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<\/span><\/div><\/div>Lai Chi Man<\/strong><\/p>\n Lai Chi Man is a pivotal figure in the sculpture communities across Hong Kong, Taiwan, and Mainland China, and his work has gained broad recognition in the international art world. Having lived in Hong Kong, Italy, the United States, the Netherlands, and Taiwan, he eventually turned back toward his cultural roots in search of identity and grounding.<\/p>\n As one of the few Chinese artists who continue to work primarily with stone, Lai holds a deep belief in nature, choosing to engage directly with natural materials in his practice. He transforms traditional Chinese cultural symbols into a contemporary artistic language, most notably through his Between and Landscape series, where these motifs are distilled into universal values that transcend cultural boundaries.<\/p>\n Lai\u2019s distinct perspective is shaped by the traditional Chinese principles of pictographic and ideographic construction\u2014xiangxing and huiyi\u2014from which he draws ancient wisdom and reinterprets it for the modern world. His work reflects on the relationship between individuals, nature, and the wider world. The rhythms, flows, and encircling forms of his sculptures, together with the abstract lines and shapes in his works on paper, invite viewers into open-ended spaces of imagination.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n Curricula Vitae:<\/strong><\/p>\n 1949 Born in Hong Kong<\/p>\n 1973 Sculpture Department, National Taiwan Academy of Fine Arts<\/p>\n 1974-1977 Worked as an independent sculptor in the Henraux Studio in Carrara, Italy<\/p>\n 1977-1979 Awarded the Robert Russin fellowship in sculpture in U.S.A<\/p>\n 1980 Received M.F.A degree from the University of Wyoming, U.S.A<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div> Lai Chi Man born in 1949 in Hong Kong. Lai graduated from the sculpture department of National Taiwan Academy of Arts. He later travelled to Italy where he practiced sculpture at Henraux S.p.A., Carrara, which is famous for its quarries and sculptures. During this time, Lai had the opportunity to work alongside Henry Moore, Isamu Noguchi, and Pietro Cascella.<\/p>\n After four years in Italy, he received a fellowship to further his education in Wyoming under the sculptor, Robert Russin. And, in 1980, he received his M.F.A degree in sculpture from University of Wyoming. During this period, he married Paulien. In 1982, he was admitted as a member of the Beeldende Kunstenaars Regeling in the Netherlands.<\/p>\n Lai returned to Taiwan in 1984 upon invitation to hold a teaching position at the National Institute of the Arts (now, Taipei National University of the Arts), where he still teaches today. Having experienced life in Hong Kong, Italy, the United States, the Netherlands, and Taiwan, Lai was able to foster a rich and diverse perspective on aestheticism. Nevertheless, it was always clear to Lai that he would return to embrace the Eastern spirit.<\/p>\n Lai declares, \u201cOver the past thirty years in Taiwan, I have been constantly exploring and developing an artistic vocabulary. This echoes the evolution and depth of mankind’s harmonic coexistence with nature. The roots for this resulting sculptural vocabulary can be traced to the six ways of constructing Chinese characters, whose forms echo the cultural virtues of an ancient tradition and reflect the essence of Eastern thought. Through such an approach, I contemplate Eastern philosophies regarding the relationships amongst mankind and nature. And, throughout the creative process, I use pictographs and meanings similar to those found in Chinese characters to express a message that transcends culture and communicates universal values.