台灣有兩位女性藝術家非常值得推崇，分別為陳幸婉與李錦繡。
她們的作品具有非常強烈的個人特色，論技巧或表現上都絲毫不比當代歐美藝術家遜色。
其作品之令人為之一亮，它的原創性更勝過目前許多所謂的「藝術家」。若她們生長在強國， 我相信她們絕對能在當代藝術史上佔有相當的篇幅。但很不幸的，當她們在世時並無受到太多藝術界應有的注意與尊重，至少我是這麼認為。因為那些沉迷於19世紀印象派寫實的老古板， 已用睡蓮那一套腐化台灣藝術界很久了。
男性沙文主義可以抹煞掉太多溫文的女性。不夠強勢的女性藝術家很容易被吞噬，不論妳是多有才華。或許她們倆分別在巴黎找到一點自尊與心靈的自由吧，但這種文化的包袱、種族的印記還是會跟到墳墓為止。
我稱她們瘋狂，畢竟這是必要的，才能做或畫得出那種層次作品。隱藏在她們入世，無殺傷力的外表下，是非常犀利透徹與大膽的狂野靈魂。世俗麥當勞式的速食審美觀，絲毫沒影響到她們對自我誠實的追尋與探討。她們接納改變與許多新材質，不停實驗與成長，直到她們自我開花結果，成為獨特的、發展成許多人一生無法達到的奇才！
(陳幸婉)
(李錦繡)
鮮少有人像這兩位如此瘋，如此不顧一切，如此真實，如此勇敢。
我向她們致上最高敬意！也希望在她們死後，藝術界可以給她們更多尊重！
These two recently deceased female artists: Chen Hsing Wan (1951-2004) and Lii Jiin-Shiow (1953-2003) are the best artists I have ever seen in Taiwan.
I am very much inspired by their work. They were crazy enough to do what they were doing. Their work did not reflect the conservative art trend of the majority. Rather they took it into their personal dimension (smashing!) and created something very unique and powerful. Unfortunately, Taiwanese art critique did not pay enough respect to their work. They were almost uninterested to the art world before they died. (One of them was married to an installation artist and for the rest of her life trying to help him become famous! Another one found her way in Paris, living on her own and died there alone.) However, work speaks for itself. I think their work is far more interesting and intensive than most of the exhibitions at our major museums. They totally beat the contemporaries! To focus on their gender is to lower their rank in art-making. They go far beyond that.
Work by 陳幸婉 (Chen Hsing Wan) ---
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