- Date: March 5 - May 22, 2016
- Venue: National Taiwan Museum of Fine Arts
- Address: No. 2 Wuquan W. Rd. Section 1, West District, Taichung City, 403, Taiwan (R.O.C.)
- Website: https://www.ntmofa.gov.tw/
The National Taiwan Museum of Fine Arts has invited veteran calligrapher Hsiao Shih-chiung (蕭世瓊), the pioneer of "modern calligraphy under classical doctrine,” to hold a solo exhibition.
The personality and character of an individual, Hsiao argues, manifest in his or her handwriting. But with the brush now replaced by the keyboard, the classical art of calligraphy struggles to maintain temporal significance and is becoming increasingly marginalized as an independent aesthetical medium.
In "Going My Own Way to Art,” Hsiao strives to remind exhibitiongoers that the written language is in itself the fruit of human civilization and intelligence. Moreover, classical Chinese — with its historic influence on East Asian languages and Western abstract art — is a legacy that society cannot afford to ignore.
Apart from sixty works of calligraphy, Hsiao has also included 30 engraved porcelains and 20 engraved teapots as part of his solo exhibition to promote the notion of "calligraphy in daily life.” The integration of calligraphy and daily objects will help exhibitiongoers visualize how calligraphy can be in line with the modern living experience.
