Double Square 双方藝廊

LEE Shi-Chi

Born in Gouningtou, Kinmen in 1938, graduated from the Provincial Taipei Normal College. He organized the “Modern Print Society” in 1958 and formally joined “Ton-Fan Group” in 1963, who later became one of the important members during middle and late term of the Group. His experimental nature in media creation is often referred to as The Bird of Artistic Variations, a highly implicated oriental humanistic concept. During the development of the Chinese art modernization movement in post-war Taiwan, Lee was known as an outstanding artist who made a great deal of contribution in promoting Taiwan’s modern art internationally.

Lee, Shi-Chi’s modern painting art consist of two major origins: One comes from the potential impact from folk and traditional ethnic factors; the other one comes from the explicit impression from Western contemporary arts. The origin from local Kingmen staggered with the cultural insight to the vicissitudes of Chinese history, has constructed a macro background for Lee, Shi-Chi’s lifetime painting. On the other hand, his growing experiences in an open artistic atmosphere in Taiwan further offer Lee, Shi-Chi with greater possibility in a diverse choice of contemporary arts. From his initial works in “The Lost Er-Fang Palace,” “Forlorn Ching Huai River,” to “Worships of the Moon,” “The Great Calligraphy,” “Post-Orientation,” “ Aspects of My Artistic Life,” and to his lacquer series of “Original Position, New Beginning”, Lee, Shi-Chi constantly searches for his own artistic creativity based on ethnic position between the tradition and modern times. The increasing focus on the artistic language of “Formality and Media” from the folk and traditional forms, in addition to an increasingly stronger perception of the modern aspiration based on formality, have driven Lee, Shi-Chi to progress a new peak in contemporary arts. Numerous representative national and international institutions from Switzerland, Shanghai, Beijing, the United States, and France, had long been striving for inviting exhibitions as well as collection.