About
![Hsiao Chin](data/artist/avatars/1697520502568785021.jpg)
Chin Hsiao
Drawing artistic nourishment from his study of traditional Chinese culture and Eastern philosophies, Hsiao Chin was capable of understanding and capturing the complex dialects between the void and the solid, strength and weakness.
Medium | Mixed Media |
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Location | Taiwan |
Date of birth | 1935 |
蕭勤 Hsiao-Chin (China, 1935-2023)
“One should always try to explore the limited physical space to the maximum and to generate maximum energy in the confines of space, to learn in a material world that transcends the boundaries of time, and in so doing to grasp the deeper meanings of life. And it is through my awkward brush work and the bright primary colours that I achieve such goals.”
— Hsiao Chin, 2015
In the 1950s, Hsiao Chin started to explore abstract art which was based on his core concept of 'Eastern Spirit”: the quest for Eastern spirituality and modern artistic expression. Hsiao established his artistic approach as well as a unique vision of how art should be created. Like his senior masters Lin Fengmian and Zao Wou-ki who traveled to France, Hsiao Chin was greatly motivated by Western art during his stay in Spain and subsequently moved to Italy, but developed an interest in Zen and Taoism – in particular, the ideas of Lao Tzu and Chuang Tzu – around the 1960s. Drawing artistic nourishment from his study of traditional Chinese culture and Eastern philosophies, he was capable of understanding and capturing the complex dialects between the void and the solid, strength and weakness. Freely transforming them into his abstract visual language, Hsiao showed great ambition to develop his style of abstract painting that emphasized the dichotomous nature of the world, which would be at once distinguishable from, yet reflective of, Western abstract art at that time.
Having lived and worked abroad for 60 years, Hsiao has successfully integrated his extensive studies of Western aesthetics and Eastern philosophies, as well as his interest in space science, into his artistic creation. With the efforts of self-discovery and a spiritual quest for transcendence, Hsiao’s creative process is rooted in his perpetual exploration of the deepest meanings in man’s spiritual world. With the endless adventure of abstract art and self-reflection, throughout his lifetime Hsiao has been pursuing the ideal realm of 'Nature and Man in One' greatly beyond the boundaries of life and death.
In 1955, with a group of artists who shared his aesthetic vision, Hsiao Chin co-founded the Ton Fan Art Group, the first post-war Chinese modern art group, which blended techniques from traditional Eastern art with Western modernism, while promoting Chinese modern art overseas. In 1956, Hsiao embarked on a series of travels in America and Europe, moving first to Madrid and finally settling in Milan, where he has lived for over half a century. In 1961, Hsiao Chin co-founded the Punto International Art Movement, the first ever international avant-garde art movement initiated by an Asian artist to promote the Eastern philosophy of 'contemplation'.
In recent years, Hsiao Chin has held various major solo exhibitions in Daugavpils Mark Rothko Art Centre (Daugavpils), Musée national des arts asiatiques Guimet (Paris), Song Art Museum (Beijing), China Art Museum (Shanghai), to name a few. His works can be found in major collections around the world, ranging from the Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York), and M+ Museum (Hong Kong) to MGM Chairman’s Collection (Macau).
