The “Sky – Asia Plate and Print Exhibition” at the Kuandu Museum of Fine Arts (KdMoFA) brings together more than 150 printmaking artists from Taiwan, Japan, China, Hong Kong and Macau.
The exhibition, running now through December 18, will also be accompanied by talks, workshops and paper presentations, providing a platform for sharing experiences between printmaking artists from Asia and expanding their international links, as well as offering a better understanding of the development of modern printmaking art.
The juxtaposition of the plates and prints in one exhibition highlights the relationships between them. The exhibition is showcasing the cultural characteristics of the printmaking artists from different cultural backgrounds, as well as engaging them in a dialogue to break international and cultural barriers.
Almost 500 artists and guests of honor attended the opening ceremony of the exhibition on October 5. Delivering his keynote speech at the ceremony, TNUA President Prof. Ju, Tzong-ching remarked that KdMoFA is an international and professional museum that has often offered amazing exhibitions, such as the “Sky – Asia Plate and Print Exhibition.”
KdMoFA Director Prof. Chu Teh-I expressed welcome to all participating artists and those who enabled the exhibition, such as Prof. Harumi Sonoyama from Japan and Prof. Thavorn Ko-Udomvit from Thailand.
Scholars and experts have also been invited to present papers on the development of printmaking art in various countries, and a collection of the papers will be published later, Prof. Chu said.
Prof. Shiou-Ping Liao, an adviser for the exhibition, noted that this is an important occasion in the history of printmaking art, with all exhibits to be donated to TNUA after the exhibition.