Exhibition Title：Mountain／YAMA-Tseng Ching-Pin Solo Exhibition
Exhibition Date：113/03/04(Mon)-03/29(Fri)
Exhibition Venue：Art Center Exhibition Room, 1F, General Building III, Second Campus, National Formosa University
Exhibition Introduction：
“Mountain” is one of the most important representational elements in the artistic creation of Tseng Ching-Pin. Beginning with “Primordial Nature” in 2015, followed by “Beyond the Mountain Form” in 2016, “Encircling Mountains” in 2017, and in 2022 “Below the Mountain－Taiwan Mountain Sketches” and “Mountain Islets”. “Mountain” no longer merely refers to a mountain itself, but rather represents a transformation of information volume,
as the artist follows the trajectory of information, continuously engaging in dialogue with himself, step by step and thread by thread dismantling it.
The initial stage of the artist’s creative process begins with a large number of sketches drawn in booklet pages, marked with era and location, compiled into observational records, and then attempts are made to depict issues beyond mountain forms through classical oil painting methods. Through the layered techniques of oil painting, a mental state of continuously stacking upward or excavating downward within the mind’s imagery is presented.
The creative context begins with self-exploration, starting from the artist’s personal experiences of traveling the world, then discussing the issues of “attachment” and “self-worth” found in Buddhist scriptures, and further extending to the conceptual existence between “self” and “other”. Closely focusing on the value and meaning of “self” / “other-self”, and subsequently transforming the depiction of physical landscapes into metaphysical imagery creation.
Artist Biography：
1996 Bachelor of Architecture BA, Chung Yuan Christian University, Taoyuan, Taiwan
2010 Master of Architecture and Historic Preservation MA, Taipei National University of the Arts, Taipei, Taiwan
2021 110th Year “Important Traditional Craft Transmission Program－Embroidery” Apprentice Artist
【Solo Exhibitions】
2016 “Primordial Nature—Tseng Ching-Pin Watercolor Document Exhibition”, Tainan Right Hand Coffee
2016 “Soft Qi—Tseng Ching-Pin Watercolor Document Exhibition”, Chiayi Chopsticks Fun Hotel
2017 “Encircling Mountains—Tseng Ching-Pin Watercolor Document Exhibition”, Taichung Grass Ye
2020 “The Essence of the Present” Tseng Ching-Pin Embroidery Exhibition, Taichung In Art Space
【Group Exhibitions】
2015 “Beyond the Mountain Form” Tseng Ching-Pin & Chou Yi-Hsin Embroidery and Painting Joint Exhibition, Taichung Grass Ye
2016 “Wrinkles Once Smiled” Soka Art Young Artists Open Call 9th Joint Exhibition, Tainan Soka Art Center
2020 “Between the Starting Point and the End－Experiments in Renewing Fiber Materials and Techniques” Ramie Creation Joint Exhibition, National Taiwan Craft Research and Development Institute
2022 “Hidden” Three-Person Joint Exhibition, Sanxia Yu Tao Fang Gallery
2022 “Passing on Craftsmanship” 110th Year Important Traditional Craft Transmission Achievement Exhibition, Bureau of Cultural Heritage, Ministry of Culture
2022 “Hidden” Three-Person Joint Exhibition, Sanxia Yu Tao Fang Gallery
2022 “Passing on Craftsmanship” 110th Year Important Traditional Craft Transmission Achievement Exhibition, Bureau of Cultural Heritage, Ministry of Culture
2022 WHATZ ART FAIR＿ARTIST&GALLERY Yu Tao Fang Gallery YTF GALLERY Joint Exhibition, Taipei
2023 “From Bearing Fiber Onward－2023 Fiber Academy Faculty and Student Joint Exhibition”, Taichung Fiber Crafts Museum
2023 “Ingenious Embroidery and Floral Affinity” Art Academy Embroidery Achievement Exhibition”, Taichung Huludun Cultural Center
2023 “Passing on Craftsmanship 20 x 57 — 111th Year Important Traditional Craft Transmission Achievement Exhibition”, Bureau of Cultural Heritage, Ministry of Culture
2023 “Warp and Weft of Rolling Waves－28 Years of Fiber Craft Promotion in Taichung”, Taichung Fiber Crafts Museum
2023 “Taichung City 6th Fiber Creation Award Exhibition”, Taichung Fiber Crafts Museum
【Awards】
2016 “15th Color Ink Newcomer Award” Selected, Taichung Dadun Cultural Center
2021 “Taichung City 4th Fiber Creation Award Fine Arts and Crafts Category” Honorable Mention, Fiber Crafts Museum, Taichung
2023 “Taichung City 6th Fiber Creation Award Design Category” Selected, Fiber Crafts Museum, Taichung