Yang Maolin
Yang Maolin | |
|---|---|
楊茂林 | |
| Born | 10 June 1953 (age 71) |
| Nationality | Taiwanese |
| Alma mater | |
| Website | yang-maolin |
Yang Maolin (Chinese: 楊茂林; pinyin: Yáng Màolín; born 1953) is a Taiwanese artist known for his political paintings and his art that investigates Taiwanese identity.[1]: 107
Biography
[edit]Yang was born in 1953 in Changhua, Taiwan.[1]: 108 His father had served in the Japanese Army, and was imprisoned by the Kuomintang after World War II, while his relatives were involved in the February 28 incident.[1]: 109 Yang's father ran small manufacturing businesses with scant success, while his mother worked menial jobs.[2]
Yang studied painting at the Chinese Culture University from 1975 to 1979, and attended graduate school at the National Institute of the Arts in Taipei from 1999 to 2002.[3] From 1995, Yang was represented by Lin & Keng Gallery.[4]
Career
[edit]Yang was influenced by Italian Transavantgarde and Neo-expressionism when these movements were introduced to Taiwan in the early 1980s.[2] Yang co-founded successive artist groups dedicated to political and figurative art, including '101 Modern Art Group' and 'Taipei Art Group' in the 1980s, and 'Hantoo Art Group' in the 1990s.[1]: 114
Yang is chiefly known for his politically charged paintings of the 1980s, and his decade-long investigation into the political, historical, and cultural aspects of Taiwanese identity during the 1990s, which comprises his painting series MADE IN TAIWAN (1989–2001).[1]: 117 [5][6][7] After the turn of the millennium, he started to explore sculpture, blending Buddhist iconography with manga characters.[8][9] Beyond numerous museum shows in Asia, Europe, and the US, Yang has participated in three collateral events at the Venice Biennale: the exhibition VOC: Handle with Care with Huang Yong Ping in 1999;[3] the solo show Temple of Sublime Beauty, Made in Taiwan in 2009;[9][10] and the exhibition Future Pass in 2011.
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e McIntyre, Sophie (2018). Imagining Taiwan: The Role of Art in Taiwan's Quest for Identity (1987–2010). Brill. pp. 107–142. ISBN 978-90-04-29012-9.
- ^ a b Gong, Jow-Jiun (2016). "Rebellious Nomadology: Yang Mao-Lin's Split Rhetoric and Sarcasm". Made in Taiwan — Yang Mao-Lin: A Retrospective. Taipei: Taipei Fine Arts Museum. pp. 30–43.
- ^ a b Liao, Tsung-Ling, ed. (2016). "Biography". Made in Taiwan — Yang Mao-Lin: A Retrospective. Taipei: Taipei Fine Arts Museum. pp. 398–403. ISBN 9789860509793.
- ^ Teng, Sue-feng (May 2008). "Seeing the Immortals--The World of Sculptor Yang Mao-lin". Taiwan Panorama. Retrieved 10 July 2023.
- ^ Harrell, Steven (1994). Cultural Change In Postwar Taiwan. Boulder: Westview Press.
- ^ Gao, Minglu (1998). "Toward a Transnational Modernity". Inside/out: New Chinese Art. San Francisco Museum of Modern Art. pp. 15–40.
- ^ Her, Kelly (1 July 2020). "Drawing from the Heart". Taiwan Today. Retrieved 10 July 2023.
- ^ Schoeber, Felix (2009). "Yang Maolin and Taiwanese Identity: Agonistic Democracy and Clash of Global Powers". Temple of Sublime Beauty - Made in Taiwan: Yang Maolin. Taipei: Lin & Keng Gallery. pp. 81–86. ISBN 9789578238664.
- ^ a b Fan, Pan (2011). "Post-colonial and Contemporary Art Trends in Taiwan". In Liu, Yuedi; Wiseman, Mary (eds.). Subversive Strategies in Contemporary Chinese Art. Brill. pp. 321–332. ISBN 978-90-04-18795-5.
- ^ Wu, Amber (15 May 2009). "'Comic gods' to debut in Venice biennale". Taiwan Today. Retrieved 10 July 2023.
External links
[edit]- Temple of sublime Beauty — Made in Taiwan: YANG Mao-Lin The 53rd International Art Exhibition - The Venice Biennale
- Yang Maolin, Temple of Sublime Beauty, Made in Taiwan, exhibition catalogue, Taipei, Venice 2009
- 53. Biennale Länderpavillions, Taiwan: Yang Maolin, Temple of Sublime Beauty
- Halleluja: Temple of Sublime Beauty, Made in Taiwan, catalogue, Taipei 2009
- Yang Maolin. Future Pass - Part 1 Yang Maolin at the Future Pass exhibition in Venice 2011
- Yang Mao-Lin official website