The Taiwan-Japan Art Exchange Exhibition opened on Saturday at the Bo-ai Gallery in the Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hall in Taipei, featuring 140 works from 137 artists from the two countries.
The annual show is jointly held by the Association of Taiwan Artists Today and Japan-based Association Shinkouzousha.
It features works by members of the two associations, members of the Taiwan-based Evergreen Graphic Art Association and the Japan Print Association, as well as Taiwanese art academics and other contemporary artists.
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Art exchanges between Taiwan and Japan have a long history and have forged many friendships, Association of Taiwan Artists Today president Lin Fu-chuan (林福全) said.
“This is of great significance in Taiwan’s art history and has been researched, as well as discussed,” he said.
Featuring oil, acrylic, ink and mixed-media paintings, as well as photography and works created with a wide range of materials, the breadth of the types of materials used is matched only by the diversity of artistic styles on display.
Su Hsien-fa (蘇憲法), who many critics hail as a master of Taiwanese contemporary oil painting, said his oil-on-canvas piece The Flying Cherry portrays cherry blossoms and is part of a “four seasons” collection that he has been working on over the past eight years.
The painting, prominently featuring strokes of pink and magenta, portrays the arrival of spring, Su said.
Created with a technique that showcases the interplay between figuratism and pure abstraction, and incorporates Oriental elements, the painting is not only meant to portray the shapes of the trees and blossoms, but also their state of “being,” as well as the artist’s state of mind, Su said.
Tu Shu-gen (塗樹根), 83, said he has been painting for more than 70 years.
Tu’s featured painting, Moran Canyon, depicts the titular destination in Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming. The painting showcases layering of warm and subdued colors, and is meant to give viewers a panoramic view, said Tu, one of Taiwan’s premier artists specializing in Western techniques.
The free exhibition runs until Sunday.
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