Chinese artists by Michel Nau - Huang Ko-Chuan  黄歌川

 
 

 

 
 

 

 
 

Huang Ko-Chuan

 
 

黄歌川

 
 

 

 
     
 
 
 


 

Huang Ko-Chuan  黄歌川 pinyin Huang Gechuan

   

1919

Huang Ko-Chuan  黄歌川 (1919-2010 ) was born in August 14, in Fuzhou,

 

Fujian Province China.

   
  He studied at Fujian Normal School ( Fine Arts Department ).

1943

Graduated, he participated in propaganda through illustrations, woodcuts,
  print media.
   

1949

He moved toTaiwan, worked as a reporter and then decided to dedicate
  him to painting.
   
 

  -  As Artist, he never stopped exploring new creative approaches,

 

by mixing Eastern and Western painting techniques, by using new media.

   
 

He specialized in Batik, watercolor painting, ink wash painting, oil painting,  

 

and mixed media.

   
 

His participation in international exhibitions made him a pioneer of the

 

contemporary Art scene .

1959

21.09 31.12 5 th Sao Paulo artistic Biennial Sao Paulo  Brazil

1969

Chinese Contemporary Art exhibition Prado National Museum Spain
   
  He was involved in developping of Taiwanese Art :
 

  - by the painting technique he perfected :Taiwanese ice-crack batick

    - by creating Art associations : The Chinese Watercolor Association -
  The Roc Painting Society - The Taiwan Society of Printmaking.

 

 
 

  -  As Educator, with the National Museum of History and The Chinese

 

Painting Society, he participated in the creation of a special Fine Arts course

  of which he was Director and advocated cultural exchanges.
 

He traveled to Korea, Malaysia, United States and Canada to explain his

 

his revolutionary Batik technique.

   

1970

He won The Outstanding Service award of the Chinese Painting Society's.
   

2010

He passed away at the age of 91.
   

2020

His family donated 100 artworks to the Taipei National Museum of History,
  ( 61 pieces for the Museum's collection and 39 for research purposes.)
   
  Danièle Sicard
   

 

 

Huang Ko-Chuan  黄歌川  -  Exuberance  -  Batik painting  -  1970


Huang Ko-Chuan  黄歌川  -  Exuberance  -  Batik painting  -  1970

 

 
 

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