philippe-pasqua-skull 

 

    

Damien Hirst's skull / For the Love of God

 

Philippe Pasqua's work, participated in A.R.T. 2012 (Art Revolution Taipei, 2012)

   

Galerie LAURENT STROUK, "PALIMPSESTES" de Philippe Pasqua, LE STORAGE

 

Glamourous! New work & Exhibition - 瑪馨玲Ma Sing Ling (2012/12/22-31@CKS Memorial Hall, Taipei)

合氣一相／山中多風采／200x100cm／Acrylic on Canvas 丙烯．畫布 ／Ma Sing Ling瑪馨玲／2012

 

Ma Sing Ling

Ma Sing Ling is a collaborative working team comprised of three young promising artists in Taiwan: MANIHOO, Singway and Ling Ling. These young artists have developed quite tacit understanding with one another, X-Power Gallery thus brings them together to spark new light. Their first attempt to create as a trio is “Form of Unity,” a series featuring the beauty of grandeur, magnificence, and incredible coherence. One of their creations in this series has been selected into the 159th Autumn Exhibition organized by Royal West of England Academy, United Kingdom (2011). More info.

Map of CKS Memorial Hall

檢視較大的地圖 

CKS Memorial Hall 中正紀念堂

Address : 21, ZHONGSHAN SOUTH ROAD, TAIPEI (100)
Transportation: 
-Taipei City Buses 15, 18,20,22,37,204,208,214,236,248,249,251,252,261, 270,293,297,621,623,630,651,
XinYi Express all pass the Memorial Hall. Vistors may get offf at either CKS Memorial Hall or Nammen Market.
- Sindien Bus(新店客運), Taiwan Motor Bus(台汽客運), Zhihnan Bus(Jhihnan Bus指南客運)
- MRT: CKS Memorial Hall Station 

 

Enjoy the world of circles (Art works by Sir Charle Chaplin, Carol Bak, and Master Lee Sun Don)

In modern time, Where are You?  

Chaplin's Modern Time

"Modern Times marked the last screen appearance of the Little Tramp - the character which had brought Charles Chaplin world fame, and who still remains the most universally recognised fictional image of a human being in the history of art."

  

Photo originated from 

 

Photo Originated from 

You might be integrated into a life cycle, with or without "Mind".....

Melancholy - 思念

(心, "xin" means "MIND" (in Mandarin), Keeping the MIND now and here brings a chance to see the reality. ) 

By Karol Bak (Poznan, Poland), Now exhibiton at X-Power Gallery@Taipei

 

X-Power Gallery@Taipei, 2012 

Picture originated from facebook, X-Power Gallery

---Picture originated from facebook, X-Power Gallery


Wonderful Attainment Series by Master Lee Sun Don(李善單) 2012 @X-Power Gallery

Picture originated from facebook, X-Power Gallery

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Artist's Profiles

Karol Bak (Poznan, Poland)


Karol Bak (born 1961) is a highly skilled painter 
and graphic artist whose works are widely collected in Europe

& USA. He’s fascinated with the mystery of the circle and 

its relations with the square of the image. He creates
dreamy worlds filled with illusive spaces. 

The artist sets women in different roles: 

inter alia mythological and biblical characters. 

He’s the one who reaches the woman soul through 

the body denuded from props. He’s the follower of the
Beauty which follows mysterious paths of ecstasy.

http://www.karolbak.com/malarstwo.php

 

Lee Sun Don 李善單 (Taipei, Taiwan)

Year of Birth: 1959
Birth Place: Kaohsiung, Taiwan
Education: BA, Mathematics, Soochow University, Taiwan
Website: http://arts.sundon.net/  

Current Status

• Art Director, Art Revolution Taipei, Taiwan
• Oil Painting Artist
• Deputy Director, Gallery of China Profiles, Xiamen, China
• Visiting Professor of The Russian Academy of Arts, Russia.
• Visiting Professor in Fine Arts at Peking University, Harbin University of Science and Technology, and Xiamen University, China
• Buddhist Master - the abbot master of Yuan-Dao Guanyin Temple in Taipei
• Music Composer and Pianist
• Writer (Zen Martial Arts Novelist)
• Science Essayist
• Philanthropic Entrepreneur

