HSIUNG Ping-Ming 熊秉明
Hsiung Ping-Ming was a sculptor, calligrapher, and art critic, who was born in China and lived and worked in Paris for most of his professional life. Hsiung went to Paris to continue his education in philosophy in 1947, but was later inspired by the sculptor Marcel Gimond and enrolled at the École des Beaux-Arts in 1950 to train with him. Human figure and animals are the subjects of Hsiung’s sculptures. One of the themes the artist kept coming back to was buffalo, which used to be the major working animal in the farm in the pre-industrialized era of China through which the artist expressed his strong well as well as his feelings toward his homeland.
- 1922 Born in Nanking, China
- 2002 Lived and worked in Paris, France, where he passed away at the age of 80
EDUCATION
- 1944 Graduated from the Department of Philosophy, United Southwestern University, Kunming, China
- 1947 Studied in the doctorate program of philosophy at University de Paris, Paris, France
- 1948 Studied at the stone sculpture studio, École nationale supérieure des beaux-arts, and later the Marcel GIMOND Studio, Académie Julian in Paris, France
- 1949 Studied at the Ossip ZADKINE Studio, Académie de la Grande Chaumière Returned to the Marcel GIMOND Studio, Académie Julian in Paris, France
- 1950 Studied at the Alfred Auguste JANNIOT Monument Sculpture Studio, École nationale supérieuredes beaux-arts in Paris, France
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
- 1999
- "A Touring Exhibition of Hsiung Ping-Ming' s Art—An Odyssey Abroad and Return", Museum of Fine Art, Beijing/Shanghai Museum of Fine Art, Shanghai/Kuanming City Museum, Yunnan,China; National Museum of History, Taipei/Mountain Art Museum, Kaohisung, Taiwan.
- 1996
- Fairmate Art Gallery, Taipei, Taiwan
- 1987
- "The Shaping of Return", Kunming, China
- 1985
- "Concept of an Exhibition—or a Conceptual Exhibition", Lion Art Gallery, Taipei, Taiwan
- 1975
- "Hsiung Ping-Ming Solo Exhibition", Eglisau, Switzerland
- 1974
- "Hsiung Ping-Ming Watercolors", Miller Gallery, Bern, Switzerland
- 1969
- "Hsiung Ping-Ming Watercolors", Miller Gallery, Bern, Switzerland
- 1959
- "Hsiung Ping-Ming Solo Exhibition", Bern, Switzerland
- 1956
- "Hsiung Ping-Ming Iron Sculptures", Galerie Iris Clert, Paris, France
- "Hsiung Ping-Ming Ink Paintings", Lausanne, Switzerland
- "Hsiung Ping-Ming Ink Paintings", Geneva, Switzerland
- 1953
- "Hsiung Ping-Ming Solo Exhibition", Baltimore Gallery, Zurich, Switzerland
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
- 2014
- "Breeze from Paris", ESLITE GALLERY, Taipei, Taiwan
- 2010
- "Perfection‧Serenity‧Substance‧Unrestraint" CHEN Hsia-yu, Hsiung Ping-Ming, HSIA Yan Sculpture Exhibition, ESLITE GALLERY, Taipei, Taiwan
- 1997
- "Chinese Modern Art", Paris, France
- "Chinese, Japanese and Arabian Calligraphy", Rabat, Morocco
- "International Calligraphy Exchange Exhibition", Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
- 1996
- "Tokyo International Calligraphy Exchange Exhibition", Tokyo, Japan
- 1995
- "Modern Sculptures—Five Elements", The Gate Gallery, Taipei, Taiwan
- "Korean International Calligraphy Exhibition", Korea
- 1994
- "Hsiung Ping-Ming, WU Guan-zhong, Chu De-chun Group Exhibition", Citizen Gallery,Singapore
- "Exhibition of Chinese Artists in Paris", Fairmate Art Gallery, Taipei
- "Works by Chinese Masters in France", Centre Culturel et d'Information de Taipei, Paris, France
- "The Beauty of Calligraphy", Kaohsiung Museum of Fine Arts, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
- "International Calligraphy Exhibition", Taipei
- 1993
