「香格里拉」一词，发音源于藏语「心中的日月」，意为「世外桃源」。对于西方文化来说，它也意指为「东方神秘色彩、祥和的理想国度」。提及香格里拉，总会使人不自主地想到西藏。艺术家丘显德，经历了多年西藏探险洗礼后，秉着对艺术的热情，加上对西藏的痴迷与向往，对自然的崇敬完整映射在他巨幅水彩创作里。此外，他仍不断深入研究水彩颜料的创作极限，也尝试画出不同风貌来诠释心中的世外桃源。他的画作不仅仅表达出色彩与构造的完美结合，更蕴藏着空灵辽阔的气息，我们也着实能透过视觉，为庸碌的心灵，找到一处和谐纯净的荟萃地。倘若您心中也有一处香格里拉，相信这次丘显德巨幅水彩个展，能引起您的共鸣。

The word pronounced "Shangrila" comes from a Tibetan phrase, "the sun and moon in your heart," and it implies "a haven beyond the ordinary world." In the Western world, Shangrila has come to mean an ideal place of mystery, peace, and good fortune somewhere in the East.

Any mention of Shangrila inevitably conjures up thoughts of Tibet. Artist Chiu Hsiente, after a baptism of many years of exploration in Tibet, projects through his large-scale watercolors all of his fervent love of art, his fascination and fondness for Tibet, and his veneration of nature. Chiu also continues to probe the creative limits possible in the watercolor medium and to experiment with new styles that help him express his ideal of an otherworldly utopia.

Chiu Hsiente's works, beyond their ideal combinations of color and form, exude the vast and elusive ambience of Tibet. Through the visual medium of Chiu's paintings, hearts that are weary of the ordinary world can be restored in a place of peace and purity. These new large-scale watercolors by Chiu Hsiente will surely resonate with anyone who keeps in their heart a personal vision of their own Shangrila.