Artist Biography
Born in Yilan, Taiwan in 1926; deceased in Hsinchu, Taiwan in 1997.
Education:
- Architecture Department, Tokyo Art School, Japan
- Art Department, FuJen University, Peking
- Art Department, Taiwan Normal University, Taipei
- Sculpture Department, National Academy of Art, Rome
| 1953 | Sculpture, “Recline”, displayed in the Taiwan Provincial Art Exhibition. |
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| 1959 | Bronze sculpture, “Philosopher”, won honorary mention in the 1st International Youth Arts Festival, Paris. |
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| 1960 | Bronze statue, “General Claire L. Chennault”, displayed at Taipei Park.”
Print & Sculpture Exhibition by Yuyu Yang” held in the National History Museum, Taipei. |
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| 1961 | Designed giant reliefs for the Sun Moon Lake Teachers’ Hostel, Taichung. |
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| 1964 | Donated sculpture “Earnest Hope” to Pope Paul VI at the Vatican.
Organized a “Contemporary Chinese Art Exhibition” at the Modern Art Museum in Rome. Sculpture, “Observing Change in Quietude”, exhibited in and collected by the National Museum of Contemporary Art, Rome. |
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| 1966 | 1964-66, held exhibitions in major cities of Italy (Legnano, Turin, Rome, Messina, Spa, Venice)
Awarded Gold Medal for Painting and Silver Medal for Sculpture at the Olimpiade d’ Arte Cultura, Abano Terme, Italy. Selected as one of Taiwan’s 10 Outstanding Youths. Organized an Italian medallion sculpture exhibition at the Natioinal History Museum, Taipei. |
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| 1968 | Invited to participate in the International Sculptors Association.
Held a stone sculpture exhibition in Tokyo. |
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| 1970 | Designed sculpture, “Advent of the Phoenix”, for the Taiwan Pavilion, Expo’70, Osaka. |
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| 1971 | Designed a series of marble sculptures “Peace and Prosperity” for Mandarin Hotel, Singapore.
“Soul Mirror” displayed in the 2nd Modern International Sculpture Museum, Japan. |
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| 1973 | “East West Gate”, a stainless steel lifescape sculpture, placed in front of Orient Overseas Building, New York City. |
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| 1974 | Designed “Spring Again over the Good Earth” for the Seattle World’s Fair. |
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| 1980 | Held “Lifescape Sculpture Exhibition” at Taichi Gallery, Taipei and “From Lifescape Sculpture to Laser Lifescape” Exhibition at Hua Ming Gallery, Taipei
Awarded the first Taiwan Golden Tripod for excellence in architectural design. |
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| 1981 | Organized the first “Laser and Lifescape Exhibition” in Taiwan. |
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| 1985 | Participated in the “Contemporary Chinese Sculpture Exhibition” held in Exchange Square, Hong Kong. |
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| 1986 | Participated in the “Experimental Contemporary Art Exhibition” held in the National Palace Museum, Taipei.
Held “ARTS-UNIS”, a touring exhibition in Japan. “Yuyu Yang’s Laser and Lifescape Sculpture Exhibition” presented by Hong Kong Arts Center and Hanart T.Z. Gallery in Hong Kong. |
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| 1987 | Designed “A Sculpture Series of Ancient Musical Artifacts” for the National Concert Hall at the Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall, Taipei. |
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| 1988 | Designed lifescape sculpture “Stride Forward” for the Chinese Union Bank of Singapore. |
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| 1989 | Stainless Steel, “Young Phoenix”, collected by the Taipei Fine Arts Museum.”
All for the Public” placed in the International Convention Center, Taipei. |
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| 1990 | Exhibited “Dragon in Flight”, a monumental stainless steel Lantern Festival sculpture at Chiang Kai-shek Memoral Hall, Taipei.
Created “Phoenix Scales the Heavens” for permanent display in the Peking Olympic Sports Center. Designed “New Forever” for Earth Day, displayed at the Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall, Taipei. |
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| 1991 | Held the “Stainless Steel Sculptures Exhibition” in the National Museum of Singapore.
