Chien-Chiang HUA

Chien-Chiang HUA (b.1975), was born in Taipei, graduated from Ph. D. Department of Fine Arts (Ink), National Taiwan Normal University. He is also selected for the Central Academy of Fine Arts exchange program in Beijing. 

HUA is one of the most represented surrealist painters in Taiwan. He combines Eastern traditional gouache with the technique of ink painting to depict a world that is utopian, yet dystopic in its foundation. For him, living is not only about the mundane, but it is also about choosing the right path. He juxtaposed nature with destruction to structure a miniature model of a world where the perfect parallel with the imperfect. It is a metaphor for the different directions humanity can take depending on its choices, ending up with possible futures that carry our hope and contradictions. His new work "The Best Partner" draws from his experience as a volunteer tour guide in Yangmingshan. It tells a story of interpersonal relationships through the coexistence of specific landscapes and natural life, articulating a shared belief that is forged and crystallized through mutual interactions. This work seeks to find those most compatible partners, bringing stability, harmony, and a sense of comfort to one another. 

He has exhibited in many world-class museums: Taipei Fine Art Museum (2024), Chiayi Art Museum (2022), Chiayi, Tainan Art Museum, Tainan (2020), National Taiwan Museum of Fine Arts (2017), Taiwan, Gwangju Museum of Art (2010), Taipei Fine Arts Museum (2007), Shanghai Yuehu Museum (2011). HUA’s work is permanently collected by National Taiwan Museum of Fine Arts, and his publications include Orchids of the Vally (2022), Painting Becoming (2016), A Database of living Bodies (2014), Time Capsule (2014), Gun and Suit (2013), Reality in Wonderland (2010) and New Blossoms of the Divine (2007).