East Asian bird and flower paintings by Harsha Dass, the wife of India Taipei Association (ITA) Director-General Gourangalal Das, is to be exhibited at the National Central Library next month.
“From Strokes to Shapes: My Three-year Brush with Taiwan,” is to showcase Dass’ works in the genre known as bird and flower painting — or huaniaohua (花鳥畫) — which she has studied under the tutelage of painter Wang Jyn-tzy (王智子) since arriving in Taiwan in 2020 with her husband.
Dass, who is set to leave Taiwan later this year, said the free exhibition represented her “personal tribute” to Taiwan and its people, the ITA said.
Photo courtesy of the India Taipei association
“My exhibition of huaniao paintings is an early harvest of my learning as a student of this genre during my three years in Taiwan, and to partially return the love and opportunity given to me by the kind and friendly Taiwanese,” she said.
“The paintings brought together my love for language, history and the arts, giving me immense joy and peace, and serving as a prism through which I will continue to view and project Taiwan to others,” she said.
“As we prepare to bid farewell to this land and its people, they are a personal tribute to you for filling my life with the fragrance of flowers and the chirping of birds,” she said.
Besides ink painting, Dass learned conversational Mandarin, the ITA said, adding that she also enjoys photography, as well as exploring Taiwan’s natural landscapes and arts.
Dass is an Indian Railways human resources senior executive, and worked at the Indian Ministry of Finance before arriving in Taiwan, the ITA said.
She has worked in Delhi and Kolkata in India, and has lived in Beijing and Washington among other cities, the ITA added.
“From Strokes to Shapes: My Three-year Brush with Taiwan” is to be held at the library in Taipei’s Zhongzheng District (中正) from July 7 to July 14.
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