林宏信，1975年生於台灣雲林，畢業於國立台灣藝術大學美術系研究所。

在專職投入藝術創作前，從事了近15年廣告設計的工作。林宏信的作品以寫實繪畫為主體形式，但不同於美國照相寫實的客觀，而是注入強烈的主觀意識，並揉合了向量平面符號與虛擬的空間意像，以及個人生活經歷與妄想。在其創作中，刻意極簡化了色調與構圖，藉由畫面物件、符碼、色彩、線條與寫實的主體（人物）產生連結，呈現個人看待事物與環境議題的內在感知。

他挪用了班雅明（Walter Benjamin, 1892-1940）所描寫的「漫遊者」（Flâneur）形塑而成他畫面中的主體人物，透過塗白的臉孔與對應環境的扮裝，匿名旁觀者這個城市。「晃遊者」是種錯綜複雜的自我投射，也是筆者下意識「自溺」——暫時遁脫現實世界的藉口。透過不同尺寸的肖像，企圖改變觀眾的視覺經驗與閱讀習慣，並與觀眾產生異時同地的共鳴。曾多次參加國內藝術競賽並獲獎，2012年於尊彩藝術中心舉行個展「迴身之地」。作品曾於北京、上海、英國倫敦、新加坡展出；現居住、創作於台北。

LIN Hung-Hsin, was born in Yunlin, Taiwan in 1975. Lin Hung-Hsin received his MFA from the National Taiwan University of Arts.

Before being devoted to artistic practice as a full-time artist, Lin had been working as an advertising designer for almost 15 years. His paintings feature a realistic expression, but are different from the objective representation of the American photorealism. Instead, he adopts a strong subjective perspective while combining two-dimensional vector symbols and images of visual spaces with his personal experiences and illusions. In his works, he intentionally simplifies the colors and the composition. Through the objects, the symbols, the colors, and the contours in the paintings, Lin creates a connection with the realistic subjects (figures) to visualize his inner perception of the surroundings.

He borrows the character “flâneur” from Walter Benjamin’s (1892-1940) works as the main subject in his works. With the face painted with white powder and the costume corresponding to the environment, the flâneur anonymously observes the city. The “flâneur” in Lin’s paintings is a complicated self-reflection of the artist, through which the artist offers himself a temporary getaway from the reality so that he can take shelter in his subconscious self-indulgence. Through these portraits in various sizes, Lin attempts to challenge viewers’ visual experience and the way they see a painting, creating a connection beyond time and space.

Lin Hung-Hsin has participated in many art competitions and received several awards in Taiwan. In 2012, he had a solo exhibition named “A Place to Turn Around” at Liang Gallery. Lin’s works had been exhibited in Beijing, Shanghai, London and Singapore. He currently lives and works in Taipei.

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Experience
2024	Solo Exhibition of LIN Kuei Hua 林桂華於台南美術館2024年的個展 As the Curator 策展人 策展人撰文 Our Collective Visual Experience ─ Insights into LIN Kuei-Hua’s Artistic Creation      by LIN Hung Hsin 你的、我的共同視界－談林桂華創作     撰文/林宏信

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COLLECTIONS
2017	Autoreproduction / Art Bank, Taichung, Taiwan
2014	Flâneur / Snail's Residence, National Taiwan Museum of Fine Arts, Taichung, Taiwan Hovering Over the City / Taipei Fine Arts Museum, Taipei, Taiwan A Place to Turn Around II / Taipei Fine Arts Museum, Taipei, Taiwan
2012	A Place to Turn Around / National Taiwan Museum of Fine Arts, Taichung, Taiwan

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