Tsai Chih Chung’s Eastern Philosophy MON - FRI: 10:00 AM - 6:00 PMSAT: 11:00 AM - 6:00 PMSUNDAY: CLOSED ARTWORKS ON VIEW 展出作品列表 Tsai Chih Chung is a world-renowned cartoonist born in Taiwan, best-known for his Chinese philosophy cartoon series. Conveying abstract ideas in an accessible cartoon format, Tsai mobilizes Eastern Asian cultural heritages and introduces Buddhist, Daoist, and Confucian philosophies to the world. Tsai has created over 100 cartoon works, which have been translated and published in dozens of languages, selling over 50 million copies all over the world. In 1999, Tsai Chih Chung was awarded the Prince Claus Awards in recognition of his contribution to introducing Chinese philosophies to an unprecedented wide public. Since the 1990’s, Tsai...
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Ink Art in a New Age MON - FRI 10:00 AM - 6:00 PMSAT 11:00 AM - 6:00 PMSUNDAY CLOSED ARTWORKS ON VIEW 展出作品列表 Ink art, in all its forms, has been characterized by constant metamorphosis and development since the beginning of modern time. Today, its essence represents the cultural, historical and symbolic aesthetic of East Asia. Although the art form is still closely associated with Eastern tradition, artists of the recent modernity who choose ink as their medium or a source of inspiration are increasingly seeking an alliance between ink art and modernity to rescue it from its status as an antiquity, a dying relic. Still, ink art will always carry with it the cultural and historical weight...
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Modern and Contemporary Porcelain from China and Japan NOVEMBER 25 - DECEMBER 17, 2021 SUNZEN ART GALLERY MON - FRI 10:00 AM - 6:00 PM SAT 11 AM - 6:00 PM SUN CLOSED Approximately a hundred centuries ago, as our ancestors threw clay into the flames, pottery was born – it marked that humans entered the Neolithic Age.This art of flame and earth exists widely in human civilizations, from Mesopotamia to Egypt, from Etruria to Rome. Meanwhile, in the Far East, someone has discovered the real secret between the two.In the 3rd century AD, as a craftsman carefully put glazed objects into the kiln, the metal elements in the glaze were fired by a fierce flame, and finally formed a transparent...
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Exhibition and Charity Sale of Zheng Shengtian's Personal Collection October 7 - November 19, 2021SUNZEN ART GALLERYMON - FRI 10:00 AM - 6:00 PMSAT 11 AM - 6:00 PMSUNDAY CLOSED View the Collection Online Legend of a Collection- Exhibition and Charity Sale of Zheng Shengtian's Personal Collection, from October 7th, 2021 to November 19th, 2021. Presenting the premium art collection of renowned artist, scholar and curator Zheng Shengtian, the exhibition will include over 60 artworks from contemporary and traditional artists. An online presentation will accompany the exhibition. All proceeds from the sales will be donated to the Zheng Shengtian Art Foundation (ZAF). As a mentor, professor and friend to many artists, Zheng Shengtian observed the emergence and development of Chinese...
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Allegory The Storytelling of Chen Wenling July 30 - September 21, 2021SUNZEN ART GALLERYMON - FRI 10:00 AM - 6:00 PMSAT 11 AM - 6:00 PMSUNDAY CLOSED Surrounded by stainless steel - the substance that symbolizes the great success of the Industrial Revolution - a skinny boy stands out with a dazzling red color and a simple, innocent smile. He climbs on rocks, juggles with balls on his head, does handstands... These simple games are full of fun in the eyes’ of a child, making him forget about the hunger and cold that permeated every slit of his life. This thin boy is the epitome of Chen Wenling's childhood. Despite the poverty and lack of material goods, the Red...
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