源 The Origin
Acrylic on canvas
75 x 90 cm
2008
弧
Acrylic on canvas
38 x 58 cm
1998
永久的花園 Everlasting Garden - 67
Acrylic on canvas
70 x 90 cm
1997
Curriculum vitae
1946 Attended Chinling University Middle School, Nanjing, China
1949 Accompanied uncle Wang Hsueh-Ting to Taiwan, transferred from Taichung No.2 High School to Taipei's Chengkung High School, Taipei, Taiwan
1951 Studied sketching briefly under Chu Teh-Chun, Taipei, Taiwan
1952 Joined Lee Chun-Shan’s Antung St. studio, Taipei, Taiwan
1954 Graduated from Provincial Taipei Normal College (now National TaipeiUniversity of Education), Taipei, Taiwan
Began teaching at Jingmei Elementary School, Taipei, Taiwan
1956 Co-founded the “Ton Fan Group”, Taipei, Taiwan
1957 Participated in the “French Academic Association” and the “Royal Art
Association”, Barcelona, Spain
Solo exhibition, Mataro Fine Arts Museum, Barcelona, Spain
“Barcelona Jazz Salon”, Barcelona, Spain
“The 1st May Salon”, Barcelona, Spain
1958 “The 2nd May Salon”, Barcelona, Spain
Solo exhibition, Galleria Fernando Fé, Madrid, Spain
1959 Solo exhibition, Galleria Numero, Florence, Italy
Solo exhibition, Galleria del Cavallino, Venice, Italy
“The 3rd May Salon”, Barcelona, Spain
1960 Solo Exhibition, Galerie Senatore, Stuttgart, Germany
1961 Created “Punto Art Movement” together with Italian artist A. Calderara, Milan, Italy
Solo exhibition, Galleria Salone Annunciata, Milan, Italy
Solo exhibition, Galleria Trastevere, Rome, Italy
Solo exhibition, Galleria San Matteo, Genova, Italy
Solo exhibition, Galerie Hilt, Basel, Switzerland
Solo exhibition, Galleria Salone Annunciata, Milan, Italy
Solo exhibition, Galerie Dorekens, Antwerp, Belgium
“Pittsburgh International Art Exhibition”, Pittsburgh, USA
1962 Solo exhibition, Galleria San Luca, Rome, Italy
1963 “Grand Prix de Peinture et Sculpture”, Monte Carlo, Monaco
“Chinesische Künstler der Gegenwart”, Museum Leverkusen, Leverkusen, Germany
1964 “Art Contemporain”, Grand Palais, Paris, France
Solo exhibition, Galerie Internationale d'Art Contemporain, Paris, Frence
Solo exhibition, Galleria dell'Ariete, Milan, Italy
1965 “VII Biennale di São Paulo”, São Paulo, Brazil
Solo exhibition, Museum of Maribor, Maribor, Slovenia
1966 Solo exhibition, Galleria II Canale, Venice, Italy
Solo exhibition, Galerie Falazik, Bochum, Germany
“Musische Geometrie”, Kunstverein Hannover, Hannover, Germany
1967 Solo exhibition, Rose Fried Gallery, New York, USA
Solo exhibition, Galerie Brechbuhl, Grenchen, Switzerland
Solo exhibition, Galerie Wirth, Berlin, Germany
Solo exhibition, Studio Marconi, Milan, Italy
1968 Solo exhibition, Pollock Gallery, Toronto, Canada
Solo exhibition, Lawrence Stevens Gallery, Detroit, USA
1969 Solo exhibition, Studio Marconi, Milan, Italy
Solo exhibition, Galerie Senatore, Stuttgart, Germany
Taught painting and sketching at Southampton College of Long Island University,
met Willem De Kooning, Southampton, USA
1970 Painting Award, Capo d’Orlando, Italy
“The 17th National Print Exhibition”, Brooklyn Museum, New York, USA
1971 “III Salon International de Galeries Pilotes”, Lausanne, Paris, France
“The 1st International Art Fair”, Basel, Switzerland
Taught visual theory at Milan’s Istituto Europeo di Design, Milan, Italy
Solo exhibition, Galleria d'Arte Mederna, Rome, Italy
1972 “Italian Painting Exhibition”, Dublin, Belfast, Ireland
Solo exhibition, Galerie Brechbuhl, Grenchen, Switzerland
1973 “The 2nd International Art Fair”, Basel, Switzerland
Solo exhibition, Galerie Schubert, Milan, Italy
1974 Taught painting and sketching at University of Louisiana, Louisiana, USA
“IKI International Art Fair”, Dusseldorf, Germany
Solo exhibition, Galerie Beaubourg, Paris, France
1975 “Asia Oggi: Rassegna di Grafica Contemporanea”, Milan, Italy