- "International Calligraphy Exchange Exhibition", Beijing
- 1992
- "Expose internationale des sculptures animaux", Rambouillet, France
- 1988
- "Y2K World Animal Sculptures Exhibition", Nevers, France
- 1983
- "Exhibition of Chinese Artists in Paris", France
- 1974
- Salon des réalités nouvelles, Paris, France
- 1973
- "Beaux arts des six", Paris, France
- 1966
- "Susse Exhibition", France
- 1965
- "Forme humaine Sculpture Exhibition", Paris, France
- "Mur Virant", World Architecture Society, Paris, France
- 1962
- "Objects", Musée des Arts et Métiers, Paris, France
- "Salon of Young Sculpture", France
- 1959
- "Exhibition of the Buffalo", Salon de Mai, Paris, France
- 1956
- "Exhibition of the Raven", Salon de Mai, Paris, France
- 1955
- "Exhibition of the Raven", Salon de Mai, Paris, France
- 1954
- "Exhibition of the Wire Pigeon", Salon de Mai, Paris, France
- "Exhibition of the Crying Wolf", Salon of Young Sculpture, France
- 1953
- "Exhibition of the Escaped Mother", Salon d'Automne, Paris, France
GRANTS and AWARDS
- 1984
- China Times Essay Award for "On Rodin-A Selected Diary"
- 1983
- Chevalier de l'Order des Palmes Académiques
- 1962
- Annual Award, Salon of Young Sculpture, for Striding Buffalo
- Howard Fellowship, Brown University
- 1952
- Bronze medal of Le Salon des Artistes Français for Body of A Maiden and the amid' artist award for Portrait of Wang Chi-yin
- Second Prize, the Coton Art Award, for Pregnant Woman
COLLECTIONS
- 1998
- Lu Xun relief commissioned by the European Alumni Association of Beijing University for the centennial anniversary of Peking University
- Statue of Lu Xun commissioned by the National Museum of Modern Chinese Literature
- 1988
- Iron Crane selected for long-term display in the Seoul Olympic Games Sculpture Park
PUBLICATIONS
- 1986
- Three Poems (Taipei: Modern Book Series, Asian Culture Publishing)
- 1985
- Theoretical System of Chinese Calligraphy (Hong Kong: The Commercial Press [HK] Ltd.)
- Concept of an Exhibition-or a Conceptual Exhibition (Taipei: Lion Art Publisher)
- 1984
- Zhang Xu and the Wild Cursive (French version included in the Publication of l'Institut des Hautes Etudes Chinoises, Collège de France)
- 1983
- On Rodin-A Selected Diary (Taipei: Lion Art Publisher)
- 1972
- Teaching Chinese, a collection of poems
- 1969
- Sous la Silhouette, a collection of poetry and paintings
GROUP EXHIBITION
- 2014 "Breeze from Paris", ESLITE GALLERY, Taipei, Taiwan
- 2010 "Perfection‧Serenity‧Substance‧Unrestraint" CHEN Hsia-yu, Hsiung Ping-ming, HSIA Yan Sculpture Exhibition, ESLITE GALLERY, Taipei, Taiwan
- 1922 Born in Nanking, China
- 2002 Lived and worked in Paris, France, where he passed away at the age of 80
EDUCATION
- 1944 Graduated from the Department of Philosophy, United Southwestern University, Kunming, China
- 1947 Studied in the doctorate program of philosophy at University de Paris, Paris, France
- 1948 Studied at the stone sculpture studio, École nationale supérieure des beaux-arts, and later the Marcel GIMOND Studio, Académie Julian in Paris, France
- 1949 Studied at the Ossip ZADKINE Studio, Académie de la Grande Chaumière Returned to the Marcel GIMOND Studio, Académie Julian in Paris, France
- 1950 Studied at the Alfred Auguste JANNIOT Monument Sculpture Studio, École nationale supérieuredes beaux-arts in Paris, France
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
- 1999
- "A Touring Exhibition of Hsiung Ping-Ming' s Art—An Odyssey Abroad and Return", Museum of Fine Art, Beijing/Shanghai Museum of Fine Art, Shanghai/Kuanming City Museum, Yunnan,China; National Museum of History, Taipei/Mountain Art Museum, Kaohisung, Taiwan.
