The 2024 Italy “FL. I Award of Art “
In 2024, the Taiwan International Artists Association organized the 5th “Talking with the Land” International Children’s Painting Competition. The highest honor award, the Italian “FL. Taiwan President Jenny Shih paid the highest respect to the teacher. There are more than 3,000 outstanding paintings from all over Taiwan, China, Malaysia, Africa, etc. in this competition.
The award-winning instructor, Ms. Chen,Ting-chun, graduated from the Art Department of Tainan University of Technology and has established an art classroom in her hometown of Madou, Tainan for 15 years. She encourages children to participate in various painting and sketching competitions, and uses guidance to make children think about the theme of painting,then discovered that every child has different uniqueness and innovation, stimulating children’s imagination. During her teaching, she found the problem of intergenerational education , the gap between urban and rural areas. She also encountered children who liked drawing but couldn’t attend talent classes. With the sponsorship of government programs and enterprises, art has been deeply cultivated in rural areas and coastal areas, allowing children get the chance to learn different talents in rural areas, and also integrate local characteristics such as sun-dried mullet roe, temple fairs, art pavilions, and the Third Prince of Electronic Music. etc. into children’s paintings.She saw the children smiling happily during the painting process, and the self-confidence built up by winning awards again and again. Life is aesthetics. Use art to enhance cultural connotation, get to know your hometown and love it even more. This land where we live implements the aesthetic quality of artistic life.
The winning work is a young painter Lin Chian-qi who is in the first grade of Tainan City Peiwen Elementary School. The theme of winning work is “Good Taste of Hometown food – Oyster Omelette”. The composition shows the young painter’s comprehensive layout, integrating the food of his hometown and local scenic spots and historical sites Anping Castle presents a strong cultural heritage.
This event will also display the award-winning works in the Metaverse Virtual Art Space. In this colorful online space, users can feel that they “exist” in the virtual world with others and customize their virtual world at the same time, transform into different characters and enjoy the works in the art gallery. (Reported by Jenny Shih).