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THE ANCIENT CITY OF SPAIN
YANG SAN-LANG
Yang San-lang was born in Yunghe district in Taipei in 1907, Yang was one of the most important artists in the fields of oil painting in Taiwan. Ever since he was young, Yang has expressed passion towards the subject of art, hence the flowers in his garden became the model in his paintings. Yang was determined to become an artist that he disregard the unsupportive voice of his family members, and worked for his ticket to Japan. In 1928, Yang San-lang graduated from the oil department of Kansai Institute of Art and return to Taiwan. In 1932, Yang continued his studies in France. For a long period of time, Yang favors landscape painting and particularly in favors of the far-reaching seascape, followed by still painting and figure paintings. His works have received several recognitions from Taiwan Exhibition of Art and Shunyo-ten in Japan, furthermore, he and seven others, including Chen Cheng-po, Liao Chi-chun formed the Taiyang Fine Art Association in order to promote the arts of Taiwan.
During the six to seven years of Yang’s studies in Japan, he has acquired the necessarily painting techniques as solid foundation, for the reason that Japanese educational style placed emphasis on rigorous style of teaching and life drawings, in which one learns to observe diligently. In later periods, Yang’s works are influenced by the French Impressionists and gradually evolved into his painting style. Yang learned to observe the constantly changing lightings of nature; to apply colorful paints as seen in Impressionists paintings, yet he already knew how to incorporated beautiful things into his paintings ever since he was young. The so-called Yang’s style of painting merely represented his attitudes towards living, by painting the beautiful, romantic naturalistic scenery onto his canvas.
The Ancient City of Spain was painted in his later years when he travelled to Europe, the color of gold is scattered in this painting, with warmness of sunlight shines above the white walls. It seems like a warm afternoon, but there is a plenty of red roof-top or green trees that one could hide underneath. The small houses are situated irregularly on the hill, your eyes travelled from the front of passionate red roof-tops towards the bright colors of white on the houses, gradually moving towards the back of a pointy tower on the top of hill, where it connects to the sky in blue, the extensive use of colors exhibited in this painting is plenteous and harmonious.
YANG SAN-LANG
Yang San-lang was born in Yunghe district in Taipei in 1907, Yang was one of the most important artists in the fields of oil painting in Taiwan. Ever since he was young, Yang has expressed passion towards the subject of art, hence the flowers in his garden became the model in his paintings. Yang was determined to become an artist that he disregard the unsupportive voice of his family members, and worked for his ticket to Japan. In 1928, Yang San-lang graduated from the oil department of Kansai Institute of Art and return to Taiwan. In 1932, Yang continued his studies in France. For a long period of time, Yang favors landscape painting and particularly in favors of the far-reaching seascape, followed by still painting and figure paintings. His works have received several recognitions from Taiwan Exhibition of Art and Shunyo-ten in Japan, furthermore, he and seven others, including Chen Cheng-po, Liao Chi-chun formed the Taiyang Fine Art Association in order to promote the arts of Taiwan.
During the six to seven years of Yang’s studies in Japan, he has acquired the necessarily painting techniques as solid foundation, for the reason that Japanese educational style placed emphasis on rigorous style of teaching and life drawings, in which one learns to observe diligently. In later periods, Yang’s works are influenced by the French Impressionists and gradually evolved into his painting style. Yang learned to observe the constantly changing lightings of nature; to apply colorful paints as seen in Impressionists paintings, yet he already knew how to incorporated beautiful things into his paintings ever since he was young. The so-called Yang’s style of painting merely represented his attitudes towards living, by painting the beautiful, romantic naturalistic scenery onto his canvas.
The Ancient City of Spain was painted in his later years when he travelled to Europe, the color of gold is scattered in this painting, with warmness of sunlight shines above the white walls. It seems like a warm afternoon, but there is a plenty of red roof-top or green trees that one could hide underneath. The small houses are situated irregularly on the hill, your eyes travelled from the front of passionate red roof-tops towards the bright colors of white on the houses, gradually moving towards the back of a pointy tower on the top of hill, where it connects to the sky in blue, the extensive use of colors exhibited in this painting is plenteous and harmonious.