The Chief - Ma Sing Ling瑪馨玲 New Work@X-Power Gallery (2012, TAIPEI)

 

Chief Seattle's 1854 speech on the environment

"How can you buy or sell the sky, the warmth of the land? The idea is strange to us. If we do not own the freshness of the air and the sparkle of the water, how can you buy them?
你怎能買賣天空和土地？這樣的想法對我們來說是太奇怪了。如果我們不能擁有空氣的清新和水的晶瑩，你又怎麼能買到這些？

Every part of the Earth is sacred to my people.
對我們的民族來說，大地的每一部份都 是神聖的。  
Every shining pine needle, every sandy shore, every mist in the dark woods, every clear and humming insect is holy in the memory and experience of my people. The sap which courses through the trees carries the memory and experience of my people.
每一根松針、每一個沙岸、夜晚樹林裡的每一滴露水、每一隻嗡嗡響的昆蟲，對我們的民族在記憶與經驗中都是神聖的。
The sap which courses through the trees carries the memories of the red man. 
樹木裡流動的汁液都夾帶著紅人 （印地安人）的記憶。
The white man's dead forget the country of their birth when they go to walk among the stars. Our dead never forget this beautiful Earth, for it is the mother of the red man.  白人死了以後就忘了他們出生的地方，魂魄走到天上的星星之間。
We are part of the Earth and it is part of us. The perfumed flowers are our sisters, the deer, the horse, the great eagle, these are our brothers.  我們的族人死了以後從不忘記這個美麗的大地，因為大地是紅人的母親。
The rocky crests, the juices in the meadows, the body heat of the pony, and the man, all belong to the same family.  .........
我們是大地的一部分，大地 也是我們的一部分。芬芳的花朵是我們的姊妹，鹿、馬和禿鷹是我們的兄弟。山峰、草的汁液、小馬的體溫，還有人都是同一個家庭。........

 

Reference : 

1. Chief Seattle  Save the frogs website
2. *印第安酋長西雅圖的演講稿 It's my Life blog
3. X-Power Gallery 寶勝畫廊
4. Exhibit - 展覽
2012 Annual Finale at Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall -  Asia’s First Female Art Trio Ma Sing Ling 瑪馨玲 Exhibit “Form of Unity” Check this for more information. Dec 22-31.

2012 年中正紀念堂年度壓軸特展
亞洲首團女子藝術三人組「Ma Sing Ling瑪馨玲」合氣一相大展. 請造訪此處了解更多資訊 -  12 月 22 - 31 日

Songideye (by Lisa Sazama), featuring Lisa Sazama & Sandy Scofield off Sandy Scofield's 2002 Ketwam CD. Track 12 of 15.

2013 國際藝術家評選賽 (2013 International Art Competition)

Art Revolution Taipei 2011 Wins Professionals' and Collectors’ Approval

2013 國際藝術家評選賽 (2013 International Art Competition)

亞洲頂尖藝術賽事「國際藝術家評選賽」自2011年起由台灣當代藝術家協會承接主辦，結合目前台灣最大的藝術交流平台－台北新藝術博覽會（Art Revolution Taipei），協助個人藝術家開拓更多展出、銷售及代理之機會。
The Taiwan International Contemporary Artist Association has organized one of Asia’s top art contests, the International Art Competition (I.A.C.), since 2011. The organizer is now combining I.A.C. Together with Art Revolution Taipei (A.R.T.), the most important platform of art exchange in Taiwan, to promote individual artists to the international market. The combined power of both of these unrivaled art outlets will result in more opportunities of sponsorship, exhibition and sale.

