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DiaporamaDreams of Past Era IV
167.0 x 207.0 cm
Fukuoka Asian Art Museum
wu tien-chang (1956 –)
Explore Wu Tien-Chang's socio-political oil paintings & digital photography reflecting Taiwan’s transition. Witness powerful commentary on society & history.
Fukuoka Asian Art Museum (Fukuoka, Japan)
The museum champions emerging artists and utilizes diverse mediums like paintings, sculptures, installations, and video art.
A single painting hangs in a darkened room. Suddenly a nostalgic, romantic Taiwanese song starts playing and the light bulbs surrounding the picture frame blink in rhythm to the song. The image of a young woman, in the painting in the middle of the lit frame, appears and disappears. A mood fills the room − cheap, nostalgic, somewhat dubious, and sweetly sentimental. For Wu, the 1950s are an important artistic theme, and he believes that this era when Taiwan was still under the control of an external power, was, in spite of that occupation, the most Taiwanese of times. The song playing in this work is
About this artwork
- Title: Dreams of Past Era IV
- Artist: wu tien-chang
- Original dimensions: 167.0 x 207.0 cm
- Format: Portrait
- Copyright status: Under copyright
- Where to see it: Fukuoka Asian Art Museum
- Main color: Phthalo Green
- Color intensity: Monochromatic
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