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December 28, 2011


他自然已是熟睡般離去的長者,我敬愛且思念的人。最後一眼望著加護病床上那具逐漸退去溫度的悲涼遣體,我泣不可抑。

那是一張泥土所砌成中空的床,炕。寒冬的夜裡,你可以燒些柴火加溫它,不冷了,因為你會像一塊放在鐵板上被煎煮著的肉。我和父親兩人一起躺著,毫無睡意,我倆便暢談了起來,直到天空透出光亮,竹製的掃把在泥地上嘶嗖作響為止。

那晚,是八十八歲老父帶我回山東老家探親的第二天,我躺在炕上聽他說著自己的故事,那是我聽過他說過最棒的一次,也許是因為在老家的關係吧! 那種帶著兒子返鄉的興奮之情,他自己對人生的回憶也更強烈, 而我讓自己像個吵著要聽故事入眠的孩子,不停發問,父親也不耐其煩地一一答應,接著,我們角色對調,便向父親聊著我對於人生的看法及未來的計劃,彼此交流著,父親聽著我講,沒有任何的反對與打擊。我以為炕有種魔力,讓我與父親之間相差五十歲的代溝消失了。無論如何,只要我與父親了解彼此,便夠了!

父親像炕,很溫暖很堅強很勇敢很剛毅,他的精神也如此,在他人生的書頁翻完最後一刻,絲毫不見崩裂。我想著,也要和父親與炕一樣堅強。像Ben Gibbard 所唱,我終會隨著你走入黑暗,投身於另個世界。


關聖帝君誕辰日 / 西裝 / 紡紗 / 大綿襖 / 書法筆 / 鎢合金鎮紙

泛黃老照片 / 祖母 / 內戰 / 大逃亡 / 軍艦 / 紅衛兵

墨 / 九宮格書法紙 / 心經 / 愛 / 畫眉鳥 / 皺紋 / 炕 /

工藝 / 木匠 / 京劇 / 殘缺的左手中指 / 他與他的四個女人

惡性腫瘤 與 聖誕節 /




March 07, 2011

畫。拼板。

Y總是

畫是這樣的

它所帶來的剌激來自無法預期

因此我們認為的

往往不是所習慣的常態


拼板

Yi Ci Hsiao @ Homey`s cafe

關於個展:

作者Yi Ci巧妙的使用壓克力顏料與油漆,甚至以消毒傷口用的紫藥水作為上色顏料,以充滿詭譎奇幻的個人風格筆觸,在一般被使用下的塑製拼板上繪畫出一幅幅有趣且耐人尋味的畫作。

藝術創作者Yi Ci Hsiao的部落格 http://yi-ci-hsiao.blogspot.com/


Art works by YiCi Hsiao

Video by W.J Hsiao

Music by Chelin Liu

November 06, 2010

給親愛的 字母 Y

常常,喜歡妳這樣子
站著 望著
思考妳愛的顏色

妳說,不確定的綠色可以那樣
與可能的色彩攪和之必要

常常,喜歡妳穿著厚暖
與我 散步
冷硬的空氣之必要
好整以暇的
破磚房 暖器 無窗的地下室 和 我們的 紐約
有時,我們幻想北歐的天氣
我們都喜歡 顫慄的寂靜
再回到色彩
白色 綠色 紫色
藍色 黃色 黑色
雪 之必要
我們曾促留於 紅色的珍珠美術社

親愛的 Y,妳也想念那樣的冬天嗎?

September 28, 2010

New song of Chelin - YOU ARE THERE

This is the new song will be added on the list of my upcoming album, but I composed this song as electronic - rock style for my fashion designer friend in N.Y, so I used female`s voice to make this song sounds more like a music for fashion show. Anyway, it would be another composing in my album , but the same sound.

April 18, 2010

BBC 6Music / 拯救六號音樂電台


A month ago, BBC official announced the 6Music is going to be closed, and this decision impacts a vast number of musicians, music industry types and real music fans. Not to mention about me, am completely shocked and baffled by the news.

