藝廊出版個人書籍《Pao Hui Kao》 Pao Hui Kao published by Spazio Nobile Gallery
高寶惠 Kao Pao-Hui
埃因霍芬設計學院的畢業展發表，每年總是吸引眾多設計業界人士前來挖掘設計新星、觀察未來設計趨勢與潛力，高寶惠於2016年畢業展當時發表 Let's Get Wrinkle! 系列作品，便已陸續接觸到博物館策展人邀請參展，也遇見不少私人藝術收藏基金會、個人藝術藏家前來接洽與購買，就此打開了以工藝藝術創作維生的視野。
2019年時，高寶惠與比利時藝廊SPAZIO NOBILE簽約，近乎全權將策展、經紀、行銷工作交由SPAZIO NOBILE處理，SPAZIO NOBILE也積極為高寶惠觸及各式買家、博物館、美術館，協助溝通對接，工藝家自己得以更加專注於工藝創作。2023年，SPAZIO NOBILE為高寶惠舉辦代表性個展，更為其出版了個人主題書籍，詳細地記載創作歷程、製作細節、作品展示等，也收錄藝術家參與演講對談等的多元內容。而藝廊也會將這本書寄給潛力藏家，做為藝術家行銷的利器，因而得以再次帶來訂單。因此，此書不僅是對於工藝家的完整紀錄，更是蘊含著藝術市場裡的結構與經濟角力等象徵。
The graduation exhibition at the Design Academy Eindhoven is a major annual event that attracts industry professionals scouting for emerging talents and observing future design trends. Kao Pao-Hui’s graduation work Let's Get Wrinkle! in 2016 garnered attention from museum curators, private art collectors, and art foundations, opening the door to her career as a craft artist.
In 2019, Kao signed with Spazio Nobile, a Belgian gallery, entrusting them with exhibition curation, representation, and marketing. Spazio Nobile actively connected Kao with buyers, museums, and art institutions, allowing her to focus entirely on her craft. In 2023, the gallery hosted a landmark solo exhibition for Kao and published a monograph titled Pao Hui Kao. The book provides a comprehensive account of her creative journey, detailing the making of her works, exhibitions, and participation in talks and panels. It also serves as a strategic marketing tool, sent to potential collectors to generate interest and future commissions. Thus, the book is not only a thorough documentation of her craft but also symbolizes the structural and economic dynamics of the art market.
高寶惠 Kao Pao-Hui
1987年生，設計背景出身，現旅居歐洲從事獨創紙材工藝與藝術創作。研究所時期於荷蘭埃因霍分設計學院就讀情境設計（Contextual Design）的高寶惠，在觸碰了各式材料後，選擇與自身性格與頻率最為貼近的紙張為材料，因一次在紙上打翻水的意外，看見紙材起皺之美，交雜自身過往亞洲教育的價值觀與自身選擇的感觸，打破紙張就是要乾爽平整的框架，透過材料實驗逐漸發展出獨特的起皺紙材工藝，以獨創的水與膠水比例，釋放紙張塑形的能量，也讓紙張從脆弱化為堅硬質地，打造出《Papper Pleats系列》等大小家飾品，涵蓋桌、椅、燈飾、屏風等，更曾以此系列入選2022年LOEWE基金會工藝獎。
Born in 1987 with a design background, Kao Pao-Hui is currently based in Europe, where she creates her unique paper crafts and artistic works. She pursued her graduate studies at the Design Academy Eindhoven in the Netherlands, specializing in Contextual Design. After experimenting with various materials, Kao chose paper as her primary medium, drawn to its resonance with her personality and creative spirit. The pivotal moment in her artistic journey occurred when she accidentally spilled water on paper and marveled at the beauty of its wrinkling. This experience, combined with her Asian educational values, led her to challenge the traditional view that paper must remain dry and flat. Through extensive material experimentation, Kao developed a distinctive technique for creating textured, wrinkled paper, discovering the perfect balance of water and glue that allows the paper to transform from fragile to sturdy. She has designed a variety of home décor pieces, including tables, chairs, lamps, and screens, as part of her Paper Pleats series, which was also selected for the prestigious 2022 LOEWE Foundation Craft Prize.
