臺南美術史

圖說：謝國鏞，《非常時の映畫館》，第一回府展圖錄
Caption: Hsieh Kuo-Yung, Movie Theater during the War, from the catalogue of the 1st Futen (Taiwan Viceroy Art Exhibition).

此為謝國鏞（1914 -1975）入選1938年第一回府展西洋畫部之作品。描繪中日戰爭爆發時臺南電影院之場景（今中正路商店街），畫面由簡單的幾何造型構成、線條簡約，以觀察戰時臺南地區的變化，具現代性繪畫之特質。該場所1930年開幕，為臺南最早有冷氣的電影世界館，並且是當時全臺灣第一座設有椅子的戲院。在畫面中間有告示牌寫著：「急告：放映日本臨時新聞紀錄片，皇軍第ＯＯ方面總攻擊開始（現役軍人免費）票價10元」，為當時戰爭爆發後時常放映戰爭紀錄片，使在臺日人能關心國事，展現其民族情懷。謝國鏞1936年前往東京川端畫學校學習人體畫，返臺後與陳德旺、張萬傳等人創立「Mouve美術協會」；也曾加入「臺南美術研究會」，以培育後代、舉辦藝文活動為旨。（彭暐宸）

This work by Hsieh Kuo-Yung (1914-1975) was selected into the Yoga (Western-style painting) Division of the 1st Futen (Taiwan Viceroy Art Exhibition) in 1938. Depicting a movie theater in Tainan (now the shopping street on Zhongzhen Road) during the First Sino-Japanese War, the image comprises simple geometric shapes with uncomplicated lines, showing the artist’s observation of Tainan’s changes during the war and displaying the quality of modern painting. Inaugurated in 1930, the movie theater Seikaikan (世界館; literally, the World Pavilion) was the first one to install air-conditioning in Tainan, as well as the very first theater in Taiwan that was installed with chairs. In the image, a signboard at the center states: “Urgent news. Temporarily screening a news documentary from Japan. The Imperial Army No. OO has launched a major attack (free admission for soldiers in service). Ticket price is 10 dollars.” After the war broke out at that time, movie theaters often screened war documentaries to encourage Japanese people in Taiwan to be more involved in the national affairs and showing their nationalistic fervor. Hsieh traveled to Tokyo in 1936, and studied human body drawing and painting at Kawabata Painting School (川端畫學校). After he returned to Taiwan, he co-founded the MOUVE Artist Society (Mouve美術協會) with Chen Te-Wang (陳德旺) and Chang Wan-Chuan (張萬傳). Hsieh also joined the Tainan Fine Arts Association (臺南美術研究會) to continue nurturing later generations and organizing arts and cultural activities. (Peng Wei-Chen)

參考資料：
李書旆，〈日治時期臺府展圖錄中的臺南風景畫研究〉，《111年度第2期國藝會視覺藝術類補助—調查與研究》，2023。
蕭怡姍，〈臺展、鮮展作品中的生活日常〉，《臺灣美術》第114期，頁31-52。

References:
Lee, Shu-Pei. “A Study of Landscapes of Tainan in the Catalogues of the Taiten and the Futen during the Period of Japanese Rule.” The 2022 NCAF Visual Arts Grant for Study and Research – 2nd Phase, 2023.
Hsiao, Yi-Shan. “The Daily Life in Taiwan Art Exhibition and Chosun Art Exhibition.” Journal of National Taiwan Museum of Fine Arts, no. 114, pp. 31-52.