\u201d<\/p>\n The sculptural art of Taiwanese-based artist Lai Chi-Man mixed the formality of tradition with the sophisticated visual language and the experimental abstract to create sculpture that speaks eloquently across cultures.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n By Larry D. Lutchmansingh<\/p>\n Viewing works by Lai Chi-Man will often observe is the presence of two parallel methods. One of them utilizes a single material, from which a method that invokes the course of change and development in life emerges. Another combines objects with two different properties, serving as a method for sparking conceptual or symbolic conflict. Lai periodically shuttles between these two methods. This shifting and merging has been absorbed into the whole of his sculpture art. In the end, these opposite methods are able to coexist, and even attaches a particular meaning to the context. As a result, the theme that runs through the heart of Lai\u2019s works is nothing no otherness but contemplation about the notion of \u201cbetween\u201d. If they can be based on a \u201crelational\u201d way of thought, then what is presented will not be a fixed entity, but a constantly changing and united living entity that frequently shifts between different states.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n – Toshiaki MINEMURA (Lai Chi-Man Calmly Moving Forward)<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div> 2019 2018 The 7th China (Huian) Sculpture Art Festival “Between Mountains andRivers” \u2014\u2014 Lai Chi Man Sculpture Exhibition, Huian, China<\/p>\n “Lai Chi Man Solo exhibition”, Taipei, Taiwan<\/p>\n Lai Chi Man Paper Artwork 1976~2021<\/em>, Taipei, Taiwan<\/p>\n Moral meaning in Wang Renjie<\/em>, Lai Chi Man dialogue exhibition, Taipei, Taiwan<\/p>\n Low-singing landscape: and then enter the painting<\/em>, Tainan, Taiwan<\/p>\n Clear Mind, Savory Imagery<\/em>, Kaohsiung, Taiwan<\/p>\n Lai Chi Man Paper Artwork\uff5cDaily Accidents<\/em>, Taichung, Taiwan<\/p>\n Lai Chi Man Sculpture Solo Exhibition<\/em>, Taipei, Taiwan<\/p>\n Location\u2014Avant-Garde Art of Place and Object 1980-2021<\/em>, Taichung, Taiwan<\/p>\n “Lai Chi Man Solo exhibition”, Taipei, Taiwan<\/p>\n Relax!<\/em>, Wei Gallery, HongKong, China<\/p>\n Art Spaces During the Epidemic 2020, Online Exhibition<\/p>\n Oneiric Subjectivity<\/em>, Solo Exhibition in ArtDoor Taipei, Taipei, Taiwan\u00a0 \u00a0<\/i><\/em><\/p>\n Solo Exhibition featuring – Sketch Collection of Lai Chi Man, PiaoPiao Art<\/p>\n Space, Taipei, Taiwan<\/p>\n “Landscape Lai Chi Man Solo Exhibition” Banmu Tang, Jeshui Pavillion,<\/p>\n Banmu Tang Environmental sponsor, Taiyu Beaux Arts Salon co-sponsor<\/p>\n “Sculpture Exhibition”, Beyond Gallery, Taipei, Taiwan<\/p>\n Between Nature and Mind<\/em>, ArtDoor Taipei, Taipei, Taiwan<\/p>\n Sculpture Drawings 1990-2012: Lai Chi-Man Solo Exhibition<\/em>, Pema Lamo Gallery, Taipei, Taiwan<\/p>\n “Sculpture Exhibition”, \u65b9\u5713\u96d5\u5851, Taichung, Taiwan<\/p>\n Human and Nature<\/em>, Beyond Gallery, Taipei, Taiwan<\/p>\n “Lai Chi Man Solo exhibition”, Taiyu Beaux Arts Salon, JiaYi, Taiwan<\/p>\n Solo exhibition, Taiyu Beaux Arts Salon, JiaYi, Taiwan<\/p>\n Work on Paper<\/em>, Beyond Gallery, Taipei, Taiwan<\/p>\n Virtual and Real-Sculpture Exhibition by Lai Chi Man<\/em>, Modern Art Gallery, Taichung, Taiwan<\/p>\n Solo exhibition, IT Park, Taipei, Taiwan<\/p>\n Tension in the Space<\/em>, Solo exhibition, Huashan Creative Park, Taipei,<\/p>\n Taiwan<\/p>\n Solo