Province of Milan, Award, Milan, Italy
Solo exhibition, Museo Civico d’Arte Moderna, Modena, Italy
Solo exhibition, Palazzo del Diamanti, Ferrara, Italy
“Momenti e tendenze del Construttivismo”, Milan, Italy
1976 “The 3rd International Art Fair”, Basel, Switzerland
Medal “Maestri della Pittura Italiana”, Marsala, Italy
“The 4th International Art Fair”, Basel, Switzerland
“Bologna Art Fair”, Bologna, Italy
Solo exhibition, Galleria Punto, Valencia, Spain
1977 2 Premio Internazionale d’Arte, Filottrano, Italy
Solo exhibitions, Palazzo del Turismo, Studio Marconi and Galleria Zarathustra, Milan, Italy
1978 “The 5th International Art Fair”, Basel, Switzerland
“Bologna Art Fair”, Bologna, Italy
Launched the “International Surya Art Movement” together with J. Tilson, G. Robusti, and
Kengiro Azuma, Milan, Italy
Solo exhibition, National Museum of History, Taipei, Taiwan
Solo exhibition, Lung Men Art Gallery, Taipei, Taiwan
“Ancient Heritage, New Directions”, New York, USA
1979 “Surya”, Milan, Italy
“The 6th International Art Fair”, Basel, Switzerland
Solo exhibition, Pinacoteca Comunale, Macerata, Italy
1980 “The 7th International Art Fair”, Basel, Switzerland
Solo exhibition, Printmakers Art Gallery, Taipei, Taiwan
Solo exhibition, Galleria Ideogramma, Turin, Italy
1981 “Contemporary International Original Prints Exhibition”, Taipei, Taiwan
Solo exhibition, Apollo Art Gallery, Taipei, Taiwan
Solo exhibition, Galleria Pancheri, Rovereto, Italy
1982 “Ton Fan and Fifth Moon 25th Anniversary Joint Exhibition”, Taiwan Provincial
Museum (now National Taiwan Museum), Taipei, Taiwan
1983 “Homage to Matteo Ricci by Chinese Artists”, Macerata, Italy
“The Chinese Response – Paintings by Leading Overseas Artists”, Hong Kong
Museum of Art, Hong Kong, China
Taught art dissection and picture analysis at the Accademia di Belle Arti di Urbino, Urbino, Italy
1984 “The 3rd Biennial of European Graphic Art”, Baden-Baden, Germany
“Rigori astratti della ragione e fantasia del concreto”, Ganna, Italy
1985 Taught at the Accademia di Belle Arti Albertina di Torino, Turin, Italy
Norwegian International Print Biennial, Gold Medal, Norway
Taught printmaking at the Accademia di Belle Arti di Brera, Milan, Italy
Solo Exhibition, Museum Waterland, Purmerend, Netherlands
Exhibition (with Walasse Ting), Taipei Fine Arts Museum, Taipei, Taiwan
1986 Solo exhibition, "Nikolaj" Comune di Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
Solo exhibition, Galleria Mercato del Sale, Milan, Italy
Solo exhibition, Galleria AM Niemeyer, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
1987 “The 2nd International Biennial Print Exhibition”, Taipei, Taiwan
Premio Acquisto al XIII Premio Nazionale Citta’ di Gallarate, Award, Gallarate, Italy
Solo exhibition, Alisan Fine Arts Ltd., Hong Kong, China
1988 “The 30st Biennale Nazionale of Milan”, Milan, Italy
“The 3rd International Biennial Print Exhibition”, Taipei, Taiwan
1989 “30-year Retrospective Exhibition: 1958-1988”, Studio Marconi, Milan, Italy
“Contemporary Italian Artists”, Art Palace, Moscow, Russia
1990 “Shakti 1”, Copenhagen, Denmark
1991 Awarded Arts Achievement of Lee Chun-Shan Foundation, Taipei, Taiwan
“Italian Contemporary Art”, National Taiwan Museum of Fine Arts, Taichung, Taiwan
Solo exhibition, Galleria La Crocetta, Gallarate, Italy
“Ton Fan and Fifth Moon 35th Anniversary Joint Exhibition”, New Age Gallery, Taipei, Taiwan
1992 “Hsiao Chin Retrospective Exhibition”, National Taiwan Museum of Fine Arts, Taichung, Taiwan
1994 Retrospective exhibitions at Beijing Central Art Academy and Hangzhou Chinese
Art Academy (Hsiao’s first exhibitions in China), Beijing, Hangzhou, China
Awarded First Prize al XXI Premio Internazionale d’Arte Contemporanea, Italy
