About Yang Sheng-an
In 1976, Yang Sheng-An was born in Taiwan. In 2002, Yang passed away in an accident when he was pursuing his Art Creation Ph. D degree in Australia. In his childhood, Yang had demonstrated his art talent and treated art as his own life. He had won many awards from various fine arts contests, and served as a teacher after he acquired his fine arts master degree. As a teacher, he had helped many students to take part in fine arts contests in Taiwan and in elsewhere of the world. Many of the students had won awards from various fine arts contests repeatedly.
Yang, an outstanding artist, had made amazing achievements although he didn’t live a long life. He traveled in many countries to tour breathtaking scenic spots and marvelous artworks. Finally, he settled down in Australia. Inspired by the magnificent landscape and sunshine of Australia, he produced the most brilliant artworks in his life. Sadly, he lost his life in his second hometown – the picturesque Wollongong beachside – and was unable to visit Melbourne before his returned his home in Taiwan.
About the exhibition
Yang Sheng-An Fine Arts Award was founded in 2005. After Yang Sheng-An passed away in Australia, Mr. Yang Chyi-Lin and Mrs. Sheng Lien-Jing, the parents of Yang Sheng-An, co-founded the “Love 365 Art & Culture Concern Association” to carry on their son’s unfinished education career by encouraging young artists to produce ink paintings and to pass down Chinese ink painting art from generations to generations. Yang Sheng-Chieh, the younger brother, organizes Taiwan Youth Ink Painting Creation Contest and issues art scholarships on behalf of the Association. Thanks to the constant support from the Department of Painting and Calligraphy Arts, National Taiwan University of Arts, the Association has issued Yang Sheng-An Fine Arts Award to more than one thousand students up until 2014. In Taiwan, Yang Sheng-An Fine Arts Award is the only award aiming to promote Chinese ink paintings in senior high schools and vocational high schools.
2015 marked the 11th year of Yang Sheng-An Fine Arts Award. As an art curator, Yang Sheng-Chieh organized an international exhibition program. Thanks to Fo Guang Shan Foundation for Buddhist Culture & Education and Fo Guang Yuan Art Gallery for their untiring support, the 2016-2017 Australian International Exhibition kicks off on schedule. More than 30 ink paintings, including the iconic artworks produced by Yang Sheng-An as well as the artworks produced by the winners of Yang Sheng-An Fine Arts Grand Prize in Taiwan over the past 12 years, are exhibited today. We would like to see Yang Sheng-An Fine Arts Award continue to help young artists with the money donated by all walks of life and to promote international exchanges and cooperation, allowing the whole world to see the love and beauty of Taiwan.
Chinese ink painting, the symbol and essence of Chinese fine arts, was introduced to Japan, Korea and many countries in Southeast Asia centuries ago. Today, Chinese ink painting is regarded as the unique art with a long history in the oriental countries. Taiwan, also known as Formosa, is the home to many talented artists specialized in Chinese ink painting. Faced with the overwhelming influence of western society, however, Taiwanese starts to overlook the role played by Chinese ink paintings in fine arts education. As a result, Chinese ink painting is gradually becoming less important.
Venue: Fo Guang Yuan Art Gallery (141 Queen Street, CBD, Melbourne, VIC 3000)
Date：6/1~7/22(Mon~Sat)
Time：10:00~16:00
Fee: free of charge