8 year-old 6Music station is the hugely important role of playing in fostering and promoting new bands, and it actually is the radio for music outside of the mainstream. I can not imagine that LADY GA GA has invaded everyone`s ear in the world, and this reveals that most great band is getting less and less, at least you won`t have that much opportunity of listening great band sound.

So, it is time to consider and save the 6Music and fight for many happy returns!

一個月前,英國BBC宣布他們將暫停6MUSIC電台運作,然而這樣的決定對音樂家們以及眾多音樂獨音廠牌造成衝擊,更別說那些忠實的歌迷,就像我一樣為這樣的消息感到震驚悲痛。

已經八歲的6號音樂電台一直以來在培育新樂團及推廣音樂上扮演著極為重要的角色,他更可說是在主流的音樂市場外難得的音樂的電台了。我實在無法想像LADY GA GA已經攻佔了全世界所有人的耳朵,而我們失去了越來越少的機會聽到許多搖滾樂。

拯救六號音樂電台!

WAKE UP:WALK OUT

Hi there, we might need to make clone of the way from British, and force our government to get some change in Taiwan.

What is Wake Up : Walk Out?

A day of peaceful, intelligent, mass direct action – 2010 style.
No aggro, no riot police, just change.

We need the politics of climate change to catch up with the science.
If we mobilise in enough numbers, we can make political action a necessity.

What it’s not, is stupid, violent or intimidating – this is an opportunity to mobilise, not vandalise. This is about rethinking direct action, making it something simple and effective that we can all do. We need you if you want change. But you’re the last thing we need if you want a scrap.

March 01, 2010

FORMOSA BETRAYED

Award-winning Taiwan political thriller FORMOSA BETRAYED will be theatrically released by Screen Media Films on February 26, 2010 in select cities; followed by other major markets across the United States and Canada.

Based on actual events, the film is the first American movie to explore the issue of Taiwan independence. FORMOSA BETRAYED is directed by Adam Kane (of TV’s Heroes) and stars James Van Der Beek, Tzi Ma and Will Tiao.

The film tells the story of FBI Agent Jake Kelly's (Van Der Beek) investigation into the brutal murder of a Taiwanese-American professor on U.S. soil. With the help of his partner Tom Braxton (John Heard) and a sharp Chicago police detective (Leslie Hope), Agent Kelly discovers that the murderers have fled to Taiwan. With the help of Ming (Tiao), a Taiwanese activist, Agent Kelly discovers the unsettling truth about the island once called Formosa, leading to dangerous and painful consequences.

February 10, 2010

Cheng-Huai Chuang F/W 2010 Collection


近來忙於在紐約的工作,一直無法抽空上來寫寫東西,終於,忙碌的工作快告一段落了。

自從去年為一位女歌手錄製現場後,我接了一個我這輩子怎麼也想不到的工作,為時裝設計師編曲製作 runway show音樂。由於這位新生代時裝設計師是寶寶的友人,我們都是一起希望能在紐約這樣的大城市裡,學習、成長,累積自己在藝術生涯所需的『財富』。




為了這場時裝秀,我和寶寶也一起為了Cheng努力著,除了所畫的 The women in red的同時,我一直進行著時裝秀的音樂製作。









今天,看著Cheng的模特兒們走在伸展台上,隨著我的音樂開場到最後結束那一刻,一切就像作夢一樣,很美好。

RUNWAY SHOW MUSIC

January 12, 2010

RED


This is the painting of Baow Baow. she uses her uniq art sense to complete this wonderful painting. She is also working on our mutual friend`s upcoming fashion show, and this painting will be used as an imagination of fashion show.

