A GALLERY OF UNDERGROUND ART
另类艺术空间

上个周末我跟我的朋友去花莲旅行了。我上个星期日去一个艺术工作室。这个艺术工作室叫藝術空間。我觉得藝術空間不但非常漂亮，而且很有意思。藝術空間有一位艺术家。我在藝術空間的时候，这个艺术工作室的人不多。因为这个艺术工作室的人不多， 所以我觉得藝術空間很小。小是小，藝術空間很漂亮。

I found doing this week’s vlog very interesting in regard to how it relates to and expands on my topic. While in Hualien I decided to go to an underground art studio or gallery. This was intriguing to me as I was unsure as to what was meant exactly by the word underground; whether that was referring to the art style or the gallery style. My friends, who were with me during the trip to Hualien, were also unsure as to what context the word underground was being used; as the idea of underground art is less common in north America and usually refers to a particular style of art.

Once there I realized the use of underground was both literal and figurative. The gallery had an entrance between two stores which lead to a single underground basement room. It was in this room that the singular artist is able to set up and display their exhibit. Unfortunately, because it was a very small and local venue, I was not able find a lot of information prior to visiting; this meant I was unsure as to whether I would be able to take photos or film while in the studio. While visiting the art studio I asked the artist whether I was able to photograph or film in Chinese, which luckily, she said I allowed to do. 

The accessibility and art style of the gallery showed how art is incorporated in a more local and organic fashion than in North America. In North America, art is often reserved to formal galleries and museums. Whereas in Taipei, or at least Hualien, art was incorporated in a more organic individual style. This conclusion lead me to include footage from other displays of art and culture from outside just galleries and museums. As I felt, to exclude them would be a disservice to my topic and how my association to art in Taipei has changed.