Treasures in Gold & Jade: Masterworks from Taiwan at The Houston Museum of Natural Science
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An exhibition featuring forty four works of incredible beauty and complexity by two of Taiwan's premier artists, Wu Ching (吳卿) and Huang Fu-shou (黃福壽), will be presented at the Houston Museum of Natural Science starting September 17, 2021. This exhibition is presented in collaboration with Taiwan Academy in Houston and the Ministry of Culture (Taiwan).
Wu Ching’s dazzling sculptures capture the majesty of gold and breath form into observations on the nature of being. Ants duel with one another, gleaming plants take root from stone, and butterflies spring forth from a facsimile of the artist’s head. With almost 40 years of experience as an artist, Wu Ching’s works show balance between the spiritual and material elements of his subjects.
The carvings of Huang Fu-Shou show a surprising range of jade’s colors: from emerald green to near pearlescent white. Fish leaping from water, insects weightlessly clinging to blades of grass, and stone bending with litheness of fabric each push the boundaries of what is possible with a seemingly rigid medium.
This traveling exhibition is organized by the Bowers Museum in California and the Houston Museum of Natural Science and supported by the Taiwan Academy in Houston, an arm of the Taiwan Ministry of Culture. The exhibition will run from September 17, 2021 until February 6, 2022.
