Sun, Nov 09, 2003 - Page 19 News List

Art for God's sake

Yang Mao-lin is as famous for his 'Made in Taiwan' series of paintings in the late 1980s as for his recent Taiwanese pop culture-inspired works and computer-generated art. Now he has taken up woodcarving

By Jules Quartly  /  STAFF REPORTER

"I want to sew clothes that the cartoons will wear, like in a fashion shoot, we will take pictures and produce a kind of [shopping] magazine," Yang said.

His charming and thought-provoking statues, in which the carving marks appear to be like brush strokes, are on offer for around NT$200,000, but some were already sold before the exhibition formally opens today.

The Lin & Keng Gallery is at 1F, 11 Ln 252, Tunhua S Road, Sec 1, Taipei (台北市敦化南路一段252111). The gallery is open from 11am to 7pm. Telephone (02) 2750 8811.

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