Beyond Calligraphy – Contemporary Calligraphy Exhibition by Hsu Yung-Chin

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Beyond Calligraphy – Contemporary Calligraphy Exhibition by Hsu Yung-Chin

2011 / 10 / 14 Fri.

2011 / 11 / 27 Sun.

10:00 - 18:00

venue

Moca Studio
Curator

Cheng Fang-Ho

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About

Picasso once said that had he been born Chinese, he would have been a calligrapher, not a painter. Hsu Yung-Chin believes that calligraphy is a spiritual symbol. Hsu has been dedicated in calligraphy extensively for 43 years, and he fuses organic elements from contemporary art with traditional calligraphy style. The outcomes of his creative endeavors have formed a unique “visualization” calligraphic style. In his over four decades of creating with calligraphy, he has come to the realization of one key word and that is to be “loose”. Hsu’ calligraphic lines and painterly touches are focused yet relaxed, and his sensitive and precise expressions are used to represent new concepts and feelings he has for the contemporary life.

This exhibition includes 15 artworks by Hsu, and amongst these works, only one piece “Flying Dragon” is created based on traditional calligraphic approach. The other pieces are created with mixed-media, such as acrylic on canvas. The artist has opted to use experimental approaches to subvert conventional views on calligraphy. One of the most eye-catching works on display is a video piece titled, “Taiwan Dream”. The artist has incorporated his physical movements when writing calligraphy combined with U Theater Group’s enchanting tones of Taichi drum music. The video is projected on a panoramic wall surface, and the ambiance created is majestic and grand.

In addition to innovative creativities, Hsu’s works are also groundbreaking
in their conceptual context. His works are embodiments of profound local cultures with strong sense of social concern. His objective is to challenge the authoritative orthodox core, and from which the previously solemn destiny of calligraphy art is given a twist of faith. Hsu’s calligraphy is no longer just calligraphy; his works give the traditional art form a sense of surprising vitality through the artist’s expressions in media techniques, subject contents, lines and textures, spatial constructions, shapes and forms, imagery developments, and calligraphic impressions.

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Hsu Yung Chin

Hsu Yung Chin is a Taiwanese artist and calligrapher. Originally known for traditional Chinese calligraphy, in the 1990s he began to gain renown for his postmodernist calligraphy and ink paintings.

Selected Solo Exhibitions
2010 Artist in Residence at Tainan University
2009 Using No Way as Way, Ink Painting and Calligraphy Exhibition, Vanung University
2009 The Story of the TAIWAN LOGO, Huashan Creative Park, Taipei
2008 Why Not!? Ink painting and Calligraphy Exhibition, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan
2007 Contemporary Ink painting and Calligraphy Exhibition, Art Expo, Taipei
2005 Contemporary Ink Painting and Calligraphy Exhibition, Hsinchu Living Art Center
2004 The Flow of Ink Painting and Calligraphy Art, National Touring Exhibition
2001 Contemporary Calligraphy Exhibition, Hsinchu University of Education Art Center
2000 The Movement of the Earth, Ink Painting and Calligraphy Exhibition, Tainan City
1998 The Nudes, Ink Painting and Calligraphy, Taichung City Cultural Center
1996 The World of Senses, Ink Painting on Pottery, National Taiwan Museum of Fine Arts
1995 Beauty and the Wild, Ink Painting Exhibition, Jian Te Mai Art Center, Kaohsiung City
1993 Country Feeling, Ink Painting Exhibition, Ji-Zhen Art Center, Miao-Li County
1993 The Beauty of Taiwan, Ink Painting Exhibition, Taipei Fine Arts Museum
1992 The Beauty of Nature, Ink Painting Exhibition, Taipei Jin-Hau Art Center
1991 Zen and Buddha, Ink Painting, Taichung City Cultural Center
1991 Old Red Brick Homes, Ink Painting Exhibition, Taipei County Cultural Center
1990 Calligraphy and Ink Painting Exhibition, Chinese Television Art Center
1989 Calligraphy and Ink Painting Exhibition, Kaohsiung Zhong-Zheng Cultural Center
1989 Calligraphy and Ink Painting Exhibition, National Taiwan Museum of Fine Arts
1989 Calligraphy Exhibition, Taipei Fine Arts Museum

Selected Group Exhibitions
2010 Praying Words, World Expo 2010, Shanghai, China
2010 Hang Zhou 2nd International Contemporary Calligraphy Exhibition, Hang Zhou, China
2009 The Hundred Hakka Exhibition, National Chiang Kai-Shek Memorial Hall Gallery
2009 Taipei-Hang Zhou Distinguished Calligrapher Exhibition, Sun Yat-Sen Memorial Hall
2009 Tradition and Experimentation, Chinese Calligraphy Exhibition, Ho-Chuang-Shi Gallery
2009 First Prize Art Exhibition, Taichung Art Center
2009 Busan Calligraphy Exhibition, Busan, Korea
2009 East Coast Driftwood Art Exhibition, Taitung Living Art Center
2008 Tea and Zen, Taichung Fo-Guang-Yuan Art Museum
2008 Creative Chinese Character Exhibition, Huashan Creative Park, Taipei
2008 The Third Chinese International Cultural & Creative Industry Expo, Beijing, China
2007 International Contemporary Calligraphy Exhibition, Taipei Fine Arts Museum
2007 Industrial Design Exhibition, London, England
2007 Tradition and Experimentation, Chinese Calligraphy Exhibition, Ho-Chuang-Shi Gallery
2006 Taipei Contemporary Calligraphy Exhibition, Chiang Kai-Shek Memorial Hall Gallery
2005 International Contemporary Calligraphy Exhibition, Hang Zhou, China
2005 Tradition and Experimentation, Chinese Calligraphy Exhibition, Ho-Chuang-Shi Gallery
2004 The Power of Calligraphy Art, Taichung City Cultural Center
2003 Chinese Contemporary Calligraphy International Exhibition, Hong Kong
2003 Tradition and Experimentation, Chinese Calligraphy Exhibition, Ho-Chuang-Shi Gallery
2002 Hsinchu University of Education Professors’ Exhibition,Taichung Cultural Center
2001 Ink-Trend Association, Calligraphy Exhibition, Ho-Chuang-Shi Gallery
2001 Tradition and Experimentation, Chinese Calligraphy Exhibition, Ho-Chuang-Shi Gallery
2000 International Symposium of Words and Writing, National Taiwan Museum of Fine Arts
1999 Tradition and Experimentation, Calligraphy Exhibition, Ho-Chuang-Shi Gallery

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