Yang Maolin
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Yang Maolin | |
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| Born | 10 June 1953 (age 71) |
| Nationality | Taiwanese |
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| Website | yang-maolin |
Yang Maolin (Chinese: 楊茂林; pinyin: Yáng Màolín; born 1953) is a noted contemporary Taiwanese artist.
Biography
Yang was born in 1953 in Changhua, Taiwan. 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] 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
Yang is chiefly known for his politically charged paintings of the 1980s, and his decade-long investigation into the political, the historical and cultural aspects of Taiwanese identity during the 1990s. After the turn of the millennium he started to explore sculpture, blending buddhist iconology with manga icons.[5] Beyond numerous museum shows in Taiwan and Asia, he participated three times at the Venice Biennale: in 1999 he took part in the collateral event VOC- Handle with Care, in 2009 he staged his solo show Temple of Sublime Beauty, Made in Taiwan and in 2011 he participated at Future Pass.
References
- ^ McIntyre, Sophie (2018). Imagining Taiwan: The Role of Art in Taiwan's Quest for Identity (1987–2010). Brill.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
External links
- 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