HSU Yung Chin

Taiwanese　1951

Graduated from National Taiwan Normal University, majored in Chinese Literature. HSU is a contemporary Chinese Calligraphy artist, who devotes himself to calligraphy art and ink and water paintings, too. His creation often seen in the public collection such as the famous TAIWAN logo for the Tourism Bureau of Taiwan, and the inscription of the Taiwanese movie Monga. He believes that the traditional calligraphy will never be lost in connection with times, and he also emphasizes that through the “open, unframed, no-limitation, rhythm, the nature, and the human being” these elements to create the harmony between the images and characters. HSU says that being a calligraphy artist, you should be brave to break the traditional calligraphy path, and digest it, and thus this will be the nutrient, which allows you to explore more and widely.

Selected Solo Exhibitions

2014 “Awareness” Ink Painting Solo Exhibition, Taiwan Cultural &Creative Platform, Taipei, Taiwan
2013 "Coevolution/Extrasensory/Speciation” Hsu,Yung Chin Solo Exhibition, YESART AIR Gallery, Taipei, Taiwan
2011 “Beyond Calligraphy “Museum of Contemporary Art, Taipei, Taiwan
2011 “Beyond Calligraphy” Providence University Art Center, Taichung, Taiwan
2011 “A Special Exhibition by Hsu Yung Chin” Beijing International Cultural & Creative Industry Expo, Beijing, China
2010“A Special Exhibition by Hsu Yung Chin” Shanghai Creative Industry Expo, Shanghai, China
2009 “The Story of the TAIWAN LOGO” Huashan Creative Park, Taipei,Taiwan
1998 “The Nudes, Ink Painting and Calligraphy” Taichung City Cultural Center, Taichung, Taiwan
1996 “The World of Senses, Ink Painting on Pottery” National Taiwan Museum of Fine Arts, Taichung, Taiwan
1995 “Beauty and the Wild, Ink Painting Exhibition” Jian Te Mai Art Center, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
1993 “The Beauty of Taiwan, Ink Painting Exhibition” Taipei Fine Arts Museum, Taipei, Taiwan
1989 “Calligraphy Exhibition by HSU Yung Chin” Taipei Fine Arts Museum, Taipei, Taiwan
1989 “Calligraphy and Ink Painting Exhibition” National Taiwan Museum of Fine Arts, Taichung, Taiwan

Selected Group Exhibitions

1999.2001.2003.2005.2007.2009.2011 “Tradition and Experimentation, Chinese Calligraphy Exhibition” Ho-Chuang-Shi Gallery, Taipei, Taiwan
2009 “Busan Biennal” Busan, South Korea
2007 “Open FUN：2007 Taipei International Modern Calligraphy Exhibition” Taipei Fine Arts Museum, Taipei, Taiwan
2000 “Calligraphy and Arts” National Taiwan Museum of Fine Arts, Taichung, Taiwan


Collections

Museum of Contemporary Art, Taipei, Taiwan
Taipei Fine Arts Museum, Taipei, Taiwan
National Museum of History, Taipei, Taiwan
National Taiwan Arts Education Center, Taipei, Taiwan
National Dr. Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hall Taipei, Taiwan
National Taiwan Museum of Fine Arts Taichung, Taiwan