2022 Highlight
05.07 - 06.12
In the Name of Love, Courage & Hope
YANG Zong-Jia
Solo Exhibition
While change can be viewed as the essence of ceramics, the artist s also realizes that his perspectives is shifted throughout his artistic journey – what was considered flaws and wounds, both artistically and personally, can now be regarded treasurable marks of significant growing experiences.
“In the Name of Love, Courage & Hope”, a solo exhibition by Taiwanese artist YANG Zong-Jia (b.1992, Taiwan).Over the years the concept of “Magic Girl” from Japanese animation that any ordinary girl/person can “transform” by the aid of magic power to have courage and strength to overcome difficulties has been the inspiration to many fragile hearts. And YANG Zong-Jia was not an exception.
The title of the exhibition derives from Japanese magical animation “Akazukin Chacha,” YANG mentions that “This animation has accompanied me throughout my childhood. Because there are also male characters I was allowed to watch it.” In “Akazukin Chacha,” love, courage and hope are the 3 elements of the protagonists’ magical spell for them to launch transformation.
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Yang Zong-Jia: In the Name of Love, Courage & Hope at Mizuiro Workshop, Taiwan
YANG Zong-Jia (b.1992, TW) is known for his talent in bringing a sensitive softness out of the nature of clay. He received 1st prize for the sculpture distinction at National Art Exhibition 2019, which is considered the most reputable art prize of Taiwan. His work often deals with the primitive innocence of life in comparison with the conflict confronted growing up.
YANG mixes ceramic works with a wide range of alternative materials and means such as porcelain, crystal, Kintsugi or even knitted cloth and to construct a new state of innocence and vulnerability.
1992 Born in Kaohsiung, Taiwan
2015 Graduated from the Department of Material Creation and Design, National Tainan University of the Arts
2018 Graduated from the Institute of Applied Arts, National Tainan University of Arts
He has won the gold medal in the sculpture category of the 9th National Art Exhibition, the first prize of the 6th Tainan New Art Award, the first prize of the 3rd Taiwan Youth Ceramics Award, etc. His works are collected by Art Bank, Ho-Cheng Cultural and Educational Foundation, Jiao-Yang Foundation, University of Arkansas, Shanghai Institute of Arts and Crafts, Flower City Arts Center, and Global Strategic Investment Fund.
