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Tsai Ken（1950-）

蔡根

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Flying III

1997

56x34x206cm

Mixed media

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Tsai Ken｜Wandering in the Creative Play of Forms and Materials
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Exhibition
1997 Beyond the Horizon; Beyond the Form, Eslite Gallery, Taipei, Taiwan
Publication
Beyond the Horizon; Beyond the Form: Publisher Tsai Ken, 1998, p17
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About Work

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[Flying III] suggests that the stone floats gently by its surface tension, as if it defied gravity, showing the power of air pressure to the surrounding space and moving forward in a brisk and spreading fashion.

 

｜Chen Yung-Hsien, Art Critic

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After converting to mixed media, Tsai Ken gradually formulated his philosophy of artistic creation which “starts with materials.” He tried to make harmonious arrangements among different materials, such as combining and juxtaposing linear materials (e.g. wire and metal threads) with solid objects (e.g. metal blocks, stone, and wooden blocks). Meanwhile, he found an alternative way to install his works in the exhibition venue. Instead of being installed stably in the venue, the works either extended upwards or leaned against a corner. According to art critic Chen Yung-Hsien, “Tsai Ken consciously breaks with the traditional way of viewing and reconsiders the shape and order of objects, thereby making the form and the exhibition space echo each other. The viewer gets a harmonious visual experience by moving, caressing, and breathing through the rich layers of the works.”

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About Artist

Tsai Ken
Tsai Ken
蔡根
1972
Graduated from National Academy of Arts (National Taiwan University of Arts), Taipei, Taiwan
1950
Born in Taipei, Taiwan
MAIN TREND EXHIBITIONS
2023
【Thus Have I Seen】 Tsai Ken Solo Exhibition
2011
【Bo-Bee, Bo-Bee: A Straightaway Depiction】 J. C. Kuo 、Tsai Ken 、Wu Tien-Chang 、Ben Yu 、Lee Ming-Tse 、Tan Kai-I 、Lai Chiu-Chen Group Exhibition
2009
【The Great Form Without Shape】 Tsai Ken Solo Exhibition
【Art Taipei 2009】 Art Fair
2008
【Art Taipei 2008】 Art Fair
2006
【Still Life】 Tsai Ken Solo Exhibition
2005
【Taiwan Abstract Sculpture 2005】 Lee Tsai-Chien 、Kao Tsan-Hsing 、Chang Tzu Lung 、Lai Chi-Man 、Tsai Ken Group Exhibition
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2023
Thus Have I Seen, Main Trend Gallery, Taipei, Taiwan
2015
Wandering in the Creative Play of Forms and Materials, Kuandu Museum of Fine Arts, TNUA, Taipei
2014
IT LOOKS LIKE ART, Tamsui Art Gallery, New Taipei City, Taiwan
2010
Forty Years of Forming, National Central University Art Center, Taoyuan, Taiwan
2009
The Great Form Without Shape, Main Tread Gallery, Taipei, Taiwan
2006
Still Life, Main Tread Gallery, Taipei, Taiwan
2000
Round Melon; Melon Ground, Eslite Gallery, Taipei, Taiwan
1998
Tsai Ken’s Talking, National Tsing Hua University Arts Center, Hsinchu, Taiwan
1997
Beyond the Horizon; Beyond the Form, Eslite Gallery, Taipei, Taiwan
1996
Lineplay, Taipei County Culture Center, Taipei, Taiwan
1995
C’est La Vie, Eslite Gallery, Taipei, Taiwan
1993
Tsai Ken 1993, Eslite Gallery, Taipei, Taiwan
1990
Double Solo Exhibitions, Eslite Gallery, Taipei, Taiwan

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