The woodcarving industry in Sanyi has been undergoing a difficult period for quite sometime, due to the drastic fall in export trade. One estimate has indicated that the number of wood sculptors in the town has dropped to a little more than 100 in recent years, which may be an indication that young people are turning away from this trade. The problem has prompted local artists to pose the question of how to transform the traditional woodcarving into a more contemporary means of artistic creation. The answer to this question may not be easy, but the time is obviously running out for the woodcarving artists in Taiwan.
Exhibition note:
What: The International Sanyi Wood Sculpture Festival 2004
When: Through Aug. 29
Where: Sanyi, Miaoli County
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