Chen Ting-Shih(1915-2002)

陳庭詩

Rocky Mountains

1976

43x62.5cm

Works on paper

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Chen Ting-Shih|Pure Vastness
No.
07
Exhibition
2002 Chen Ting-Shih (1915-2002): Sound of Rarity, Taipei Fine Arts Museum, Taipei, Taiwan
Publication
Chen Ting-Shih (1915-2002): Sound of Rarity: Taipei Fine Arts Museum, 2002, p240
  • About Work
  • About Artist
  • Other Works

About Work

Silence and simplicity are the characteristics of Chen Ting-Shih’s prints. Instead of dazzling the viewers with fancy techniques, he transmuted complexity into simplicity, insofar as to grasp the natural order in ordinariness.

 

|Chu Ge, Artist

About Artist

Chen Ting-Shih
Chen Ting-Shih
陳庭詩

Chen Ting-Shih is closely associated with the development of abstract art in Taiwan, seeking to integrate Eastern spirituality into modern forms. From abstract prints to three-dimensional iron sculptures, he worked tirelessly throughout his life, making him one of the most important artists in the history of modern art in Taiwan.

2002
Passed away in Taichung, Taiwan
1965
Joined the “Fifth Moon Group”
1958
Co-founded the Modern Graphic Art Association
1948
Working at the Taiwan Provincial Library in Taipei (Today Taiwan branch of National Central Library)
1915
Born in Fukien Province, China
SOLO EXHIBITION
2005
Asking the Heaven: Chen Ting-Shih Memorial Exhibition, Kaohsiung Museum of Fine Arts, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
2002
Chen Ting-Shih (1915-2002): Sound of Rarity, Taipei Fine Arts Museum, Taipei, Taiwan
1999
Chen Ting-Shih Exhibition, Kuo Mu Sheng Foundation Art Center, Taipei, Taiwan
Chen Ting-Shih Iron Sculpture Exhibition, Capital Art Center, Taichung, Taiwan
1998
Dialogue between the Iron Sculpture of Chen Ting-Shih and Modern Poetry, Kuo Mu Sheng Foundation Art Center, Taipei, Taiwan
1997
Chen Ting-Shih Painting, Calligraphy, Print and Iron Sculpture Exhibition, Taichung Cultural Center, Taichung, Taiwan
1995
Chen Ting-Shih Iron Sculpture Exhibition, Dimensions Art Center, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
1994
Chen Ting-Shih 1994 Solo Exhibition, Capital Art Center, Taichung, Taiwan
1993
Chen Ting-Shih Exhibition, Kaohsiung Cultural Center, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
A Retrospective: Chen Ting-Shih at the Age of Eighty, Taiwan Museum of Art, Taichung, Taiwan
1992
Chen Ting-Shih Sculpture Exhibition, New Phase Space, Tainan, Taiwan
Echo of a Poet – Chen Ting-Shih Solo Exhibition, Hsiung Hsih Gallery, Taipei, Taiwan
1991
Chen Ting-Shih Color Painting Exhibition, Taichung Cultural Center, Taichung, Taiwan
1990
Chen Ting-Shih Color Painting, Calligraphy and Sculpture Exhibition, Kaohsiung Cultural Center, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
Chen Ting-Shih Exhibition, Door Art Gallery, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
Chen Ting-Shih Poetry, Painting and Sculpture Exhibition, Taichung County Cultural Center, Taichung, Taiwan
1988
Chen Ting-Shih Painting Exhibition, Imperial Study Gallery, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
Chen Ting-Shih Color Painting Exhibition, Taichung Cultural Center, Taichung, Taiwan
1987
Chen Ting-Shih Painting and Sculpture Exhibition, Taipei Art Guild, Taipei, Taiwan
Chen Ting-Shih Retrospective Exhibition, Kaohsiung Cultural Center, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
Chen Ting-Shih Exhibition, Taichung Cultural Center, Taichung, Taiwan
1985
Chen Ting-Shih Print Exhibition, Kaohsiung Cultural Center, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
Chen Ting-Shih Iron Sculpture Exhibition, Dimensions Art Center, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
1983
Chen Ting-Shih Print Exhibition, National Museum of History, Taipei, Taiwan
1981
Chen Ting-Shih Print and Painting Exhibition, Ming Men Gallery, Taichung, Taiwan
1980
Chen Ting-Shih Print and Painting Exhibition, Taipei Art Guild, Taipei, Taiwan
1975
Chen Ting-Shih Print and Painting Exhibition, Taipei Art Guild, Taipei, Taiwan
1974
Chen Ting-Shih Print and Painting Exhibition, Hung-Lin Gallery, Taipei, Taiwan
1973
Chen Ting-Shih Exhibition, Chinese Information Service, New York, USA
Chen Ting-Shih Exhibition, Fine Arts Gallery of San Diego, San Diego, USA
1971
The 1st Painting Exhibition of Chen Ting-Shih, Le Land Art House, Taipei, Taiwan
1970
Iron Sculpture Traveling Exhibition, Tien Educational Center, Taipei, Taiwan / USIS Taichung, Taichung, Taiwan / Art Center of Tunghai University, Taichung, Taiwan / Taiwan News Art Gallery, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
1968
Chen Ting-Shih Exhibition, Luz Gallery, Manila, Philippine
Chen Ting-Shih Exhibition, Grossley Gallery, Melbourne, Australia
1966
Chen Ting-Shih Exhibition, Chinese Language Studies Administered by Sandford University, Taipei, Taiwan

Other Works

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Dreaming in the Glacier #9 1974|Chen Ting-Shih
63x63cm
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Dreaming in the Glacier #9 1974|Chen Ting-Shih
02
Will #12 1981|Chen Ting-Shih
60x60cm
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Will #12 1981|Chen Ting-Shih
03
Day and Night #79 1983|Chen Ting-Shih
60x60cm
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Day and Night #79 1983|Chen Ting-Shih
04
Day and Night #80 1983|Chen Ting-Shih
60.5x60.5cm
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Day and Night #80 1983|Chen Ting-Shih
05
Day and Night #84 1983|Chen Ting-Shih
92.5x92.5cm
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Day and Night #84 1983|Chen Ting-Shih
06
Blow the Freezing Point #13 1985|Chen Ting-Shih
90x90cm
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Blow the Freezing Point #13 1985|Chen Ting-Shih
08
The Knot 1980s|Chen Ting-Shih
29x21x45cm
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The Knot 1980s|Chen Ting-Shih
09
Face to Face 1980s|Chen Ting-Shih
80x39x20cm
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Face to Face 1980s|Chen Ting-Shih
10
Totem 1980s|Chen Ting-Shih
58x16x88cm
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Totem 1980s|Chen Ting-Shih
11
Nirvana 1983|Chen Ting-Shih
49x51x11cm
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Nirvana 1983|Chen Ting-Shih
12
Fortress 1987|Chen Ting-Shih
113x66x45cm
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Fortress 1987|Chen Ting-Shih