CHEN Hsia-yu 陳夏雨
Educated in Japan, CHEN Hsia-yu (1917¬¬-2000) became an important sculptor in Taiwan after being selected into the Japanese Imperial Salon three consecutive years since 1938, and subsequently received the honor of “permanent exemption from review” from the Salon. His works meld elements from Egyptian, Greek and Chinese Buddhist art, and exude the spirit of modern European and Japanese art. This exhibition highlights his sculptures that portray the classic beauty of Taiwanese women in the early 1900s.
- 1917 Born in Longjing Township, Taichung County
- 2000 Passed away at age 83
EDUCATION and EXPERIENCE
- 1935
- Enrolled in the department of sculpture of Tokyo Fine Arts School under CHEN Hui-Kun’s recommendation, and studied with Tetsuya MIZUTANI
- 1941
- Joined Taiyang Exhibition with PU Tian-sheng after a sculpture section was established
- 1946
- Took up a teaching position at Taichung Normal School in November
- 1947
- Appointed as a member of the review committee of “The Second Taiwan Exhibition”
- Resigned from teaching position in June
- Withdrew from Taiyang Art Association after participating in “The 11th Taiyang Exhibition”
- 1948
- Appointed as a member of the review committee of “The Third Taiwan Exhibition”
- 1949
- Resolutely withdrew from the review committee of Taiwan Exhibition
WORKS
- 1981
- Completed Nude Woman (sitting) while in Japan
- 1969
- Began making Buddha Head (cement, unfinished)
- 1968
- Completed Relief of Two Buffaloes
- 1965
- Completed Statue of YIN Zhong-rong and Statue of the President of Taipei Yang Ping High School
- 1964
- Completed Nude Woman 7 (reclining)
- 1963
- Completed Relief of Confucius (large)
- 1962
- Completed Relief of Confucius (small) and Statue of LU Shi-ming
- 1961
- Completed Relief of Confucius Expressing Intent on Nongshan
- 1960
- Completed Christ on the Cross, Nude Woman 5, Dancing Dragon Lantern, Nude Woman 6
- 1959
- Completed Saint relief, Dog and Statue of Father-in-law 2
- 1958
- Completed Ballerina
- 1957
- Completed Relief of Five Buffaloes, Sacred Guanyin and Statue of Uncle
- 1956
- Completed Statue of Madam YANG and Buddha relief
- 1954
- Completed Baseball relief
- 1953
- Completed Statue of Shu
- 1952
- Completed Golf round relief (one large and one small)
- 1951
- Completed Statue of Standing Farmer and Statue of Father-in-law 1
- 1950
- Completed Relief of Three Buffaloes (stone)
- 1948
- Completed Nude Woman 2, Cat and Statue of Tea Merchant
- 1947
- Completed Nude Woman 3 (exhibited in Taiyang Exhibition) and Statue of Standing Nude Man
- 1946
- Completed Head Sculpture of YANG Ji-xian, Statue of LIN Chao-chi (a geology professor at National Taiwan University)
- 1944
- Completed Nude Woman 1, temporarily kept by Mrs. GU Wei-fu and was able to avoid destructionduring the war; borrowed back after the war to make bronze work replicas
- 1940
- Completed Bust of GU Xianrong
- 1939
- Completed Standing Statue of GU Xianrong and Head Sculpture of a Woman
- 1937
- Completed Reclining Woman
- 1936
- Completed Standing Statue of YANG Ru-sheng, Nude Woman study; imitated Tetsuya MIZUTANI'sstyle to complete General Naimu (cherry wood)
- 1935
- Completed works, including Grandmother, Hatching
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
- 1997
- "CHEN Hsia-yu Solo Exhibition", ESLITE GALLERY, Taipei, Taiwan
- 1979
- "Small Works", Spring Gallery, Taipei, Taiwan
"Small Works" (in celebration of the 90th anniversary of Taichung government),his first exhibition, Cultural Foundation, Taichung, Taiwan
GROUP EXHIBITION
- 2010
