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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 

Yang Maolin
楊茂林
Born10 June 1953 (1953-06-10) (age 71)
Changhua, Taiwan
NationalityTaiwanese
Alma mater
Websiteyang-maolin.com


Biography

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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

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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

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  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ Teng, Sue-feng (May 2008). "Seeing the Immortals--The World of Sculptor Yang Mao-lin". Taiwan Panorama. Retrieved 10 July 2023.
  5. ^ Harrell, Steven (1994). Cultural Change In Postwar Taiwan. Boulder: Westview Press.
  6. ^ Gao, Minglu (1998). "Toward a Transnational Modernity". Inside/out: New Chinese Art. San Francisco Museum of Modern Art. pp. 15–40.
  7. ^ Her, Kelly (1 July 2020). "Drawing from the Heart". Taiwan Today. Retrieved 10 July 2023.
  8. ^ 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.
  9. ^ 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.
  10. ^ Wu, Amber (15 May 2009). "'Comic gods' to debut in Venice biennale". Taiwan Today. Retrieved 10 July 2023.
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