常陵(1975-)，1996年到法國留學後，養成對政治、經濟、文化等公共事務的高度興趣。2005年返鄉後，以自身的基本構成透視這塊記憶中屬於母土的獨特創作風格，將創作回歸到以「人」為起點，激發出五個文化議題，共稱為「五花肉」系列。

常陵從生物的本質性，推演出「肉山水」、「肉花鳥」、「肉都市」、「肉兵器」和「肉宗教」這五項文化議題，涵蓋了東、西方政治、社會與文化結構的脈絡，將歐洲文化強調的智識系統，充分結合東方的審美趣味，讓原本兩相背離的文化世界，在油彩層層疊疊的縫隙之間，找到感知雙面的美好醞釀。

 

「五花肉」系列是一部肉世界的文明演進大史，以精神為滋養形成肥瘦穿插的多層次進化，常陵企圖架構的肉世界既非本質也非表面的慾望而已，更是鮮紅如棗的血肉，是溜光水滑的肥油，流竄奔騰於天地之間。藉著肉元素與文化冷酷因子碰撞所產生火花般的灼熱變化的研究方式，讓血水流出溪泉河水，層層肉塊堆疊出岩石與禽鳥走獸，不見恐怖之意，反而以一種黑色幽默般的詼諧姿態存在著。

 

常陵說：「我們的山與水早已被人性慾望剝奪，我只是將殘存的現實，單純表現出來。」

Chang Ling (1975-), after studying in France in 1996, developed a keen interest in public affairs such as politics, economics, and culture. Upon returning to his homeland in 2005, he cultivated a unique artistic style that delves into the memories of his motherland through his own fundamental composition. His creative focus shifted to center around "people," sparking five cultural themes collectively known as the "Five Pork" series.

Chang Ling extrapolates from the essence of biology to derive five cultural themes: "Meat Landscapes," "Meat Flowers and Birds," "Meat Cities," "Meat Weapons," and "Meat Religion." These themes cover the context of Eastern and Western political, social, and cultural structures. By integrating the intellectual systems emphasized in European culture with Eastern aesthetic tastes, Chang Ling brings together the initially divergent cultural worlds, finding a nuanced beauty within the layers of oil paint.

The "Five Pork" series unfolds as a grand history of the civilization evolution in the world of meat, with a multi-layered evolution characterized by the interplay of spirit to nourish the alternating fat and lean. The meat world Chang Ling attempts to construct is not merely about inherent or surface desires but embodies flesh as red as dates, slick with fatty oils flowing and surging between heaven and earth. Through the collision of meat elements and the cool factors of culture, sparks of scorching transformations are generated, allowing blood to flow like a stream, forming layers of meat chunks that create rocks, birds, and beasts. Instead of conveying a sense of terror, the series exists with a darkly humorous demeanor.

Chang Ling states, "Our mountains and waters have long been stripped of human desires. I am simply expressing the remaining reality."