Awarded the “Prize for the Promotion of World Peace through Culture and Arts”. Reproduced “The Advent of the Phoenix” in stainless steel, originally designed for the Taiwan Pavilion in the ’70 Osaka Expo, for the Taipei Bank, Taipei. |
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| 1992 | Held “Yuyu Yang’s Stainless Steel Sculptures Exhibition” in Shin Kong Mitsukoshi Department Store, Taipei and in Kaohsiung.
Designed monumental stone and stainless steel sculptures for the International Golf Course in Tsukuba Kasumigaura, Tokyo. The metal sculptures included “Birth”, “Growth”, “Cosmic Encounter”, and “Source of Life”. Founded the Yuyu Yang Lifescape Sculpture Museum. Held a sculpture exhibition at Yilan County Cultural Centre. Participated in “Art Asia Hong Kong”. |
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| 1993 | Participated in the Miami Arts Fair, Miami.
Completed “Great Universe” large lifescape sculpture set, commissioned for the lobby of the Kaohsiung World Trade Building. Participated in the 2nd “NICAF” (Nippon International Comtemporary Art Fair), an international modern art exhibition, Yokohama. Completed “Common Lineage”, a large lifescape sculpture commissioned for the Tainan County Stadium. “Balance and Harmony”, “Solar Brilliance”, and “Harmony” collected by the Sunrider Museum, Los Angeles. One-man show at Shin Kong Mitsukoshi Department Store, Taipei. “Yuyu Yang 60-year Retrospective Exhibition” held at the Taiwan Museum of Art, Taichung. Participated in the “Foire Internationale d’Art Contemporain” 20th Anniversary Exhibition, Paris. |
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| 1994 | Participated in the Grand Opening Exhibition of the Shin Kong Mitsukoshi Department Store, Kaohsiung.Participated in the 3rd “NICAF” in Japan.
Participated in international contemporary art fairs in Hong Kong, Miami and New York. Held “Yuyu Yang ’94 Exhibition” in New York. Displayed “The Wisdom of Life, Treasure Natural Resources”, in a series of activities organized by Hsinchu Culture Centre and Science-Based Industrial Park, Taiwan. “Dawn”, a large stone sculpture, displayed at the 3rd International Stone Sculpture Symposium, Kagawaken, Japan. Invited to participate in the Asia International Sculptures Exhibition in Japan. Held “Yuyu Yang ’94 Exhibition” at Kuang Hwa Gallery, Hong Kong. |
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| 1995 | Participated in the 4th “NICAF” in Japan.Held “Yuyu Yang Exhibition” at the UC Berkeley Museum of Art, Science & Culture.
Held “Yuyu Yang Exhibition” at Johnson & Johnson Sculpture Grounds, New Jersey. Held “Yuyu Yang Lifescape Sculpture Exhibition” at Shin Kong Mitsukoshi Department Store, Taipei. Designed 7 lifescape sculptures and stone arrangements for the opening of Chuan Kuo Golf Course, Miaoli, Taiwan. “An Ancient Forest”, wooden sculpture, commissioned by Taiwan Museum of Art. Selected as first international Fellow of the Royal Society of British Sculptors. |
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| 1996 | Completed “The Wisdom of Life”, a 6.6 meter high stainless steel lifescape sculpture, in celebration of the 100th anniversary of National Chiao Tung University, Taiwan.
Invited by the Royal Society of British Sculptors to hold a half-year special exhibition at Chelsea Harbour, London. |
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| 1997 | Completed “The Wonder of Solidarity” in celebration of the 200th anniversary of Yilan’s development, commissioned by Yilan County Government, Taiwan.
Participated in the group exhibition “Four Masters from Taiwan” at Art Beatus Gallery, Vancouver. Held “Lifescape Sculpture of Yuyu Yang” at Hakone Open-Air Museum, Japan. |
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| 1998 | Hong Kong University of Science and Technology Library held “Sculpturing Time and Space – Yuyu Yang (1926-1997)” exhibition. |