Tom Rook Art

西門町 Ximending！熱鬧的戲院、屋頂派對、色彩繽紛的酒吧，還有一座藏在巷弄裡的媽祖廟。一個我走了好多年的地方，從正上方畫下來。代針筆與水彩。
Busy theaters, rooftop parties, colorful bars, and a hidden away Mazu Temple. Somewhere I've known intimately for many years, drawn from directly above. Fineliner pen and watercolor

(Eng below) 我正在翻看一些之前的作品 (2015)，想重新檢視一下。這些塔樓的原型是台北和屏東縣一帶的真實建築，這些建築往往被忽視。這是我為了引起人們對這些被低估的建築的關注而創作的作品，其中許多建築當時都面臨拆除的風險。有些建築後來確實被拆除了。不知為何，我還喜歡創作一些完全不切實際的交通方案。

這三座塔樓分別是：

北門大廈，台北，1922年（大致取材自1920年代的衡陽路一帶）
龍安大廈，台北，1948年（取材自1930-40年代的台北）
西森林大廈，屏東，1967年（靈感來自南方風格獨特的現代主義住宅）

我還根據嘉義市的建築創作了三座較小的塔樓，這些作品可以在我的網站上找到。

Having a look at some older work that I've been thinking of re-visiting (from 2015!). These towers were built out of real, often overlooked, buildings found around Taipei and Pingtung County. It was my own way of drawing a bit of attention to some underappreciated buildings, many of which were at risk of demolition. Some have since been demolished. I also enjoy making completely impractical transport solutions for some reason.

The three towers are:
Beimen Tower, Taipei, 1922 (approximately 1920's Hengyang Road area)
Long'an Tower, Taipei, 1948 (1930-40's Taipei)
West Forest Tower, Pingtung, 1967 (Based on the quirky modernist houses found in the south)

I also made three smaller towers based on Chiayi City buildings which are on my website

北天母還有這些紅磚的建築。它們都成了廢墟。我對它們的歷史有一點好奇。是不是以前的美軍住宅？文化大學附近也有外觀相似的建築
North Tianmu has an odd group of red brick houses. All of them are now ruins, some even have fireplaces and chimneys. I’m curious about their history. Were they US forces housing much like the group around Chinese Culture University?