報名期限：即日起至2013年2月28日截止

主辦單位：台灣國際當代藝術家協會

協辦單位：X-Power Gallery

報名資格：全球年滿18歲以上的藝術創作者

入圍作品：入圍作品預定2013年3月31日於台北新藝術博覽會官方網站公布

獎勵方式：
入圍展：入圍作品得依主辦單位安排，於2013第三屆台北新藝術博覽會中展售。
畫廊獎：由X-Power Gallery贊助，自入圍參展作品中選出一位優秀藝術家。獲選之藝 術家得於第四屆台北新藝術博覽會使用一單位(9平方米）之展位空間以展售作品。

頒獎與展覽：
優秀藝術家得主將於2013年5月2日第三屆台北新藝術博覽會VIP之夜公佈。
入圍作品將於2013年5月2日至5月6日於第三屆台北新藝術博覽會中展出。

Entry Deadline:Feb 28, 2013

Organizer:Taiwan International Contemporary Artist Association

Co-organizer:X-Power Gallery

Eligibility:Open to all artists over 18 years old

Finalists will be announced on the website on March 31, 2013.

報名簡章 (Submission)：
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Entry Form of Art Competition Download
If file cannot be opened using Adobe Reader, please kindly use the provided free software.（Download) 

 

[轉載] 2012/12/22(六)～12/31(一) 中正紀念堂年度壓軸特展 亞洲首團女子藝術三人組「Ma Sing Ling瑪馨玲」合氣一相大展

原文 http://www.xpower-gallery.com/trad/exhibitions_20121119.html
中正紀念堂年度壓軸特展

亞洲首團女子藝術三人組「Ma Sing Ling瑪馨玲」合氣一相大展

展覽資訊

展覽名稱：Ma Sing Ling 瑪馨玲 「合氣一相」大展
展覽日期：2012/12/22(六)～12/31(一)
展覽地點：中正紀念堂 美齡藝廊
主辦單位：新藝境‧寶勝畫廊

合氣一相／水唱‧紅塵有心淨土在2	合氣一相／藤達．凌風而起
合氣一相／日灑千山彩
合氣一相／水唱‧春江開綠

全台灣少數以國際化策略經營當代藝術的香華天‧新藝境「寶勝畫廊」，將於2012年底與中正紀念堂攜手合作，推出目前在國際備受肯定的亞洲首團女子藝術三人組──Ma Sing Ling瑪馨玲「合氣一相」大展，在12月22 日至31日為期十天的展期中，將展出「藤達」、「水唱」、「金彩藍得」及「水唱‧得意山水」等最新創作系列。

Ma Sing Ling瑪馨玲創作三人組是由台灣新銳藝術家張心禹（MANIHOO）、王馨薇（Singway）與鄭如玲（Ling Ling）所組成，除了創作默契十足，作品也備受好評：三人聯手創作的首幅作品即入選「西英國皇家藝術學院第159屆秋季展」，之後更接連榮獲美國「前衛藝術第57屆國際公開藝術展」國際組首獎、入選美國「弗羅里達州第七屆評選展」、入選美國「第十屆年度超現實視覺及精神藝術評選展」，今年11月再獲「英國皇家油畫家協會第125屆年度評選展」入選，再添國際榮耀！此外，Ma Sing Ling瑪馨玲的作品在台灣也備受藏家青睞，更令兩大收藏家日盛企業集團總裁陳國和、台灣工業銀行董事長駱錦明為之激賞，成為此兩大集團美術館之館藏。

Ma Sing Ling瑪馨玲的創作特色為「充分挑戰油彩的流動與自由性，隨著油彩不可預測的自由流轉，展現大自然的律動與壯濶！」日盛企業集團總裁陳國和盛讚：「三人合力創作竟能有如此高水平，讓我有如同見到張大千潑墨般的驚艷！」

本次展出作品，除了延續Ma Sing Ling瑪馨玲一貫震懾人心的氣勢，新創作系列各有不同意涵：
「藤達」系列以生生不息的樹藤象徵著平步青雲、騰躍達成之意；
「水唱」系列的畫中情景，是以古典詩詞為發想概念，並充分詮釋了唐詩或宋詞中對水的生動描述；
「金彩藍得」系列則以悠遠神秘的藍，呈現出山川的各種面貌，加上金色的雲彩，頓時點亮萬種風情！
  
「水唱‧得意山水」系列，則融和中國白描與西方油畫的表現手法，另以大面積的金色表現不同的空間層次，既有立體派的神韻，同時又將不同空間表現在同一平面，別具趣味。

Alex De Grassi

Ma Sing Ling “Predestined Affinity” Sculpture Exhibition 11.1~11.30 GP DEVA ‧ Frontier Art & X-Power Gallery” Cordially 2012.11.01

Ma Sing Ling “Predestined Affinity” Sculpture Exhibition
11.1~11.30 GP DEVA ‧ Frontier Art & X-Power Gallery”
Cordially Invites You to Join Us!

