| Bryan"自行車(chē),金字塔與蛋”—— O的旅程"藝術(shù)展——駐中國(guó)牙買(mǎi)加大使H.T.Wayne McCook”
眾多具有創(chuàng)作才華的人們讓牙買(mǎi)加為世界文化所作出的貢獻(xiàn)遠(yuǎn)遠(yuǎn)超過(guò)它的國(guó)土面積。在歌曲，舞蹈，繪畫(huà)和雕塑等方面的成就得到國(guó)際認(rèn)可并載入史冊(cè)。從這個(gè)島上最早的居民-泰諾人的石板畫(huà)和雕塑，到Bryan McFarlane的油畫(huà)，從古老的歌曲到傳揚(yáng)世界的民族音樂(lè)之父鮑勃?馬利（Bob Marley） 的自由之歌。這些顯示我們民族的艱苦斗爭(zhēng)，痛苦的勞役，成功勝利的繪畫(huà)，和里程碑式的音樂(lè)旋律一定會(huì)沖破任何界限，贏得來(lái)自世界人民的掌聲。
文化的交流將不同文化背景下的人們連接在一起，并提醒我們，雖然我們生活在這個(gè)星球的不同角落，但是我們擁有共同的人性。Bryan Mcfarlane這樣的藝術(shù)家通過(guò)從這個(gè)角度表現(xiàn)我們的同一性。Bryan Mcfarlane在牙買(mǎi)加的成長(zhǎng)經(jīng)歷給了他最早的藝術(shù)靈感和創(chuàng)作經(jīng)驗(yàn)，使他能夠作為一名藝術(shù)家嘗試表現(xiàn)人類(lèi)的經(jīng)歷，他在中國(guó)的創(chuàng)作也是植根于此的。雞蛋已經(jīng)是他作品中的主要題材，而自行車(chē)的運(yùn)用體現(xiàn)了他對(duì)中國(guó)的理解，這兩個(gè)題材深刻重要的體現(xiàn)了在不同國(guó)土上建立的和諧。
牙買(mǎi)加大使館始終希望能夠通過(guò)文化交流加深中牙兩國(guó)的友好關(guān)系。在中牙建交35年之際，Bryan Mcfarlane此次展出的作品也是中牙建交之旅中重要的一步。
我相信此次展覽定會(huì)通過(guò)Bryan McFarlane的作品使更多人了解牙買(mǎi)加的創(chuàng)造力。中國(guó)的觀(guān)眾會(huì)通過(guò)此次展覽更好的了解牙買(mǎi)加精神，以及牙買(mǎi)加藝術(shù)家將民族文化同他在中國(guó)的經(jīng)歷的結(jié)合。
Wayne McCook
牙買(mǎi)加駐中國(guó)大使
The exhibition"Bicycles,Pyramids and Egg Axis" —a Circular Journey of Bryan_____Message from H.E.Wayne McCook ambassador of Jamaica to the People's Republic of China
J amaica has been blessed by an abundance of creative talent that has enabled it to make a contribution to global culture far exceeding its size. Its evolution as a society has been chronicled in song and dance, images and figures - from the rock etchings and the stone figures of the Tainos who first inhabited the island to the oil paintings of Bryan McFarlane, from the work songs of the past to the songs of Freedom globalised by the Hon Robert “Bob” Marley O.M. - the struggles and the successes, the triumphs and the travails of the Jamaican experience are manifested in glorious strokes of colour, polished monuments of timeless value and lyrics and music that transcend all boundaries.
Cultural expression has been the great cement that connects peoples of divergent backgrounds and reminds all that we share a common humanity, simply occupying different places on the same planet. It is into this space that artists like Bryan Mcfarlane come to remind us of our “oneness”. In the branches of his works that have come to flourish in China he draws upon the roots that have been firmly planted in Jamaica where his early inspiration and training as an artist equipped him for his global quest to interpret human experiences as an artist. His works celebrating the egg, which has been fundamental to his work, and the bicycle which has become a symbol of his engagement with China, are impressive and important expressions of the harmony that can be found across different communities.
The Embassy of Jamaica has relied heavily on cultural initiatives to help build even deeper links between Jamaica and China. The exhibition of works being presented by Bryan Mcfarlane is yet another step in this process building on the exhibition “Journeys” that was presented in celebration of 35 years of Diplomatic relations between Jamaica and China in which fittingly Bryan Mcfarlane’s work was a vital part.
I am confident that the exhibition will open the eyes of many to the creative strength of the Jamaican artist manifested through the work of Bryan McFarlane. I am sure that Chinese audience will through this exhibition come to better understand the spirit of Jamaica and the deep connection that the artist has found between the roots of his work in Jamaica and its branches now emerging here in China.
Wayne McCook
Ambassador |
