蔡元勝
1999-2006 Doctor of Philosophy (Fine Arts), College of Salamanca, Spain
1996-1998 Master of Arts (Fine Arts), College of Salamanca, Spain.
1989-1992 Bachelor (Fine Arts), National Taiwan University of Arts, Taiwan
1986-1988 Fine Arts Department, Fu-Hsin Trade and Arts School, Taiwan.
He has been fascinated by painting since his childhood. After obtaining the fine art background in Taiwan, he set off to study in Spain in 1996. The overseas experience is the turning point for his creations because those well-known Spanish masterpieces had a great influence on Tsai.
The artist started to face his inner part bravely and then creating art works with sincerity.
In both Taiwan and Spain, Tsai had awarded several representative art prizes. Dancing colours, waving lines, they are the rhythmic tempos in Tsai"s painting music
There are numerous types of pigments he applied on works. He even uses his hand-made pigments in order to express his feeling clearly and completely.
Visitors would also feel those elements as "spirits" turns to be bigger or smaller, or even greatly transform.
1999-2006 Doctor of Philosophy (Fine Arts), College of Salamanca, Spain 1999-2001 Grant “Joan Miró Foundation,” Studio of Engraving, Palma de Mallorca, Spain 1999-2001 Grant “Eduardo Capa Foundation,” for Sculpture, Alicante, Spain.
2003-2009 Member of Juries for International Art Competitions, Lecturer of National Taiwan University of Arts and Community Colleges
2000-2006 An Honor V/V Member of Engraving Association of Spain, Invited Exhibition every year.