exhibition, HsinChu Cultural Center, Hsinchu County, Taiwan<\/p>\n Solo exhibition, Dimension Art Center, Taipei and Taichung, Taiwan<\/p>\n Solo exhibition, Galerie Pierre, Taichung, Taiwan<\/p>\n Solo exhibition, Cherng Piin Gallery, Taipei, Taiwan<\/p>\n Solo exhibition, Cherng Piin Gallery, Taipei, Taiwan<\/p>\n Solo exhibition, Contemporary Gallery, Taichung, Taiwan<\/p>\n Solo exhibition, Cherng Piin Gallery, Taipei, Taiwan<\/p>\n Solo exhibition, China Culture Promotion Center, Hong Kong<\/p>\n Solo exhibition, Spring Gallery, Taipei, Taiwan<\/p>\n Solo exhibition, Ming Men Gallery, Taichung, Taiwan<\/p>\n Solo exhibition, Etten Leur de Nobelaer, Holland<\/p>\n Solo exhibition, Gallery D’eendt, Amsterdam, Holland<\/p>\n First Prize in the Open Competition in stone sculpture “Great Commonwealth of Peace and Prosperity”, Council for Cultural Planning and Development, R.O.C<\/p>\n Won a grand prize in sculpture from the Taipei Fine Arts Museum, R.O.C<\/p>\n Dutch National BKR visual arts organizations<\/p>\n Netherlands Artotheei Breda agencies<\/p>\n Netherlands Artothek The Hague agency<\/p>\n Netherlands Artothek Assen agencies<\/p>\n American University of Wyoming Art Museum<\/p>\n Taipei Fine Arts Museum<\/p>\n Japan Hara Museum<\/p>\n Kaohsiung Museum of Fine Arts<\/p>\n National Taiwan Museum of Fine Arts<\/p>\n Hualien County Cultural Center<\/p>\n Formless Form<\/em>, Taiwan Abstract Painting, Taipei Fine Art Museum, Taipei, Taiwan<\/p>\n Production of Senses<\/em>, Kuandu Museum of Fine Arts, Taipei, Taiwan<\/p>\n 2008<\/p>\n International Sculpture Exhibition<\/em>, Aglie, Italy<\/p>\n 2005<\/p>\n Potential Power of Asia<\/em>, Aichi Prefectural Museum of Art, Aichi, Nagoya, Japan<\/p>\n 2003<\/p>\n Group exhibition, IT Park, Taipei, Taiwan<\/p>\n 1999<\/p>\n Group exhibition, Work on Paper, IT Park, Taipei, Taiwan<\/p>\n Contemporary Sculpture in Taiwan<\/em>, Lung Men Art Gallery, Taipei, Taiwan<\/p>\n Environmental & Urban Exhibition \u201cVolume & Form Singapore 1999\u201d Sculpture Exhibition, Singapore<\/p>\n 1998<\/p>\n Kaohsiung International Sculpture Festival, Kaohsiung Museum of Fine Arts, Kaohsiung, Taiwan<\/p>\n Talk to Space<\/em>, MRT Square, Pei-Tou, Taipei, Taiwan<\/p>\n Outdoor Sculpture Exhibition<\/em>, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan<\/p>\n The Little Dining Car of Arts<\/em>, Held by the Fu Pang Art Foundation, Taipei, Taiwan<\/p>\n Yuzi Paradise International Sculpture Symposium<\/em>, Guilin, China<\/p>\n Liu Guoyi is a Chinese contemporary artist currently living in Beijing. He has fantastic thoughts, and his works have won the love of art lovers and collectors at home and abroad with his sincere and authentic artistic language style and unbridled imagination.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9,"featured_media":3817,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[13],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3812","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-sculpture"],"yoast_head":"\nBetween Nature and Mind<\/h5>\n
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Thoughts of \u201cRelations\u201d<\/h5>\n
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Golden House<\/strong><\/em><\/h4>\n
\nMarble & Iron Scum
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\nBasalt
\n50 x 30 x 25 cm<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>Budding<\/span><\/span><\/em><\/h4>\n
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\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>Selected Group Exhibitions<\/h4><\/span>
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