"FORMOSA" means "beautiful" in Portuguese. In the mid-16th Century, Taiwan caught a group of Portuguese sailors' eye when they approached the water around the island, which they praised "Ilha Formosa", meaning "beautiful island".
In 2009, I came to Taiwan to see the legendary seashore, the town of Juifen and Jinguashih. Although I didn\'t get a good view due to the thick fog covering the seashore and the mountain towns, I felt the warmth of the ocean because I had the imagination to enjoy. Human beings are capable of imagination, which is without boundary. Take the Wright Brothers for example, flying became a reality all because they dared to imagine, motivating them to experiment so that the airplane was invented.
Self portrait-Fly Formosa
Whenever I saw my own works, I found they always had something in common. Each work of mine is like my self-portrait. Whether it is a music conductor or an expected mother, they are somebody else but also are myself.
I carve what I am into the work and keep it the way it is. However, I am changing from time to time. The \"I\" from yesterday, the \"I\" from today, and the \"I\" from tomorrow are different. During my travel and daily life, whatever I find, my works also reflect that discovery. Whatever I grasp, my works catch it, too. My works are the presentation of the way of my life and of the state of that very moment.
In 2009, I used the wood materials in Taiwan to portrait myself. \"FLY FORMOSA\" is a collection which I combine the wish, meaning, conflict, reality and imagination to fly. Fly! Fly!
To the friends I met in Taiwan, Thank you everyone. I learned much here and understood what the irreplaceable is. Please remember me. I am grateful to meet everyone.
Abe Nyubo
Born in 1982 in Niigata, Japan, Nyubo graduated from Department of Fine Art at Kanazawa College of Art. He is specialized in sculpture arts. His recent exhibitions include \"Fly Formosa\" at International Artist Village in Taipei, Taiwan (2008), \"Cohabitation of Opposite Thing\" at Gallery Q, Jinza, Tokyo, Japan (2007), \"Solo exhibition\" at Shoundo, Nanto City, Japan (2007), and \"Graduation production for Kanazawa College of Arts\" in Kanazawa, Japan (2007).
Special thanks to Tokyo Wonder Site and Taipei Artist Village.
Tokyo Wonder Site www.tokyo-ws.org
Taipei Artist Village www.artistvillage.org
