Young Grass Postcards, Young Grass Art
Coloured
14.8 x 10.5 cm
Many believe that postcards are just a type of souvenirs that they buy when traveling abroad. Artist Chin Cheng-Te wishes to change this preconception by sharing unique stories through each edition of the postcards. The collection pieces together a more holistic picture of the history of Taiwan, preserving memories of Taiwan in a special format.
About Young Grass Academy
Young Grass Academy (YGA) was originally established during a student strike in the spring of 1994 involving the Chinese Cultural University Department of Fine Art in the Yangmingshan neighbourhood of Taipei. The students protested, demanding for artistic freedom in the curriculum. Given his training in fine art, Chin Cheng-Te led YGA to build an archive of visual culture through collecting and reproducing historical images from Taiwan. By evoking a sense of nostalgia, this project allows the public to become more familiar with the history of Taiwan. YGA has always insisted on not just reprinting images from the past, but building a repository of visual vocabulary that represents the uniqueness of the island.
小草明信片
彩色
14.8 x 10.5 cm
在許多人看來不過是出外旅遊時常會買的一份紀念品，但是藝術家秦政德卻把無數屬於台灣的老故事附著在一張張的明信片上，讓這些非同尋常的「小草明信片」成了可以拼湊台灣整個歷史面貌的藝術品，也讓屬於台灣的古老記憶終將以另一種形式而得以保存。
「小草藝術學院」的故事種子，撒播於 1994 年春天陽明山的文化大學美術系學運，因為美術系的圖像專業，讓「小草藝術學院」發願建立起台灣圖像基因資料庫的復刻工作，期待能夠透過台灣舊時代的照片及收藏，讓大眾在懷舊與復古的氛圍中熟習福爾摩沙，讓更多人有機會親近台灣歷史。「小草藝術學院」始終堅持不只是把老圖像重印，而是從深厚的土地歷史底蘊裡，不停茁生且從容自信，蒐藏足以代表島嶼，又夠獨特，敢走入世界競豔的圖像語彙。