30/04/2026
|藝術家生日|Antone Könst
安通的創作圍繞權力結構與文化的交錯關係,在熟悉的符號與敘事之中,揭示其同時並存的庇護與暴力。他並不直接描繪衝突,而是讓畫面近乎日常、其中的善與惡不再是對立,而是互為條件地生成。
某種程度上,這種處理讓人聯想到 Luc Tuymans所說的 21世紀不安全感,然而當這種不安全成為21世紀年輕公民無法迴避的現實時,安通轉向另一種更溫柔的回應,他寓言質地的視覺語言,提出一種關於共存與包容的可能性。畫面看似輕盈,試圖在其中保留情感與理解仍然得以發生的空間。
謝謝他的繪畫,在21世紀中持續繪畫本身的可能。生日快樂!
安通將於5月底與亞紀畫廊在ARCOlisboa里斯本藝術博覽會中呈現,並於6月中於洛杉磯、台北同時舉辦個展!令人期待!
Antone Könst's work explores the intersection of power and culture, revealing how protection and violence coexist within familiar narratives. Rather than depicting conflict directly, his paintings remain close to the everyday, where good and evil become mutually constitutive. In this sense, his approach echoes the 21st-century sense of insecurity described by many important artists.
Yet instead of critique alone, Antong offers a more tender response. Through a fable-like visual language, he proposes the possibility of coexistence and compassion—preserving a space where emotion and understanding can still take place.
Grateful for his painting, and for sustaining its possibility today. Happy birthday.
Antone will be presented at ARCOlisboa this May, with solo exhibitions in Los Angeles and Taipei opening in mid-June.