Hsu Yung Chinese

Background

Hsu was born in Miaoli, Taiwan. His parents were farmers and his father also worked as a construction worker

Education

At the age of 22, he graduated from Hsinchu Teacher"s College.

Career

Originally known for traditional Chinese calligraphy, in the 1990s he began to gain renown for his postmodernist calligraphy and ink paintings. After working as an elementary school teacher for several years, he returned to university and got a degree in Chinese Literature from Shida University. After graduation, he worked as a secretary for the dean of Ming Chuan University for three years before becoming an artist full-time.

1981 Group Calligraphy Exhibition, National Museum of History, Taipei, Taiwan

1989 Solo Calligraphy Exhibition, Taipei Fine Arts Museum, Taipei, Taiwan

1989 Solo Ink Painting Exhibition, National Taiwan Museum of Fine Arts, Taichung, Taiwan

1993 The Beauty of Taiwan, Taipei Fine Arts Museum, Taipei, Taiwan

1998 The Nudes, Taichung City Cultural Center, Taichung, Taiwan

2005 International Contemporary Calligraphy Exhibition, China Academy of Art, Hangzhou, China

2007 International Contemporary Calligraphy Exhibition, Taipei Fine Arts Museum, Taipei, Taiwan

2009 Busan Calligraphy Biennale Exhibition (Company-exhibition), Busan Museum of Modern Art, Busan, of Korea

2010 Praying Words (Company-exhibition), World Expo 2010, Shanghai, China

2011 Beyond Calligraphy, Museum of Contemporary Art, Taipei, Taiwan

2014 The Flow of Ink, Art Stage Singapore, Singapore

2015 Eastern Tao, Solo Calligraphy Exhibition, Ａ.Rome Gallery, Rome, Italy

2015 Beyond Visuality, Art Taipei, Taipei, Taiwan

2016 ART CENTRAL, Hong Kong

Hsu Yung Chinese"s calligraphy has been described as modern and postmodern, because it breaks with traditional calligraphy"s rules regarding form, color, materials, and subject matter in order to create a more visceral and contemporary aesthetic.

Achievements

• In 1976, when Hsu was 26 years old, he won first prize for calligraphy at Taiwan"s 30th annual National Art Competition. Before giving up competition in 1978, he had won six other national calligraphy competitions.

Politics

Hsu turned away from traditional calligraphy because he felt it was too steeped in conservatism to be relevant to contemporary Chinese society.