Two years ago, I exhibited here a work called Heart of Lightness⋯>>點閱：明亮之心 Heart of Lightness (Florence Biennale 2023--I AM You), a girl who searched for her identity in the midst of confusion and loneliness.
She discovered a sense of belonging, a connection with herself, the light and community. In that moment, she began to bravely follow the light, stepping into the future that belonged to her. It is a journey of connection with oneself , with the Creator (The Light), and others.
This year, I return with a new theme —Dualism & Unity. A continuation of the search for identity and connection—and a journey toward transcendence. For me, dualism is where life transformation takes place, when light breaks through and unites what was once divided. Because I know —the Creator is Light. He lives in me, and I in Him. In that light, darkness and shadows can no longer survive. Struggles and division lose their power. Unity prevails.
Unity is to strive to tune in to the light's heartbeat and to draw into harmony, celebrating diversity(the collective identities).
If you recall what I shared two years ago—
When our hearts shine for ourselves and for one another, it is when light breaks in, and we become a constellation—each star is unique, yet shining together. That is also when unity prevails.
For me, true unity is not sameness, but the beauty of diversity in harmony.
Like this exhibition: one voice alone is soft,
but many voices—many colors—sing together and light up the world. Together, we make life richer, fuller, and more radiant to see and to live.
There is a saying I truly love:“Light itself casts no shadow.” Only when something blocks the light does a shadow appear. And in the light, no other light can block the true source. So when we live fully in the light, shadows naturally disappear. This belief —this truth —is at the heart of this series. They awaken you and bring you peace, love, and revival. The true unity is not the disappearance of contradicitons / struggles, but their embrace by love and light- and in that light, a new rhythm and order are born anew, where an awakening within transformation, unfolding gently.
My art is more than just painting. Through piano, poetry, spoken verse, and dance, I seek to express the full story behind each painting —the story of the dancing girl. And in this exhibition, you will also hear my voice. Melodies I wrote and sang, echoing through each piece, resonating with the brushstrokes, walking hand in hand with the light. At times, I even dance while I create. Letting my body move with the emotions of my soul. Just like the girl on the canvas.
She is not one specific person. She is you, she is me, she is everyone who searches for hope and connection with light in the darkness, and follows faith through contradiction. Every brushstroke, every color, records her movement from shadow to light. Her steps are surrendered, authentic, and free. Her dance —like a poem offered to the Light.
I warmly invite you to step into these paintings. Not just to observe, but to enter into a dialogue with your own story. May you feel here a peace, a stillness, hope and a joy that come from the Light.
And may you, in your own dance of life, bravely step into your rhythm, your story. And remember the table of celebrating the feast can be found in the shadow of valley of death. Again, it is the place of life transformation, where you can find unity in harmony.
May the Light from the paintings awaken you,
and shine forth from within you.
Artist /Speaker/Trainer : Wen-Chun (Jenny) Liao
“Messenger of Light”
In the silence of forms and colors that defy reason, Jenny Liaoje's works speak directly to the soul.
Each of her paintings is a prayer that takes shape, a spiritual vibration that flows through the canvas like an invisible yet living presence.
Jenny paints not the visible world, but the inner one.
Her hands, guided by faith, create bridges between heaven and earth, between the human and the divine.
There is a light in her works that belongs not only to color, but to the truth of those who believe, deeply, in God.
Her art is revelation: it reminds us that mystery should not be explained, but listened to.
And that even in the abstract, God's love can find a home.
Thank you, Jenny, for showing us that beauty can be a form of prayer,
and that art—when born of faith—can become a luminous testimony to the eternal.
