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“His work serves as a proclamation Kong Institute for Promotion of Chinese Culture, the Taipei National Museum of History, and the
of myriad manifestations.” Museum of Modern Art in Liège, Belgium. Amplitude was selected to be part of the Chu Teh-Chun:
Exhibition Tour 1988-89, spanning two years from 1988 to 1989, showcasing at fifteen art and
{{Pierre Cabanne, French Art Critic
cultural institutions throughout Taiwan. This exhibition marked the artist’s largest-scale touring
Majestic Journey of the Nourished exhibition in his lifetime. The artwork, meticulously preserved by a private collector in Asia for over
Homeland three decades, now emerges for the first time, esteemed and precious, to capture the exuberance
Roaming within the realms of memory, of Chu Teh-Chun’s triumphant moments and his fervent creative spirit as he expresses the grand
observing the artistic career of aspirations within his soul.
Chu Teh-Chun. The essence of his The Vast Tapestry: Weaving through the Cosmos, Unleashing the Radiant Spectrum
motherland’s landscapes and the With the rapid leap of his artistic career, Chu Teh-Chun embarked on a grand journey of creation
cultivation of Chinese painting have in the 1980s, giving birth to monumental works such as Les éléments confédérés and Harmonie
always accompanied him. From the hivernale. As his mastery over large-scale painting grew increasingly mature, he deliberately chose
geographical features near Huangshan a 1:1.5 expansive dimension when creating Amplitude in 1986. Within the vast canvas spanning
in his hometown of Xiaoxian, Anhui, to an impressive 195 centimetres in width, he unleashed his boundless passion. True to its name,
the early influence of his grandfather, the artwork presents a majestic horizontal vista, employing intricate arrangements of contrast,
where he immersed himself in poetry density, and looseness. Through these delicate compositions, he distilled an abstract landscape
and practiced calligraphy; from of unparalleled grandeur, embracing the essence of all realms.
studying at the Hangzhou Art School
in the 1930s, witnessing the local At the centre of the left side of the composition, Chu Teh-Chun employs a vital element he explored
customs upon immigrating to Taiwan in his artistic journey during the 1970s: the “source of light.” It serves as the radiant core from
in 1949, to residing in France in 1955 which vitality emanates, akin to opening a treasure chest between heaven and earth, pouring forth
and expanding his career in Europe. a cascade of precious radiance. It bathes the world with the hope of spring and the power of dawn,
Throughout this process, Chu Teh-Chun like a gentle rain showering upon humanity. The landscape surges and all things come alive, giving
experienced a rich tapestry of global rise to an extended band of light: emerald moss, earthy ochre, shimmering orange, deep crimson,
landscapes and artistic expressions, yet vibrant yellow, and ethereal blue
he always pondered how to recapture hues. These luminous dots sparkle
the essence of Eastern landscapes and leap, mimicking the transparent
with Western brushstrokes. It was air, refreshing water, shifting winds,
not until the 1980s when he returned swift currents, and elusive clouds
to China, personally experiencing the of nature, exuding an immensely
awe-inspiring beauty of his homeland’s rich visual perception. Beneath this
landscapes, that he once again ignited resplendent display, the artist wields
his passion. With heartfelt lyricism a broad brush with measured strokes,
and reverent strokes, he merged evoking the spirit of cursive script,
the ethereal Eastern landscapes freely opening and closing. Through
with the luminosity and forms of the the interplay of ink in five colours, the
Western tradition, blossoming into an brush constructs a multidimensional
exceptionally rich artistic tableau. interweaving of blocks and surfaces,
Ascending to a Prosperous Realm: creating a tapestry of abundant layers
The Magnum Opus of a Lifetime’s reminiscent of countless peaks and
Grand Tour Exhibition valleys.
Presenting Amplitude, completed in On the right side, a powerful and
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the artist’s pinnacle of creativity, from the right edge, forcefully piercing
spiritual outlook, and artistic career through with a bold and unrestrained
during the flourishing 1980s. It motion. The delicate threads of
bears witness to the artist’s soaring flying white texture are distinct and
reputation and confident ascent to clear, creating a stirring tension that
the esteemed position of an abstract resonates with the soaring momentum
master. Since his inaugural museum- of a rushing rainbow. At this moment,
level solo exhibition at the Musée des the artist fully showcases his
Beaux-arts in France in 1982, the artist confidence in creating a large-scale
has received invitations from numerous artwork. Above the vast expanse of the
art institutions worldwide. Between heavens and earth, the introduction
1984 and 1988, he held solo exhibitions of this sweeping brushstroke skilfully
at prestigious venues such as the Grand balances the tension between the 1982 ϋϡᅃ໊˃੉׵ج਷ਔڛ̿ဧٙ৵ဧڨߕஔ᎜ཫ࢝वᅂfϤϣࡈ࢝
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Théâtre de Luxembourg, The Hong left and right spaces. It also forms a ಥę̏eˢлࣛഃήٙᖵஔዚ࿴ᑘ፬ɽۨ࢝ᚎdᅺႦՉ 80 ϋ˾ᖵஔوྡ
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