COVID-19 in 2020 has plunged global cultural and art industries to their worst recession. To be a beacon, the online exhibition, Taiwan Under COVID-19: United Through Art, introduces the works of 36 passionate Taiwanese artists across three generations. They aim at demonstrating their unreserved support and warm friendship for India through art in a digital world of beauty and hope.
Sponsor and Advisor: Ministry of Culture, Taiwan Co-organizers: Chinese Writers Artists Association, Prestige Vision Co., Ltd. and Taipei Economic and Cultural Center in India
Yang Mao-lin
Biography
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1999 LI Chun-Shen Foundation Modern Art Award1991 First Lion Art Creation Awar
Solo Exhibition
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2019 “Wanderers of the Abyssal Darkness II－Somber Seas”, Tina Keng Gallery, Taipei, Taiwan2018 “Hybrid and Metamorphosis-Yang Mao-Lin's Mythology”, Changhua County Art Museum, Changhua, Taiwan2016 “YANG MAO-LIN: A Retrospective”, Taipei Fine Arts Museum, Taipei, Taiwan2015 “The Quest for Mandala．Episode I－Wanderers of the Abyssal Darkness”, Tina Keng Gallery, Taipei, Taiwan2011 “Kill Alice－Final Battle”, Tina Keng Gallery, Taipei, Taiwan2009 “Temple of Sublime Beauty－Hallelujah”, Museum of Contemporary Art Taipei, Taipei, Taiwan“Temple of Sublime Beauty－Made in Taiwan”, Collateral Event of the 53th Venice Biennial, Sala S. Tommaso, S. Giovanni e Paolo, Venice, Italy2006 “Canonization of the Gods－the Pure Land of Maha”, Lin & Keng Gallery, Taipei, Taiwan2003 “Ceremonies before Rewarding－Inviting the Immortals III”, Lin & Keng Gallery, Taipei, Taiwan
Artist Statment
- Yang Mao-Lin often criticized mainstream ideas when he was young, and considered it the purpose behind his identity as an artist. However, his mindset began to shift as time progressed, and in addition to taking an oppositional stance, he realized there are different ways he can go about contemplating and expressing. After realizing this, his art then entered a new phase, changing in form, content, and concept. Art is still what Yang is most passionate about in life till this day, and although his approach to art is constantly evolving, he never strays away from using art as a way to respond, to interpret himself, the times he’s in, and the land he’s from.
WORKS
- 2018 Wanderers of the Abyssal Darkness．The Propitious Anglerfish L1805
oil, acrylic on canvas218X145cm
- 2015 The Oz Hairy Anglerfish
1bronze, stainless steel, gold foil, glass, LED 113.5x60x126cm
- 2007-09 Series of A Story About Affection
bronze, gold foil, metallic photo paper
- 2006 Series of The Wonderland in Saha World of Maha
bronze, gold foil
- 2002-03 Series of Ceremonies Before Rewarding-Inviting the Immortals III
wood, gold foil