Rossano B Maniscalchi
評論
Rossano B. Maniscalchi（導演／攝影師，義大利／美國）
致 廖文君 Jenny Liaoje
《光之使者》
在那些超越理性的形與色之靜默裡，
Jenny Liaoje 的作品直抵靈魂深處。
她的每一幅畫作都是成形的祈禱，
是一種靈性的震動，
如同無形卻鮮活的臨在，流動於畫布之上。
Jenny 所描繪的，並非可見的世界，
而是內在的宇宙。
她的雙手，在信仰的引領下，
搭起天地之間、
人與神之間的橋樑。
她的作品裡有一種光，
那光並不僅屬於色彩，
更屬於那些深深信靠上帝之人心中的真理。
她的藝術是一種啟示：
提醒我們，奧秘不應被解釋，
而應靜心聆聽。
即便在抽象之中，
上帝的愛依然可以找到歸宿。
謝謝你，Jenny，
讓我們看見美可以成為一種祈禱，
而藝術——當它源自信仰時，
能夠化作一份光明的見證，
指向永恆。
二元論 ＆合ㄧ（Dualism & Unity）創作理念
在無盡的旋律中，一切彷彿都在無聲地共鳴。悲傷像低沉的鋼琴聲，緩緩流動；喜悅則如高亢的弦樂，鋪陳著每一寸空氣。焦慮像鋒利的打擊樂，轟隆作響；而安寧則像輕柔的風鈴，飄動在空中。然而，當這些情感交織時，在隙縫中透出一束光，破開了所有音符，直射心靈深處。那光強烈且真摯，將所有的情感照亮，讓人無法忽視。它不僅帶來明亮，更帶來了釋放和重生的力量。
兩年前，我在這裡展出了《明亮之心》（Heart of Lightness）⋯>>點閱：明亮之心 Heart of Lightness
那是一個關於跳舞女孩的故事——
一個在迷惘與孤獨中，
尋找自我認同的女孩。
她找到了歸屬感，
與群體之間的連結。
就在那一刻，
她開始勇敢地跟隨光，
邁向屬於她自己的未來。
「每一種色彩，都是一種禱告。
每一幅畫布，都是回到完整的旅程。」
——廖文君（Wen-Chun, Jenny Liao)
今年，
我帶來全新的主題——
二元論及合ㄧ （Dualism ＆Unity）。
這是一段對身份的延續探索，
也是一場邁向超越的旅程。
對我而言，
二元論代表生命開始轉化的過程,
當光穿透一切，
把原本分裂的事物重新連結。
因為我深深知道——
神就是光。
祂住在我裡面，
我也住在祂裡面。
在這光中，
黑暗與陰影無法存留。
掙扎與撕裂，
也失去了它們的力量。
**還記得我在兩年前說過的話嗎？
當我們的心，不只為自己而閃耀，也為他人而發光——
我們便成為一片星海，每顆星星都獨特，卻彼此照亮。
真正的合一，不是一致，而是多元之中交織的和諧之美。
就像這場展覽：一個聲音或許微弱，
但眾多的色彩、聲音與心靈交會，能夠點亮這個世界。
是我們一起，讓生命更豐富、更燦爛、更值得看見與活出。
我很喜歡一句話：
「光本身，是沒有影子的。」
合一，是努力去對準光的心跳，
並進入那和諧的韻律中。
只有當某樣東西擋住了光，
影子才會出現。而在光中，
沒有任何其他光能遮擋真正的光源。
所以，
當我們全然活在光裡，
陰影會自然消失。
這份信念——
這份真理——
就是我這個系列創作的核心。
它們喚醒你，帶來平安、愛與復甦。
真正的合一，並不是矛盾或掙扎的消失，
而是它們被愛與光擁抱——
然後在那光中，重生出全新的節奏與秩序。
我的藝術，
不只是畫畫。 透過鋼琴、詩歌、詩詞吟誦與舞蹈，
我試著完整表達出
每一幅畫背後的故事——
跳舞女孩的生命旅程。
在這次展覽中，
你也會聽見我的歌聲。
我親自創作的旋律，
在作品中迴盪，
與筆觸共鳴，
與光同行。
有時，
我甚至會在創作時起舞，
讓身體隨著靈魂的情感自然流動。
就像畫布上的那個跳舞女孩。
她不是一個具體的人物，
她是你，
是我，
是所有
在黑暗中尋找希望、
在矛盾中追隨信仰的人。
每一筆、每一道色彩，
都是她從幽暗走向光明的記錄。
她的腳步，是降伏的、真實的、自由的。
她的舞蹈，
是一首獻給光的詩。
我誠摯地邀請你，
走進這些畫作之中。
不只是觀看，
更是與你自己生命的故事對話。
願你在這裡，
感受到來自光的
平靜、安穩與喜樂。
也願你，
在自己生命的舞步裡，
勇敢地踏出
屬於你的節奏、你的故事。
謝謝你的聆聽。
願光與你同在，
也從你心中發出。
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