Introduction Film by Transcultural Arts Production (TrAP)
Striving in the world (click here)
2019.5 /Oslo
About Artist
Yachi Shian-Yuan (1983-) graduated from Taipei National University of the Arts, who has continuously worked and researched as an oriental-calligraphic ink painter for more than 10 years. Taiwan Art Bank, an institute sponsored by the National Taiwan Museum of Fine Arts and several private institutes, has collected her works. As a professional artist, she had works participated in AArt-Citizen Art Shanghai, Asia Contemporary Art Show, Singapore Contemporary Art Show, Chinese Contemporary Ink- Hong Kong Christie’s and some other different exhibitions among East Asia during the years. She was also a contemporary art reporter in Taiwan. Now she works and lives in Oslo.
Painting with ink on the rice paper has a long history which can be traced back to the 10th century in China, a period of time when it was slightly earlier than the beginning of the Song Dynasty (962-1276 AD). This tradition has spread out among East Asia. It is highly connected to metaphysical lines and ink brushstrokes as the core of the aesthetic value. As a contemporary ink painter, Yachi reaches out to explore the theme of its painting tradition. She openly practices different techniques using most of the water-based pigment, both classic and modern. Her works painted on both sides since rice paper is thin enough to show part of strokes according to the speed and strength of hand with the density of ink and color. They are traditional colors made of rocks, earth, shell, plant, and acrylic, watercolor, gouache as well. The works she creates are based on a meditative attitude toward both chaos and beauty nowadays.
Education
MFA. Tunghai University, Taiwan
BFA. Taipei National University of the Arts, Taiwan
Experience
Selected artist of Her og Der new immigrant artist guiding program(2019-2020)
Member of Oslo International Forum (2018-)
Lecturer of Tainan National University of the Arts, Taiwan (2015-2017)
Editor of ARTCO Art today Magazine, Taipei (2016-2017)
Member of ACTU-Art Creator Taipei Union (2014-)
Exhibition
Solo & Dual
2020 / Sisyphusialism / Vaginale 2020 / Vienna / Austria (unfulfilled due to Corona)
2019 / Hybrid Scenery / 182 Gallery / Tainan / Taiwan
2019 / Peace is in front of your eyes / TM51 Gallery / Oslo / Norway
2018 / My Garden / MiA-Akerhus Museums / Årnes / Norway
2017 / Flower Myth-Peony as a Will / Yiri Art Gallery / Taipei / Taiwan
2015 / Clear & Stuffy – Bai Yu x Shian Yuan / Red Gold Fine Art Gallery / Taipei / Taiwan
2014 / Laido-Bai Yu x Shian Yuan / A Gallery / Taipei / Taiwan
2013 / Do-Fun in a small square – Bai Yu x Shian Yuan / 107 Gallery / Taichung / Taiwan
2012 / Eskort-different awareness between calligraphy and painting / No. 43 space / Taichung / Taiwan
2011 / A tree in front of the house II / Little Banana Art / Kaohsiung / Taiwan
2010 / A tree in front of the house I / Caffè5160 / Taichung / Taiwan
2008 / Dream Era / Butchart Art Gallery / Taipei / Taiwan
2007 / People in front of you / Taichung Culture Center / Taichung / Taiwan
Art fair (selected)
2018 / Harbor Art Fair 2018 / Marco Polo Hotel / Hong Kong / China
2017 / Art SanyaBeach / St. Regis Sanya Yalong Bay Resort / Sanya / China
2016 / Singapore Contemporary Art Show / Suntec Convention & Exhibition Center Halls / Singapore / Singapore
2015 / AArt-Citizen Art Shanghai / Literati’s Secret Life curated by Yun Art Space / Shanghai / China
2015 / Young Art Taipei (YAT) 2015 / Sheraton Grande Hotel / Taipei / Taiwan
2014 / Asia Contemporary Art Show / Conrad Hotels & Resorts / Hong Kong / China
2014 / Art Kaohsiung / Chateau de Chine Hotel / Kaohsiung / Taiwan
Group (selected)
2019 / Journey of Light / Prithvi Fine Art and Cultural Center / New Delhi / India
2018 / Faint in subtleties / Share Art gallery / Kaohsiung / Taiwan
2018 / Lighting in an Alley / Da Xin Art Museum / Tainan / Taiwan
2017 / Living with Ink / Borderless Space / Kaohsiung / Taiwan
2017 / Wittingly and Unknowingly / Share Art Gallery / Kaohsiung / Taiwan
2016 / Dreamland of Diaspora Exhibition of Modern and Modern Taiwanese Ink Paintings / Yilan Art Museum / Yilan / Taiwan
2016 / Liberal Arts and Literati – Ink Painting and Gold Painting at Tunghai University / National History Museum / Taipei / Taiwan
2016 / Garden as a hundred landscapes / 182 art gallery & Asir Art Museum / Tainan
2015 / Art Contemporaneity Taiwan / Ginza Kosin Gallery / Tokyo / Japan
2014 / Early Spring-select young artist / Shijie Gallery / Taichung / Taiwan
2011 / Seclusion in a humid room / Z Space / Taichung / Taiwan
2009 / A place-an oriental linguistic environment and circumstances / Taichung No. 43 / Taichung / Taiwan
2008 / Clearing Minds with Tea and Ink / Chuan Tuo Art Gallery / Taichung / Taiwan
2007 / Da Dun Fine Arts Exhibition of Taichung City / Taichung Culture Center / Taichung / Taiwan
Collections (selected)
2019 <<Tulips- Blue Eyes >> (2019) / Privet / Oslo / Norway
2016 <Walk in our garden> (2015), <Late Autumn> (2014), <<Weeds in the summer series >> (2013) / Taiwan Art Bank / Taichung / Taiwan
2014 <<Weeds series >> (2012) / Silks Place Hotel / Tainan / Taiwan
Awards and Grants (selected)
2008 / 2th Taipei International Modern Ink Painting Biennial / New Artist Award / Taipei International Modern Ink Painting Biennial Committee / Taipei / Taiwan
2007 / 2 years Artist Grants in Visual Art / Taiwan National Culture and Arts Foundation / Taipei / Taiwan
2006 / 20th Exhibition of Fine Art department
/ First ranking in ink painting / Taipei National University of the Arts / Taiwan
Publications
2017 / Imago Mundi: Cold Current- Contemporary artists from Norway / Catalog / Antiga Edizioni / Treviso/ Italy / ISBN 889965746
2016 / Dreamland of Diaspora- Exhibition of Modern and Modern Taiwanese Ink Paintings / Catalog / Yilan / Taiwan / ISBN 9789868239333
2016 / Liberal Arts and Literati- Ink Painting and Gouache Painting at Tunghai University / Catalog / Taipei / Taiwan / ISBN 9789860488104
2014 / 4th Taipei International Modern Ink Painting Biennial / Catalog / Taipei / Taiwan / ISBN 9789860158564
2008 / 2th Taipei International Modern Ink Painting Biennial / Catalog / Taipei / Taiwan / ISBN 9789860158564
2006 / 1th Taipei International Modern Ink Painting Biennial / Catalog / Taipei / Taiwan / ISBN 9860071985
Auction
2016 / Chinese Contemporary Ink / Christie’s / Hong Kong / China
Artist website
