| 英文摘要 |
Sculpture and sports both feature the human body and its vitality. However, cultural differences took them onto different paths in the East and West until the late 19th century. Frequent communications between eastern and western cultures impacted all facets of life, including art and sports. Time and social changes brought discrepancy and divergence to the development of sculpture and sports in Taiwan. In the 1980s, Ju Ming's Living World Series- Sports Series became the entry point for exploring the relationship between sculpture and sports in Taiwan. Ju Ming's embark on his journey through the Living World Series- Sports Series coincided with the increasing sports popularity and the discourse on public art at the time. His success has never been attributed to any academic or political affiliations but the way he challenged the world with his own perseverance and courage. The same could be attributed for the athletes during post-war sports development, who left a glorious page in Taiwanese sports history. For Taiwan, it was a time when diplomatic matters relied heavily on international sports events, building sports facilities was a way for local governments to obtain funding, and funding for public art was proposed for civic buildings. This is the backdrop against which sculpture and sports collided. This essay is based on predecessors' study, focusing on Ju Ming's ''Living World Series- Sports Series'', and linking statue artwork and sport development together in Parallel. Eventually it presents the relationship between modern sport thoughts and Sport-series and by the living. |