Oil Painter Fan Zi Xiang

2009, Institute of Fine Arts, Chinese Cultural University
2008 Graduated from the Fine Arts Department of Chinese Cultural University

Awards
2011 Selected for the tenth annual “100th Oil Painting Exhibition”
2010 GEISAI TAIWAN#2 Katayama Masaru Review Individual Award
2010 Cathay Arts Festival New Century Potential Art Exhibition

Exhibitions
2011 GEISAI TAIWAN#2 Winners’ Exhibition at Kaikai Kiki Gallery, Taipei
2010 GEISAI TAIWAN#2 Katayama Masahiro Review Individual Award Exhibition in Huashan Art and Culture Zone, Taipei
2010 Revolution Taiwan Art Festival Exhibition at World Trade Center II, Taipei
2010 Cultural Beauty International Art Exchange Exhibition at Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall, Taipei
2010 Tobacco and Alcohol-fragrance Chicken Cutlet Exhibition at the Huagang Museum
2009 Revolution Taiwan Art Festival Exhibition at World Trade Center II, Taipei
2008 Completely Perverted – Four-person exhibition curator at the Huagang Museum, Taipei
2007 Huagang Art Experimental Space, 2nd Exhibition at the Huagang Museum, Taipei
2006 Dreamland – Five-person exhibition curator at the Chinese Cultural University Student Gallery, Taipei
2006 Huagang Art Experimental Space first joint exhibition at Huagang Museum

Terracotta Artist Liang Shengrong

• 2009 Shanghai Arts and Crafts Masters Exhibition “Ox Cart”, Gold Medal
• 2005 “Eight Horses”, Gold Medal for Chinese Arts and Crafts Masters, permanently collected by the Yixing Taobo Museum in Jiangsu Province.
• 2003 Shanghai Zhengda Square Chinese Art Festival Chinese Arts and Crafts Masters Exhibition, “Pig” Gold Medal
• 2002 Shanghai Zhengda Square Chinese Art Festival Chinese Arts and Crafts Masters Exhibition, “Twelve Thousand Crabs” Special Gold Medal
• 1998 Taiwanese Yingge Carnival works exhibited, highly praised by Taiwan’s leader, “Pig” won the Shanghai Friendship Overseas Chinese Cup China Special Crafts Exhibition Excellence Award
• In 1997, “Foraging” won second place in the second Taiwan Golden Jubilee Award.
• In 1994, “Pregnant” won the second Golden Tao Award in Taiwan.

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Born in Taoyuan, Taiwan, Mr. Liang Shengrong has been obsessed with the beauty of art since childhood. In 1980, he graduated in first place in the Taiwan Renaissance Art and Crafts Sculpture Group. He has a solid foundation in painting and sculpture. In the early years after graduation, he used to walk around places like Taipei’s Ximending and do fast paintings of passers-by, capturing the experience of the moment in rich detail. After joining Taiwan’s Shengmao Company as their chief ceramic art designer in 1985, his pottery making techniques became more mature. However, a conflict grew between the demands of industrial production and the artistic desires in his heart, which were not satisfied by his 9 to 5 job. In the late 1980s, Mr. Liang was fortunate enough to meet the famous Taiwanese collector Zhou Heng-wu. Mr. Zhou has a great eye for art, and saw Mr. Liang’s creative potential. He was able to help Mr. Liang change his way of thinking from that of a craftsman to that of an artist.

Totally devoted to his art, for half a year, Mr. Liang closed himself in his three-story home without leaving. His life was assisted by others, and his passion for creation was almost crazy. Then, with the help of Mr. Zhou Hengwu, he went to the People’s Republic of China, in the midst of a reform boom, and witnessed and exchanged ideas with famous artists including “Taodu” Yixing. In the end, Mr. Liang, with his own creative sentiment, learned from the strengths of others, and studied the unique techniques of “pottery coloring” and “irregularity” that had far-reaching significance for his future path as an artist. All works are once molded, once fired – once only. The finished product, shape, texture, color and gloss reach the ultimate level of realism. He said: “I feel the plasticity and variability of ceramic art. I am so addicted to it. I call myself ‘the man who loves the earth forever.’” In 1990, Tao Yatang Studio was established in Taiwan, and ceramic art became his lifelong career.

With his unique techniques and thoughts, Mr. Liang’s work has won many awards such as the Taiwan Golden Pottery Award and the Golden Jubilee Award before the millennium, and was officially appreciated by officials including Taiwan’s leaders. On behalf of Taiwan’s ceramic art world, he was invited to participate in foreign art exhibitions including the New York – Taiwan Cultural Center, the French Pontiac Cultural Center, and many other honors. The political and business collectors in Taiwan also sought with enthusiasm for Mr. Liang’s works. Taiwan Museum. As well as Acer, Hsin Tung Yang, Amway and other corporate groups have collections. In the name of Mr. Yu, Mr. Liang was invited to teach at Taiwan Yingge Ceramics School, to teach new and upcoming artists.