- 1996
- Fairmate Art Gallery, Taipei, Taiwan
- 1987
- "The Shaping of Return", Kunming, China
- 1985
- "Concept of an Exhibition—or a Conceptual Exhibition", Lion Art Gallery, Taipei, Taiwan
- 1975
- "Hsiung Ping-Ming Solo Exhibition", Eglisau, Switzerland
- 1974
- "Hsiung Ping-Ming Watercolors", Miller Gallery, Bern, Switzerland
- 1969
- "Hsiung Ping-Ming Watercolors", Miller Gallery, Bern, Switzerland
- 1959
- "Hsiung Ping-Ming Solo Exhibition", Bern, Switzerland
- 1956
- "Hsiung Ping-Ming Iron Sculptures", Galerie Iris Clert, Paris, France
- "Hsiung Ping-Ming Ink Paintings", Lausanne, Switzerland
- "Hsiung Ping-Ming Ink Paintings", Geneva, Switzerland
- 1953
- "Hsiung Ping-Ming Solo Exhibition", Baltimore Gallery, Zurich, Switzerland
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
- 2014
- "Breeze from Paris", ESLITE GALLERY, Taipei, Taiwan
- 2010
- "Perfection‧Serenity‧Substance‧Unrestraint" CHEN Hsia-yu, Hsiung Ping-Ming, HSIA Yan Sculpture Exhibition, ESLITE GALLERY, Taipei, Taiwan
- 1997
- "Chinese Modern Art", Paris, France
- "Chinese, Japanese and Arabian Calligraphy", Rabat, Morocco
- "International Calligraphy Exchange Exhibition", Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
- 1996
- "Tokyo International Calligraphy Exchange Exhibition", Tokyo, Japan
- 1995
- "Modern Sculptures—Five Elements", The Gate Gallery, Taipei, Taiwan
- "Korean International Calligraphy Exhibition", Korea
- 1994
- "Hsiung Ping-Ming, WU Guan-zhong, Chu De-chun Group Exhibition", Citizen Gallery,Singapore
- "Exhibition of Chinese Artists in Paris", Fairmate Art Gallery, Taipei
- "Works by Chinese Masters in France", Centre Culturel et d'Information de Taipei, Paris, France
- "The Beauty of Calligraphy", Kaohsiung Museum of Fine Arts, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
- "International Calligraphy Exhibition", Taipei
- 1993
- "International Calligraphy Exchange Exhibition", Beijing
- 1992
- "Expose internationale des sculptures animaux", Rambouillet, France
- 1988
- "Y2K World Animal Sculptures Exhibition", Nevers, France
- 1983
- "Exhibition of Chinese Artists in Paris", France
- 1974
- Salon des réalités nouvelles, Paris, France
- 1973
- "Beaux arts des six", Paris, France
- 1966
- "Susse Exhibition", France
- 1965
- "Forme humaine Sculpture Exhibition", Paris, France
- "Mur Virant", World Architecture Society, Paris, France
- 1962
- "Objects", Musée des Arts et Métiers, Paris, France
- "Salon of Young Sculpture", France
- 1959
- "Exhibition of the Buffalo", Salon de Mai, Paris, France
- 1956
- "Exhibition of the Raven", Salon de Mai, Paris, France
- 1955
- "Exhibition of the Raven", Salon de Mai, Paris, France
- 1954
- "Exhibition of the Wire Pigeon", Salon de Mai, Paris, France
- "Exhibition of the Crying Wolf", Salon of Young Sculpture, France
- 1953
- "Exhibition of the Escaped Mother", Salon d'Automne, Paris, France
GRANTS and AWARDS
- 1984
- China Times Essay Award for "On Rodin-A Selected Diary"
- 1983
- Chevalier de l'Order des Palmes Académiques
- 1962
- Annual Award, Salon of Young Sculpture, for Striding Buffalo
- Howard Fellowship, Brown University
- 1952
- Bronze medal of Le Salon des Artistes Français for Body of A Maiden and the amid' artist award for Portrait of Wang Chi-yin
- Second Prize, the Coton Art Award, for Pregnant Woman
COLLECTIONS
- 1998
- Lu Xun relief commissioned by the European Alumni Association of Beijing University for the centennial anniversary of Peking University
- Statue of Lu Xun commissioned by the National Museum of Modern Chinese Literature
- 1988
- Iron Crane selected for long-term display in the Seoul Olympic Games Sculpture Park
PUBLICATIONS
- 1986
- Three Poems (Taipei: Modern Book Series, Asian Culture Publishing)
- 1985
- Theoretical System of Chinese Calligraphy (Hong Kong: The Commercial Press [HK] Ltd.)
- Concept of an Exhibition-or a Conceptual Exhibition (Taipei: Lion Art Publisher)
- 1984
- Zhang Xu and the Wild Cursive (French version included in the Publication of l'Institut des Hautes Etudes Chinoises, Collège de France)
- 1983
- On Rodin-A Selected Diary (Taipei: Lion Art Publisher)
- 1972
- Teaching Chinese, a collection of poems
- 1969
- Sous la Silhouette, a collection of poetry and paintings
GROUP EXHIBITION
- 2014 "Breeze from Paris", ESLITE GALLERY, Taipei, Taiwan
- 2010 "Perfection‧Serenity‧Substance‧Unrestraint" CHEN Hsia-yu, Hsiung Ping-ming, HSIA Yan Sculpture Exhibition, ESLITE GALLERY, Taipei, Taiwan