MOYA, named after its French creator Patrick Moya, is formed from the letters “MOYA” cut out of stainless steel. The artwork can be viewed as a 2D art as well as in 3D.
Moya is one of the founders of Neo Lettrism that involves transforming Western alphabets and words into art themes and materials. Accordingly, Moya turned the letters “MOYA” into symbols before reorganizing, arranging, and deconstructing their fom. This artwork is not used as a symbol or to convey any meaning, but rather to show viewers that Moya is a pioneer in Neo Lettrism.
作品《莫亞MOYA》即來自藝術家帕特里克‧莫亞 (Patrick Moya)的姓名，以不鏽鋼裁切成MOYA字母所組成，無論是平面或立體創作，皆使用「MOYA」四個字母來構成。
這位法國藝術家為新字母主義美術創始者之一，所謂「新字母主義」為將西方字母文字作為藝術創作的主題和素材。莫亞將字母變成符碼進行重組、排列、切割等變化，這件雕塑其實不具任何象徵性或解釋性，藝術家只是想讓大家認識「MOYA」是倡導新字母主義的領導者。
美術館向來為引介、匯聚各種藝術思潮的場域，這件作品設置於高雄市立美術館，恰巧也成為論述與展示的一環。
作品名稱：莫亞 MOYA
作者：帕特里克‧莫亞Patrick Moya
創作年份：1991
材質：鋼、漆 / 710×830×490cm
設置地點：高雄市立美術館