Cheers－－Represents celebration and rejoicing with one another.

The three globes represents each of the three artists of the trio Ma Sing Ling.

Ma Sing Ling   Bronze Sculpture 46x46x32cm 21.3kg / 33.5x33.5x22cm 9.2kg  2012

Ma Sing Ling “Form of Unity” Abstract Painting Exhibition, organized by “GP DEVA ‧ Frontier Art & X-Power Gallery” and “IS Art Fund”, was concurrently held in Taipei, Taichung and Kaohsiung. Then followed immediately by the grand opening of X-Power Gallery – Hong Kong in September, and the exhibition show in Shanghai, China and Beverly Hills, USA in October, all receiving high acclaim from guests. President Chen Guohe of Jih Sun Group praised, “As if I was seeing Zhang Daqian's Splashed Ink Art!” A German collector commented,  “Using very difficult painting techniques!” A collector from Dongguan, China raved, “The artistic conception is very special. In the free flow of oil paints the work conveys a captivating and stately bearing, being an innovative creation!" A US VIP & Collector commented, “The collective work is a very difficult kind of creation. Incredible! Bold, vivid colors, breathtaking energy and momentum!” Predestined Affinity • Mind Talk－－ Expressing the affection and interaction between people Ma Sing Ling   Bronze Sculpture 48x30x42.5cm 21.9kg  2012   In addition to the magnificent abstract paintings receiving praise domestically and internationally, Ma Sing Ling constantly  innovates and continues to chang by branching out from the plane of the canvas to 3D sculpture. In September this year, invited by the art space "BELLAVITA" and the Art Revolution Taipei Art Fair, the artist trio held their debut exhibition of their sculpture works. This immediately attracted the attention of prominent collectors, which quickly became part of their permanent collections. On the first day of Ma Sing Ling's bronze sculpture debut, their works attracted the attention of heavyweight collectors. In the picture, from left to right: President Chen Wugang of Kelti Group, President Chen Guohe of Jih Sun Group, Artist Professor Lee Sun-Don. In order for art lovers everywhere to appreciate the memorable and charming bronze sculptures, X-Power Gallery hosts the “Ma Sing Ling 'Predestined Affinity' Sculpture Exhibition for public showing. Guests are cordially invited to visit and appreciate the artworks from November 1 ~ November 30. Predestined Affinity • Inspiration Is Around －－ There is always something we can learn from people around us. Ma Sing Ling   Bronze Sculpture 48x58x42.5cm 34kg  2012 Predestined Affinity • Concord －－To express the affection and interaction between people Ma Sing Ling   Bronze Sculpture 48x30x42.5cm 22kg  2012 Flying－－High Ambition，showing self-expectation and confidence. Ma Sing Ling   Bronze Sculpture 48x30x42.5cm 22kg  2012

Ma Sing Ling “Predestined Affinity”Sculpture Exhibition Exhibition Dates：2012.11.01~11.30 Exhibition Location：GP DEVA Frontier Art & X-Power Gallery 1F & B1 No. 207, Dūnhuà North Rd, Taipei 105, Taiwan     +886-2-7706-8868 Website：www.gpdeva.com    www.xpower-gallery.com More Ma Sing Ling News： http://www.facebook.com/artistMaSingLing http://msl.sundon.net/index.html http://www.xpower-gallery.com/trad/artists.html http://www.ettvamerica.com/programs/videos/index.asp?i=7132 Radio Interview： http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PKSjSPNkLKA

