04/06/2026
作品簡介 About the Work｜芻狗 Straw Dog
昏黃的蒼穹之下，男人俯身抱住狗的身軀、雙臂收緊，身穿西裝的男子則將手探入犬隻的體腔之中，金黃色的膏狀物從中汩汩而出，飽滿玲瓏地落在牙刷之上；在此同時，一雙筷子悄悄伸入，夾住狗兒的陰莖根部。
靈感源自寵物的哈姆立克法，急救時要緊壓犬隻的腹部、使其吐出噎到的異物，然而急救的身姿與手勢在此卻佚失原初的意涵，徒留下那夾緊、推進的力道持續地作用；而自畫面兩側伸入的牙刷與筷子，本為盥洗進食的日用品，如今卻成了巨大的介入、甚或成為主宰。 老子《道德經》云「天地不仁，以萬物為芻狗」，人與命運的關係，是否猶如芻狗般，存在著一種「被把玩」的荒誕不經？
Under the dim yellow sky, a man bends down to hold the dog’s body tightly with both arms, while a man dressed in a suit reaches his hand into the dog‘s body cavity. A golden-yellow paste ooze out and fall onto a toothbrush. At the same time, a pair of chopsticks quietly slip in, pinching the base of the dog’s p***s.
Inspired by the Heimlich maneuver for pets, which requires pressing firmly on a dog‘s abdomen during emergency rescue to expel an obstructing foreign object, the posture and hand gestures of the rescue here lose their original meaning, and leave only the force of gripping and pushing to continue acting. Meanwhile, the toothbrush and chopsticks extending in from both sides of the frame, originally daily utensils for washing and eating, now become massive intrusions, which even dominate the scene. Laozi’s Dao De Jing says, ” The universe shows no favoritism. All things are treated as straw dogs.“ Is the relationship between humans and fate similarly like straw dogs, existing in an absurd state of being ”toyed with“?
水墨、膠彩、油粉彩, 75x105cm, 2024
ink, Eastern gouache, and oil pastel on paper, 75x105cm, 2024
展覽預告 Upcoming Exhibition｜芻狗假期 Straw Dog Holiday
藝術家 Artist｜陳彥伯 Yen-Po Chen
展期 Exhibition Dates｜2026.6.5-6.29
開幕茶會 Opening Reception｜6.6(Sat) 14:00
地點 Venue｜養心藝術 Artnutri Gallery
台中市南屯區文心南五路一段395號
395, Sec. 1, Wenxin South 5th Rd, Nantun District, Taichung City, Taiwan
