Author:Hung Tung-piao(1955-)
Category：Watercolor
Media:Watercolor on paper
Year：1987
Size description：38×57cm
Introduction：This landscape painting by Hung Tung-piao features urban architecture. The Taipei County Cultural Center was inaugurated in 1983, which is a four-story, Western-style building with a redbrick appearance and arch windows. Today, it has been renamed the New Taipei City Art Center. The white building on the right is the auditorium annexed to the cultural center, designed by Kao Er-pan. The white columns and the protruding façade are its architectural features. In the painting, the sunshine cascades on the square, which is embellished with flows of visitors, whereas tents and parasols of various sizes create a visual effect of a colorful and bustling scene. Hung composes the painting with geometric division, and portrays the cold, modern redbrick architecture with lines and color blocks in different degrees of slant, which forms a lively expression informed by a vibrant sense of movement. On the other hand, the transparent quality of watercolor imbues the image with an atmosphere of elegant clarity.
Author Introduction：「Hung Tung-piao」-Born in Yilan, Taiwan, Hung graduated from the Department of Fine Arts and Graduate School of Fine Arts at National Taiwan Normal University. His primary medium is watercolor painting. His early body of work drew profound inspiration from Impressionism and Cubism. Since the mid-2010s, he has been dedicated to depicting local Taiwanese subjects. He has received awards such as the Provincial Government Award and Excellent Work Award at the Taiwan Provincial Fine Arts Exhibition.
Accession number:20210091