1995 “Hsiao Chin: the Odyssey 1953-1994”, Taipei Fine Arts Museum, Taipei, Taiwan
1996 “Hsiao Chin Retrospective Exhibition”, Dimensions Endowment of Art, Taipei, Taiwan
Taught painting at Graduate Institute of Plastic Art in Tainan National College of the Arts, Tainan, Taiwan
1997 “Gathering Force”, Dimensions Art Center, Taipei, Taiwan
1998 “Retrospective 1958-1998”, Institut Mathildenhöhe, Darmstadt, Germany
“The 15th National Art Exhibition of the Republic of China”, Taipei, Taiwan
“Shanghai Biennial”, Shanghai, China
“The 1st Shenzhen International Ink Painting Biennial”, Shenzhen, China
2000 “The 7th Venice International Biennial of Architecture”, Venice, Italy
2002 “Retrospective Exhibit of Paintings on Canvas From 1958 to 2002”, Gio Marconi Gallery, Milan, Italy
“Recent Large Size Paintings”, Mudima Foundation, Milan, Italy
“Retrospective Exhibit of Works on Paper From 1958 to 2000”, LattuadaGallery, Milan, Italy
National Cultural and Arts Foundation, National Award for Arts, Taiwan
2003 March to the New World: 2003 Hsiao Chin Touring Exhibition, Touring Campus Exhibition, Taiwan
2004 “The Journey of Hsiao Chin’s Painting 1958-2004”, Shanghai Art Museum, Shanghai, China
2005 “Hsiao Chin 1954-2004. A Journey Back to the Source”, Guangdong Museum of Art, Guangdong, China
“Hsiao Chin 1954-2004. A Journey Back to the Source”, Zhongshan Museum of Art, Guangdong, China
Nominato il 7 gennaio dal Presidente C. A. Ciampi Cavaliere della “Stella di Solidarieta Italiana”, Award, Rome, Italy
2006 “Glory to the Source. A Retrospective Exhibition of Hsiao Chin 1955-2005”,
National Art Museum of China, Beijing, China
“Hsiao Chin Solo Exhibition”, Lin & Keng Gallery, Taipei, Taiwan
2007 “Exhibition of Heart Theme Paintings”, Spazio Mazzotta, Milan, Italy
“The 5th Premio Internazionale Biennale d’Incisione”, Monsummano Terme, Italy
2008 “Hsiao Chin's Retrospective Exhibition”, University of Parma, Parma, Italy
2009 “Viaggio in-finito 1995-2008 on die occasion of Triennale di Milano”, Milan, Italy
2010 “Infinity of Chi: Retrospective of Hsiao Chin”, Kaohsiung Museum of Fine Arts, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
2012 “Abstract Art in Taiwan”, Taipei Fine Art Museum, Taipei, Taiwan
2013 “Great All”, Lin & Lin Gallery, Taipei, Taiwan
2014 “Eternal Energy”, Lotus Art Gallery, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
“Hsiao Chin – Infinite Energy“, Kuo Mu Sheng Foundation, Taipei, Taiwan
“Abstract / Symbol / Oriental – Exhibition of Taiwan's Masters of Modern Art", Liang Gallery, Taipei, Taiwan
2015 “60 Years of Abstraction, Harmony and Form”, De Sarthe Gallery, Hong Kong, China
“Eighty Years of Energy, Hsiao Chins’s Retrospect & Prospect”, National Taiwan Museum of Fine Arts, Taiwan
2016 “Endless Energy 2016”, 3812 Gallery, Hong Kong, China
“Novel Energy: The End is the Beginning”, Tina Keng Gallery, Taipei, Taiwan
2017 “1960‘S, An Important era: Hsiao Chin Salon Show”, 3812 Gallery, Hong Kong, China
“Eternity Preface, Hsiao Chin’s Solo Exhibition at Central Gallery”, Taiwan Kaohsiung International Airport, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
2018 “Zen. Art: Bright Light-Homage to Ascendence, Hsiao Chin’s Solo Exhibition”, Tsz Shan Monastery, Hong Kong, Taiwan
“Infinity, Hsiao Chin’s Solo Exhibition”, 3812 Gallery, Hong Kong, China
“Home Coming, Hsiao Chin’s Solo Exhibition”, China Art Museum, Shanghai, China
“Spiritual Energy, Hsiao Chin’s Solo Exhibition”, Lotus Art Gallery, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
2019 “The Colours of Ch’an: Tribute to Hsiao Chin, Hsiao Chin Solo Exhibition”, Paris Musee Guimet, Paris, France, same time exhibition at Hsiao Chin International Art Foundation, Kaohsiung, Taiwan.