- "Perfection‧Serenity‧Substance‧Unrestraint" CHEN Hsia-yu, HSIUNG Ping-ming, HSIA Yan Sculpture Exhibition, ESLITE GALLERY, Taipei, Taiwan
- 1995
- "In Retrospect and Reflection—228 Memorial Exhibition", Taipei Fine Arts Museum,Taipei, Taiwan
- 1982
- Invited to participate in the "Pacific Exhibition" in Japan
- 1981
- Invited by Japanese sculptor Yasuharu SHIRAI to participate in the "Pacific Exhibition" in Japan
- 1948
- Exhibited two Nude Woman and one Buffalo relief in "The First South Taiwan Exhibition"
- 1947
- Exhibited Buffalo in "The 11th Taiyang Exhibition"
- Exhibited Head Sculpture YANG Ji-sheng in "The Second Taiwan Exhibition"
- 1946
- Exhibited Rabbit and Nude Woman as the review committee member of "The First Taiwan Exhibition"
- 1945
- Exhibited Nude Woman 1 in “The First Japan Exhibition” and "Brazilian International Exhibition"
- 1942
- Exhibited two works including Shizuko in "The 8th Taiyang Exhibition"
- 1941
- Received the honor of "permanent exemption from review" and participated in the "Japanese Imperial Salon" with Statue of Standing Nude Woman
- 1940
- After Bath selected into the "Japanese Imperial Salon"
- 1939
- Hair selected into the "Japanese Imperial Salon"
- 1938
- Nude Woman selected into the "Japanese Imperial Salon"
AWARDS
- 1941
- Sitting Statue selected by the Japanese "Sculptor Association Exhibition"; received the Association Award and was endorsed to receive membership
COLLECTIONS
- Statue of Standing Farmer, collected by Taiwan Cooperative Bank, Taipei, Taiwan
- Statue of a Saint relief, collected by Sanmin Road Catholic Church, Taichung, Taiwan
- Dancing Dragon Lantern, collected by Taiwan Cement Co., Ltd.
- Relief of Confucius Expressing Intent on Nongshan, collected by National Cingshuei Senior High School,Taichung County, Taiwan
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
- 1997 "CHEN Hsia-yu Solo Exhibition", ESLITE GALLERY, Taipei, Taiwan
GROUP EXHIBITION
- 2010"Perfection‧Serenity‧Substance‧Unrestraint" CHEN Hsia-yu, HSIUNG Ping-ming, HSIA Yan Sculpture Exhibition, ESLITE GALLERY, Taipei, Taiwan
- 1917 Born in Longjing Township, Taichung County
- 2000 Passed away at age 83
EDUCATION and EXPERIENCE
- 1935
- Enrolled in the department of sculpture of Tokyo Fine Arts School under CHEN Hui-Kun’s recommendation, and studied with Tetsuya MIZUTANI
- 1941
- Joined Taiyang Exhibition with PU Tian-sheng after a sculpture section was established
- 1946
- Took up a teaching position at Taichung Normal School in November
- 1947
- Appointed as a member of the review committee of “The Second Taiwan Exhibition”
- Resigned from teaching position in June
- Withdrew from Taiyang Art Association after participating in “The 11th Taiyang Exhibition”
- 1948
- Appointed as a member of the review committee of “The Third Taiwan Exhibition”
- 1949
- Resolutely withdrew from the review committee of Taiwan Exhibition
WORKS
- 1981
- Completed Nude Woman (sitting) while in Japan
- 1969
- Began making Buddha Head (cement, unfinished)
- 1968
- Completed Relief of Two Buffaloes
- 1965
- Completed Statue of YIN Zhong-rong and Statue of the President of Taipei Yang Ping High School
- 1964
- Completed Nude Woman 7 (reclining)
- 1963
- Completed Relief of Confucius (large)
- 1962
- Completed Relief of Confucius (small) and Statue of LU Shi-ming
- 1961
- Completed Relief of Confucius Expressing Intent on Nongshan
- 1960
- Completed Christ on the Cross, Nude Woman 5, Dancing Dragon Lantern, Nude Woman 6
- 1959
- Completed Saint relief, Dog and Statue of Father-in-law 2
- 1958
- Completed Ballerina
- 1957
- Completed Relief of Five Buffaloes, Sacred Guanyin and Statue of Uncle
