▌展覽簡介｜𝐃𝐞𝐚𝐫 𝐃𝐞𝐚𝐫,
𝐃𝐞𝐚𝐫 𝐃𝐞𝐚𝐫, 是一句輕聲呼喚，也是一次無聲的凝視。
此次個展是藝術家白田誉主也對「生命」的再次凝視與回應。過去長期描繪動物的他，從未將牠們視為單純的描繪對象，而是作為他探問生命議題的媒介。對白田而言，無法以語言溝通的動物，象徵著一種無聲卻深刻的情感交流；牠們沒有名字，沒有聲音，但卻真實地存在於我們共享的時空中。
在這場名為《𝐃𝐞𝐚𝐫 𝐃𝐞𝐚𝐫, 》的展覽中，藝術家試圖以繪畫作為訊息，為這些無名之生命寫下一封封情感充沛的手書信件。他說：「我不畫你完整的樣子，只是試著留下你曾經駐足的痕跡。」這些作品不僅是對動物的注視，更是對所有曾在我們生命中短暫駐足、卻留下深遠印記的存在致意。
《𝐃𝐞𝐚𝐫 𝐃𝐞𝐚𝐫, 》是一封寫給「你」的信，也是一段沒有回音的對話，是藝術家對生命最溫柔的凝視與祝福。
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𝐃𝐞𝐚𝐫 𝐃𝐞𝐚𝐫,
輕聲重喚著你
那不是語言，而是心跳的節奏
我們共享一種無聲的重量、節奏
於同一個時空行走
我不畫你完整的樣子
只是試著留下你曾經駐足的痕跡
你從來沒有要求我理解你
但我依然願意傾聽
如同守著一場無需回應的對話
只為了靠近你一些
如果畫 可以成為訊息
那我願意慢慢書寫給你
寫給沒有名字的你——
── 白田誉主也
Hakuta Yoshuya, born in Ibaraki, Japan, holds a Doctorate in Fine Arts from the University of Tsukuba. Now based in Taiwan, he devotes himself fully to artistic practice. His works, grounded in traditional Eastern materials such as mineral pigments, suihi (water-based pigments), and gold/silver leaf, are known for their refined brushwork and poetic compositions. For years, he has focused on the subtle emotional connections between humans and animals. The animals in his paintings are nameless and voiceless, yet filled with presence—like silent letters conveying his gaze and empathy toward life.
Hakuta’s visual language blends Eastern aesthetics with a contemporary spirit. His work has received widespread recognition, including the Kahoku Art Award in Japan and the Excellence Award in mineral pigment painting at the Da Dun Fine Arts Exhibition in Taiwan. He has also been selected for exhibitions such as VOCA and the Sōgakai. In recent years, he has been active across the art scenes in Japan and Taiwan, continuing to explore the expressive possibilities of mineral pigment painting in contemporary art.
Dear Dear,
is a gentle call — and a silent gaze.
This solo exhibition is Hakuta Yoshuya’s renewed reflection and response to the theme of life. For years, he has portrayed animals not as mere subjects of depiction, but as mediums through which he explores existential questions. To Hakuta, animals — unable to communicate through language — embody a silent yet profound form of emotional connection. They have no names, no voices, and yet they exist vividly within the time and space we share.
In Dear Dear,, the artist uses painting as a form of message-writing — crafting intimate, emotional letters to lives without names. As he puts it, “I do not paint your full form; I only try to leave a trace of where you once stood.” These works are not only quiet observations of animals, but tributes to all beings who have briefly passed through our lives, leaving lasting impressions.
Dear Dear, is a letter to “you,”
a conversation without reply,
and the artist’s most tender gaze and blessing for life.
𝐃𝐞𝐚𝐫 𝐃𝐞𝐚𝐫,
I softly call to you again.
It is not language, but the rhythm of a heartbeat.
We share a silent weight, a rhythm,
walking within the same time and space.
I do not paint your full form,
but try to trace the places where you once stood.
You never asked to be understood,
yet still, I choose to listen—
guarding a conversation that needs no reply,
just to be closer to you.
If painting can be a message,
then let me write to you slowly—
to you, who has no name.
── Hakuta Yoshuya
