Exhibitions

 Wei Chia-Ying and Yan Ann-Li, both awarded the first prize in the art competitions, showcase their distinctive styles. Wei's landscape paintings draw inspiration from blue-and-green technique of the Ming Dynasty's Wu School, characterized by verdant hues, rooted in the meticulous precision of Song and Yuan dynasty painting. Yan, on the other hand, incorporates elements from the precise and grandiose panoramic...

Mr. Shih Yun-Wen is one of the most renowned collectors of modern and contemporary Chinese calligraphy and painting in the world. He currently serves as the Chairman of the Ching Wan Society. His early inspiration in art was shaped by the selfless guidance of master artists during his student years. In recent years, he has devoted himself wholeheartedly to art...

1843, due to the “Treaty of Nanking”, Shanghai officially opened the commercial ports. With geographical advantage and interaction with western cultures, Shanghai has bloomed rapidly. 1860, Taiping Rebellion broke out. Gentries moved into Shanghai to avoid the turmoil, which made Shanghai’s culture and economy even more prosperous than ever.    The Society of Pin-hua (1851-1874), founded in Shanghai, is the first art group of...

Shadow Borer——is a thief of time, who collects those scenes that are both familiar and unfamiliar to us, then bring those scenes into our sight; is a sculptor, who depicts what he saw via light and shadow. By the end of the 1950s, tons of people crowded into Hong Kong. To them, “hometown” is no longer indicating the prairie where...

Since the Industrial Revolution, the rapid advancement of technology has been widely celebrated, inspiring boundless idealistic visions of the future. Within this historical context, not only have the interactions between humans and machines become increasingly intimate, but artists have also been inspired to create works using a variety of media and themes. Viewed through the lens of art history, this...

Chen Kuang-Yi PhD in Contemporary Art from Paris Nanterre University Professor and Dean of the Graduate School of Fine Arts at National Taiwan University of Art    “Truth strikes us from behind and in the dark, as well as from before and in broad daylight.” -Henry David Thoreau   Lo Chan Peng made his debut in 2007 with the Strawberry Generation series which depict people around...

Since ancient times, humanity has harbored countless imaginations about “fairylands,” projecting deep emotions onto depictions and writings of these mystical realms. The pursuit of such lands may have been a lifelong endeavor for people of various social ranks, including emperors and scholars. Compared to people today, the ancients lived in closer harmony with nature. They imbued the mountains and rivers...

Curator TSENG Yu-Chuan Organizer: Taipei Art Industry Association Dates: October 2 (Fri.) to November 1 (Sun.), 2020 Time: Tuesdays to Sundays, 11:00 – 18:00 Venues: Liang Gallery, Fish Art Center, DaGuan Gallery Humans worship light, which is the source of life and soul in this world as well as the sustaining force in nature. When there is light, there is no fear of darkness. For...

“Seeing you amidst the dreams where flowers flourish, yet please don’t mourn the withered flowers when you wake.”   As one of the most distinguished poets in Taiwanese literature, Hsu Hui-chih’s devotion to ink art since 2017 has attracted attention from different fields. Apart from the invitation from Taipei Fine Arts Museum, Hsu’s works have also been shown in various art fairs...

Existentialist philosopher Martin Heidegger proposed the term being-in-the-world to indicate the closely-knit and harmonious relationship between men and nature. The unoccupied lands in the wild are still reflected and influenced by the world of men, for the consciousness cannot be avoided and continue to reflect on art works created by men.   We have carefully selected works by artists from China, Hong...