- 1956
- Completed Statue of Madam YANG and Buddha relief
- 1954
- Completed Baseball relief
- 1953
- Completed Statue of Shu
- 1952
- Completed Golf round relief (one large and one small)
- 1951
- Completed Statue of Standing Farmer and Statue of Father-in-law 1
- 1950
- Completed Relief of Three Buffaloes (stone)
- 1948
- Completed Nude Woman 2, Cat and Statue of Tea Merchant
- 1947
- Completed Nude Woman 3 (exhibited in Taiyang Exhibition) and Statue of Standing Nude Man
- 1946
- Completed Head Sculpture of YANG Ji-xian, Statue of LIN Chao-chi (a geology professor at National Taiwan University)
- 1944
- Completed Nude Woman 1, temporarily kept by Mrs. GU Wei-fu and was able to avoid destructionduring the war; borrowed back after the war to make bronze work replicas
- 1940
- Completed Bust of GU Xianrong
- 1939
- Completed Standing Statue of GU Xianrong and Head Sculpture of a Woman
- 1937
- Completed Reclining Woman
- 1936
- Completed Standing Statue of YANG Ru-sheng, Nude Woman study; imitated Tetsuya MIZUTANI'sstyle to complete General Naimu (cherry wood)
- 1935
- Completed works, including Grandmother, Hatching
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
- 1997
- "CHEN Hsia-yu Solo Exhibition", ESLITE GALLERY, Taipei, Taiwan
- 1979
- "Small Works", Spring Gallery, Taipei, Taiwan
"Small Works" (in celebration of the 90th anniversary of Taichung government),his first exhibition, Cultural Foundation, Taichung, Taiwan
GROUP EXHIBITION
- 2010
- "Perfection‧Serenity‧Substance‧Unrestraint" CHEN Hsia-yu, HSIUNG Ping-ming, HSIA Yan Sculpture Exhibition, ESLITE GALLERY, Taipei, Taiwan
- 1995
- "In Retrospect and Reflection—228 Memorial Exhibition", Taipei Fine Arts Museum,Taipei, Taiwan
- 1982
- Invited to participate in the "Pacific Exhibition" in Japan
- 1981
- Invited by Japanese sculptor Yasuharu SHIRAI to participate in the "Pacific Exhibition" in Japan
- 1948
- Exhibited two Nude Woman and one Buffalo relief in "The First South Taiwan Exhibition"
- 1947
- Exhibited Buffalo in "The 11th Taiyang Exhibition"
- Exhibited Head Sculpture YANG Ji-sheng in "The Second Taiwan Exhibition"
- 1946
- Exhibited Rabbit and Nude Woman as the review committee member of "The First Taiwan Exhibition"
- 1945
- Exhibited Nude Woman 1 in “The First Japan Exhibition” and "Brazilian International Exhibition"
- 1942
- Exhibited two works including Shizuko in "The 8th Taiyang Exhibition"
- 1941
- Received the honor of "permanent exemption from review" and participated in the "Japanese Imperial Salon" with Statue of Standing Nude Woman
- 1940
- After Bath selected into the "Japanese Imperial Salon"
- 1939
- Hair selected into the "Japanese Imperial Salon"
- 1938
- Nude Woman selected into the "Japanese Imperial Salon"
AWARDS
- 1941
- Sitting Statue selected by the Japanese "Sculptor Association Exhibition"; received the Association Award and was endorsed to receive membership
COLLECTIONS
- Statue of Standing Farmer, collected by Taiwan Cooperative Bank, Taipei, Taiwan
- Statue of a Saint relief, collected by Sanmin Road Catholic Church, Taichung, Taiwan
- Dancing Dragon Lantern, collected by Taiwan Cement Co., Ltd.
- Relief of Confucius Expressing Intent on Nongshan, collected by National Cingshuei Senior High School,Taichung County, Taiwan
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
- 1997 "CHEN Hsia-yu Solo Exhibition", ESLITE GALLERY, Taipei, Taiwan
GROUP EXHIBITION
- 2010"Perfection‧Serenity‧Substance‧Unrestraint" CHEN Hsia-yu, HSIUNG Ping-ming, HSIA Yan Sculpture Exhibition, ESLITE GALLERY, Taipei, Taiwan