[展覽] 鐵焊柔情 - 余連春 Terracotta 土塑燒 雕塑專展 - 11/05~11/30 懂得藝術Savoir Art Gallerie

預展時間 : 11/05~11/12
展覽日期 : 11/13~11/30
訪談茶會 : 11/17(六) 3:00 p.m (專訪余連春)
參觀時間 : 周一至周五11:00~19:00    周日14:00~19:00
讓您將女人的柔情似水、清新脫俗、婀娜多姿、風情萬種 盡收眼底！

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下列文字引用自藝術家個人網頁  敬請前往線上欣賞更多作品，或在 11/13~11/30 日親至懂得藝術，欣賞最新作品。

藝術家創作

「速塑」是余連春近年發展出來的創作手法。以繪畫素寫的概念轉化在雕塑上快速精準的掌握住人體動態下的構造，沒有多餘的來回，轉變成現在連春創作之一。

 「閒情」、「下午茶」、「妙女郎」等作品就是在這種概念下完成。
沒有東西方女性的差異，多了一份俐落現代感及作品的單一獨特性。

速塑除了必須具備有相當的 雕塑技巧外，也要有極高的敏銳度。其中難度是他近幾年一直在自我超越及自我挑戰。

 雕塑作品的精神絕對是來自於內在力與「架構」。「架構」是雕塑重要的基礎，人體的變化會隨著身體的擺動而牽動整體架構，凹凸肌理會呈現出耐人尋味的脈動。 雕塑世界裡，人體是重要的課題。架構揉和著創作氣質而釋放出點到為止的韻味，不急不徐、扎扎實實、誠懇樸實的一步一腳印，沒有譁眾取寵的爆點，卻有著自我 累積出的余連春藝術經驗。

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余連春簡歷

1961     出生於台灣台北
1992     畢業於武藏野美術大學造形學部雕塑系
1994     畢業於日本大學藝術學部藝術研究所
     
1989     東京都小平中央公園野外雕塑展
1990     榮獲小山敬三美術振興財團，日本國內研修獎勵事業計劃第四回各美術大學推薦至白樺美術館清春藝術村自由研究製作
1991     日本銀座吉井畫廊展 /作品「人間的化石」日本高知雕塑公園收藏
1992     東京銀座三國六人展
1993     東京池袋第二回青年新進作家展
1994     獲名古屋豐田產業技術紀念館動態雕塑之主塑者殊榮
1995     沖繩久茂地都市開發株式會社縣立藝術大學雕塑系金援贊助駐日本沖繩研究製作
      第四回日本國沖繩那霸「街與雕塑」展
1996     第二回武藏野校友展
      「琉球弧、美的渦流」中日雕塑家聯展
1997     高雄宅九新象九人展
      台灣牛、小品聯展－高雄宅九藝術中心
      「琉球弧、美的渦流」楓愛林作家聯展
      東京澀谷聯展「給明日的傳言」
1998     高雄宅九藝術中心元旦個展
      「琉球弧.美的渦流」（鬼材）與台灣藝術家聯展
      台中帳篷藝術節河濱戶外雕塑展（台中縣立文化中心）
1999     環保裝置藝術（新竹）
      受邀「紀念二二八事件」藝術展（台北市立美術館）
      受淡江大學文錙館邀請個展「多元的度度世界」
      中日教授雕塑交流展「琉球弧.美的渦流」（國立台灣藝術大學）
      環保裝置藝術「聖誕樹」（圓山大飯店）
2000     台灣歷史博物館原住民館模型製作
     

「琉球諸島藝術計畫」中日青年藝術家雕塑聯展（國父紀念館）
     

裝置藝術「魔法聖誕樹」（圓山大飯店）
2001     台灣、日本現代雕塑交流展在北投（陽明山國家公園遊客中心）
2002     淡水河岸設置戶外公共藝術雕塑「再現風華」作品「戲魚」
      第六屆二二八紀念美展「凝視台灣」啟動台灣美術中的228元素
2004     成立「HARURU」教學工作室
2006     高雄新思惟人文空間「連春的土塑燒」個展
2007     日本五七五雕塑展 


      ＊現任日本沖繩縣立藝術大學兼任講師
      ＊文山社區大學講師（藝術課程）

A hat? Perhaps -(Works from Lee Sun Don of X-Power Gallery, Chanel and the Aran Islands)