A women in red

December 12, 2009

100 Best Albums of the Decade



1 | Radiohead: Kid A
Everything in right place


2 | The Strokes: Is This It

Is this it



3 | Wilco: Yankee Hotel Foxtrot
Yankee Hotel Foxtrot

December 06, 2009

蘇活的悲亡之歌 - SOHO


讓所謂藝術的生產量
造就令人響往的朝聖地
我可以感覺妳多變的面態不安地
在我眼下縮委著
滲進鞋下的紋縫中
一種悲涼隕落的情緒,叫喊著
無能抗拒的。你是街道,顏色
舞者,天生的攝影家
美好的母體

我靠近妳試著尋找最灼熱的體溫
逐漸被操弄世俗的強大力量
把病菌,把偽假逼進你的體內
削弱你的意志,而那些遺棄妳的
叛離妳的猶大。
妳的思想妳的宗教妳的血肉妳靈魂
在幾條街口內舖成,出賣。
妳的死亡。妳是歌,妳是卵石所砌的巷弄…

December 01, 2009

QUEENS-皇后區


他們住在這裡。一些來自印度的咖哩食品,
一些肉桂香。羅斯褔路和7號地鐵的交錯。
然後,他們過街上車下車。無視交通號誌,
如地道裡的老鼠跑竄。努力的工作。他們談
笑,鄙視。如同許多前來大城市的,膚色將
他們被領往這裡。老鼠仍舊忙碌。來自馬奎
斯的城市的那些他們。外送,廚務,玉米餅
及些許美味的碎牛肉。而他們又會遇見另一
些他們。酒吧裡歡樂,無關語言的那些,然
後他們以相同的酒精交換不同種族的身體。
掠奪,色情業。東亞式的面孔漸漸成了主流。
老鼠,困惑了。然後,老鼠叨啣著裝裹宮保
雞丁飯的便當。地上的嘔吐物還散著啤酒的
酸味。地上的垃圾,有著卡拉
OK的收據。東
亞式的流行。而所有的他們走路,交談,小
團體,進食,剔牙,爭吵,做愛,成為死亡。
像轉動唱盤的輪軸那樣循還著。

November 24, 2009

That`s how we got internet !

Well, not so many people could be naked in front of your neighbor!

Yes, we eventually got Internet from our Japanese neighbor.

The way we did is like this.

November 20, 2009

關於那些嬌情的眼光


  想起兩年前,我於出版社從事責編的困苦趕稿時期,我與T時常討論起電影,直到他被我扯進搖滾之前,我們總以此為話題的起始(此外,還有棒球以及生活周邊的那些光怪陸離缺邊缺角之事)。
  
  一天,T問我,倘若今天我有一大筆錢,足夠讓我享受拍攝各種類型的電影的樂趣。在只有一部電影作品的條件限制下,我會選擇什麼樣的電影來滿足我個人的快感以及票房的成就感?突然,覺得難以答覆這樣的問題,它在那瞬刻變得好艱深。而我想,是要來一部灑狗血的情慾電影,還是搞個一部像史丹利那樣高超的類型片經典;哦,不然來一部變型金剛女強人版,把柯博文化為女性,令它甩著鐵奶變型同時追殺惡魔黨!想著想著,自己都覺得俗套起來。那麼,就拍一部文藝片吧,像那些偉大的台灣本土導演一樣攢研生命或同性間的奧妙…,但似乎又太過於嬌作。其實到最後,我和T皆想,有錢不如就拍一部如不可能的任務那樣的動作電影,過過癮嘛!即便有人聞之而嗤之以鼻。

  我想,對每個人的品味而言,似乎不在於作品的價值,反而受到一般流行世俗的眼光所影響。Baow Baow告訴我,她從未畫上一張畫是基於心情上的舒發,但有趣的是,經過她的擁有獨到藝術眼光的老師解釋後,原本只是一隻在啃咬骨頭的狗成了一個正在惡意侵蝕傍惶無助靈魂的精神象徵,就像一輩都在模彷別人繪畫風格的波拉克,也會因為無助而失意地將油彩潑至畫布而令他能在當代藝術界成為一位重要的現代派畫家。但那些所謂有著藝文眼光的人總會說,哇哦,波拉克耶!接著開始他們的獨道見解。這種藏於價值背後的狼狽竟能讓許多文藝青年崇拜著,可見這樣的眼光都世俗、嬌情了,這樣一來與流行俗套有何無異。