“The Colours of Ch’an: Tribute to Hsiao Chin”, Alien Art Centre, Kaohsiung, Taiwan.
“Hsiao Chin—Infinite Universe”, Sotheby’s Hong Kong Gallery, Hong Kong, China
“New Energy: Reunification”, Tainan National University of the Arts, Tainan Taiwan.
2020 “Hsiao Chin: The Combination of New Energy Solo Exhibition”, Hsiao Chin Art Foundation, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
“Print Exhibition: HSIAO CHIN”, Lotus Art Gallery, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
“In My Beginning is My End : The Art of Hsiao Chin” Retrospective Exhibition, Mark Rothko Art Centre, Daugavpils, Latvia
“In My Beginning is My End : The Art of Hsiao Chin” Parallel Exhibition, 3812 Gallery, London, England
“Hsiao Chin at 85: An Exhibition of Transcendent Art”, Kaohsiung Museum of Fine Arts, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
2021 “Hsiao Chin Solo Exhibition—Harmony of the Grand Chi”, Liang Gallery, Taipei, Taiwan
“Eternal Symbols of the Orient: Post-War Chinese Art”, Art Basel Hong Kong | Galleries, Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre, Hong Kong, China
“The Serenity of Restraint”, Liang Gallery, Taipei, Taiwan
Hsiao Chin, From Beijing to Paris: Works Exhibited in Major Museums, 3812 Gallery, Hong Kong
The Artist As Astronaut: Hsiao Chin, Song Art Museum, Beijing
2022 Hsiao Chin and Punto, 3812 Gallery, London
Artworks
![The Permanent Garden - 77](data/goods/cover/1717824913895720209.png)
The Permanent Garden - 77
![Encounter-2](data/goods/cover/1717821568575790862.png)
Encounter-2
![In the depths of darkness](data/goods/cover/1717756662495032670.jpg)
In the depths of darkness
![Solar Illusion - 1](data/goods/cover/1717756408226685256.jpg)
Solar Illusion - 1
![the power of light](data/goods/cover/1717756184535661128.jpg)
the power of light
![shoot the sun](data/goods/cover/1717755808640773905.jpg)
shoot the sun
![Vitality-1](data/goods/cover/1717755512891452965.jpg)
Vitality-1
![Vitality-2](data/goods/cover/1717755238435398570.jpg)
Vitality-2
![Cosmic Energy Illusion](data/goods/cover/1717753545150611000.jpg)
Cosmic Energy Illusion
![Solar Illusion 2](data/goods/cover/1717753124037671370.jpg)
Solar Illusion 2
![Samantha-1 in the Eternal Garden](data/goods/cover/1717752685998538072.jpg)
Samantha-1 in the Eternal Garden
![Sublimation of Samanta-14](data/goods/cover/1717751952039394115.jpg)
Sublimation of Samanta-14
![Joy of the Universe](data/goods/cover/1717751657047443101.jpg)
Joy of the Universe
![Cosmic Consciousness-1](data/goods/cover/1717751331570898202.jpg)
Cosmic Consciousness-1
![Dedication to Self - 2](data/goods/cover/1717750529522200909.jpg)
Dedication to Self - 2
![Honey Source](data/goods/cover/1717749713557937687.jpg)
Honey Source
![The Quiet Universe](data/goods/cover/1717748785114189941.jpg)
The Quiet Universe
![Parabhakti-3](data/goods/cover/1698121767920209081.jpg)
Parabhakti-3
![Everlasting Garden-67](data/goods/cover/1698121669501140541.jpg)
Everlasting Garden-67
![arc](data/goods/cover/1698121453737007439.jpg)
arc
![Samahdi-53](data/goods/cover/1698121287904021549.jpg)
Samahdi-53
![The Temptation](data/goods/cover/1698120947530924601.jpg)