Lin Hong-Wen is an artist of his time. In focusing on his materials, whether acrylic or steel, he enhances the driving force behind his untimely intuitions, thereby refusing to calculate or subscribe to methods resulting in solely rational conclusions. His approach to art is neither systematic nor predetermined. Rather he is involved in the ongoing discovery of form in which he avoids any common or predictable aspects of entitlement. Consequently, his work remains open and without limitations. His allegiance to form is not formal, at least not in the traditional sense. Hong-wen works outside the realm of the obvious, removed from trends that speculate on a global art market. As a uniquely cultivated artist, he avoids engaging in projects he foresees as problematic or unsuitable for his purposes. His inspiration emanates from a singular point of view. This is what enables him to focus entirely on his work. He is an artist of his own making.
— Robert C. Morgan, American art historian and the co-curator of In Silence
Hong-Wen Lin's installation work Time’s Murmur at 2018 Taiwan East Coast Land Arts Festival
Hong-Wen Lin, As I Reveal, 2020, acrylic on canvas, 260 x 162 cm © Courtesy of the artist
Hong-Wen Lin, Elegant Silence, 2020, acrylic on canvas, 91 x 117 cm © Courtesy of the artist
Lin Hong-Wen, Installation (Tainan), 2003, drift wood, video © Courtesy of the artist
Lin Hong-Wen, Thinking Tree, 2006, bamboo © Courtesy of the artist
Hong-Wen Lin, Orientation, 2020, acrylic on canvas, 61 x 73 cm © Courtesy of the artist
Hong-Wen Lin, Vectored Holy Land, 2020, acrylic on canvas, 170 x 250 cm © Courtesy of the artist
Hong-Wen Lin, Propinquity, 2020, acrylic on canvas, 91 x 117 cm © Courtesy of the artist
Hong-Wen Lin, Courting Dreams, 2020, acrylic on canvas, 260 x 162 cm © Courtesy of the artist
Hong-Wen Lin, Heart of Flowers, 2020, acrylic on canvas, 91 x 117 cm © Courtesy of the artist
Hong-Wen Lin, Venturing Past Infinity, 2020, acrylic on canvas, 61 x 73 cm © Courtesy of the artist
Hong-Wen Lin, How to Be, 2019, acrylic on canvas, 260 x 162 cm © Courtesy of the artist
Hong-Wen Lin, Conversion, 2020, acrylic on canvas, 61 x 73 cm © Courtesy of the artist
Hong-Wen Lin's installation work Time’s Murmur at 2018 Taiwan East Coast Land Arts Festival
Hong-Wen Lin, As I Reveal, 2020, acrylic on canvas, 260 x 162 cm © Courtesy of the artist
Hong-Wen Lin, Elegant Silence, 2020, acrylic on canvas, 91 x 117 cm © Courtesy of the artist
Lin Hong-Wen, Installation (Tainan), 2003, drift wood, video © Courtesy of the artist
Lin Hong-Wen, Thinking Tree, 2006, bamboo © Courtesy of the artist
Hong-Wen Lin, Orientation, 2020, acrylic on canvas, 61 x 73 cm © Courtesy of the artist
Hong-Wen Lin, Vectored Holy Land, 2020, acrylic on canvas, 170 x 250 cm © Courtesy of the artist
Hong-Wen Lin, Propinquity, 2020, acrylic on canvas, 91 x 117 cm © Courtesy of the artist
Hong-Wen Lin, Courting Dreams, 2020, acrylic on canvas, 260 x 162 cm © Courtesy of the artist
Hong-Wen Lin, Heart of Flowers, 2020, acrylic on canvas, 91 x 117 cm © Courtesy of the artist
Hong-Wen Lin, Venturing Past Infinity, 2020, acrylic on canvas, 61 x 73 cm © Courtesy of the artist
Hong-Wen Lin, How to Be, 2019, acrylic on canvas, 260 x 162 cm © Courtesy of the artist
Hong-Wen Lin, Conversion, 2020, acrylic on canvas, 61 x 73 cm © Courtesy of the artist