  很多人創作,他們拍攝、作曲、繪畫、設計及許多許多,但這些人不過就是為做而做,從不覺得酷。反而人們開始覺得這種東西有深度有色彩有藝術價值有趣有獨立感有特色有一種無與倫比的獨特感,而人們評斷藝文作品以展現自我。說穿了,這些東西只不過是在嬌情眼光下的瑣事。

November 19, 2009

As I compose for a Fashion show


Hi there, look at the topic. Apparently, this project is going to be my first music style which I have never done before. Now, I`m proudly writing this to show the beginning intro of the song I made is incredible. The beats are pretty awesome than what I had expected, and sounds juicy, very reach kick drum sound. I have to thank for the invention of equalizer and compressor. Oh..yet Rober Moog (What else I can say? He is a genius! )


This is the first note of composing journal, nothing will be interesting you, so you can just look around then get out of here.


  1. Drum beat.
  2. Clapping.
  3. I`ll probably sing. (Hope my voice might work out....)
  4. Cheer of Baow Baow.
  5. Intro .
  6. The first verse.
This is the most important thing to know, the young and talented fashion designer will perform his new project in Feb/2010, and I am responsible for music!

Here is the link of Taiwanese fashion designer, check it out !

Cheng-Huai Chuang

November 05, 2009

走過了留學的第二個年頭

  老實說,實在沒有什麼太大的不同。在紐約一年半的時間就僅靠著我對於筆記型電腦的依賴而度過,念完書了,實習完了,甚至我做了幾個吃力不討好的工作。不知那來的能量可以一直讓我維持著創作的狀態,為此,我開始怛心著未來,如果失敗,我必需從那裡再站起來,人生似乎就是這麼困難。

是她。那個女孩。


她/畫筆/龐克/Sigur Ros/吊帶/顏料/油彩/狗/晃動的馬尾


格子杉/牛仔褲/微笑/擁抱/底片/屬於顏色的一種熱情

動態映畫/電影/享受獨立時代/楊德昌/甚至庫柏立克的類型片

萬聖節/馬汀/皮衣下的乳牛裝/微笑仍然

撥弦/耳機的依賴/床/地鐵/相機

平底鞋/ 陽光/布魯克林與皇后區/伍迪艾倫的安妮霍爾

寶寶的插畫與我的花盆/素描/畫紙/炭筆

暖被/和她的獅寶寶

October 27, 2009

Thom`s new band ?


He was apparently moving quicker than his own organization. The news release issued for the Orpheum, the morning after Mr. Yorke’s statement, reassured fans: “Radiohead is not breaking up.” - From New York Time

  基本上,是個很有趣的組合。

  在十月初,Yorke先生與Flea先生(From Red hot Chili Peppers),以及其它來自別團體的樂手們組成了一個因為組織太快而還未命名的樂團,已在Los Angeles的Orpheum Theater表演完了。演出的內容以Yorke的個人專輯 The Eraser的歌曲為主,並穿插一些未發表過的新歌。

Video of the Orpheum Performance on YouTube


  

Trunk Records issues 'Life on Earth'

Hi there, Read this cool story behind the sounds and music to the greatest natural history program !

The groundbreaking natural history programme Life On Earth hit TV screens 30 years ago, in 1979. This is the first time the beautiful music composed for the series has been issued. It’s quite extraordinary that something so utterly beautiful has remained unissued until now. In this press release we give you the story behind the album, the composer’s CV, a full tracklisting and an overview of the music.

LINK HERE

October 23, 2009

NEW SONG LISTEN - I want a space

I want a space.wav


You can make me stand
But cannot make me leave
You want me to be quiet
But I am just whispering
I want you to know
I`m not your property
Oh this is your illusion
Time of elimination
You are taking me
You are taking me

You can make me laugh
But cannot take me away
Provide the benefit
But it`s hard to comprehending
I want you to know
I`m not your property
Oh this is your imagination
Life of elimination
You are taking me
You are taking me

I want a space
I want a space
It`s time to be changed
Oh you should have known

Having a space
Oh I want a space