Artist李善單 Lee Sun Don's ongoing works@X-Power Gallery, Taipei, the photo originated from  TT's facebook album (TT is manager of X-Power Gallery@Taipei)
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(2012.10.26).6 作品進行中 artist:李善單 S.D.L— 在寶勝畫廊；影響力藝術中心

The Lee Sun Don and Ma Sing Ling (the 3-artist group) just won international art honor – being selected into the ROI 125th Annual Exhibition, The Royal Institute of Oil Painters (ROI) in the United Kingdom. Click here for more details.   

Vision / Golden Woods • Bound-free Journey

 

Vision / The Home of Prosperity beyond the World  

In the movie, there was a scene Andrea keeps wandering on the street, and wearing a hat (by Chanel) . She is thinking whether to take the offer from Miranda, her boss, the chief of fashion Magazine. The invitation from Miranda is Andrea would be her assistant for the fashion week in Paris, while this will break the dream of Emily, another assistant, who was the first candidate of this job and she is eager for the trip.

 

 Picture originated from internet. Click here for more information.
  In the movie, Andrea did not answer directly, but the decision was made before destiny, or perhaps the hat!?

"French fashion icon Coco Chanel (1883-1971) went from being a struggling hat maker to being one of the fashion world's most recognizable names. Over the years, Chanel's simple, comfortable designs began to change the way 20th-century women dressed, freeing them of the stiff, uncomfortable trends of the past. Today, the empire that Coco built produces some of the most successful and coveted fashion items, headed by designer Karl Lagerfeld." (data source)

    "Qui qu'a vu coco?" (Who has seen Coco?)

 

I have a very similar style of hat which bought from the Aran islands, Galway, during my stay in Ireland 2004-2005.

The hat was of wool material and handmade. At first beginning, it was a gift for my father; while he rejected to accept the gift for thinking the style is for old men.
He is right, and also wrong about this point, since the men of the Aran islands, Ireland (different from the Scottish isle of Arran) really keep their culture traditional as original since the beginning.

  
More interesting article about The Aran Islands.
Wikipedia informaiton.
The patch cap hat, what I purchased then. 

Ragús - Green Grow The Rushes

Quote from Youtube: Fergal O'Murchú, accordianist and singer of Ragús, a group of musicians and dancers from the Aran Islands off the west coast of Ireland performing traditional Irish music, sings "Green Grow the Rushes" in this wonderful piano version. The word ragús is an Irish Gaelic word for 'desire' or 'urge'.

Ongoing process of the works, in X-Power Gallery, 
2012/11/22 

寶勝代理藝術家李善單教授與Ma Sing Ling 瑪馨玲 同步入選「英國皇家油畫畫家協會」第125屆年度評選

 賀！寶勝代理藝術家李善單教授與Ma Sing Ling 瑪馨玲 同步入選

「英國皇家油畫畫家協會」 第125屆年度評選

亞洲百年來第一位以「個人油畫館」參展威尼斯雙年展的藝術家李善單教授，以及亞洲首團女子藝術三人組Ma Sing Ling瑪馨玲──同步入選「英國皇家油畫畫家協會第125屆年度評選」（125th Annual Exhibition, The Royal Institute of Oil Painters）， 再添國際榮耀。
位於倫敦、成立於1882年的「英國皇家油畫畫家協會」，在1909年由英國國王愛德華七世賜封「皇家」榮銜，足以顯示其在油畫藝 術領域的重要地位。
此一擁有130年歷史的組織，年度競賽開放給全球藝術家參賽，表現傑出者可被票選為準會員，五年內視其表現及藝術成就，可由現任會員提名，並經由票選而成為正式會員。但「英國皇家油畫畫家協會」正式會員人數始終限制在65人左右，可見評選標準之嚴格。

藝術家入選作品：

李善單教授：

眼界／黃金林‧逍遙遊

眼界／世外桃源大旺宅

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Ma Sing Ling 瑪馨玲：

合氣一相／金彩藍得‧獨攬天下