ZHONG CHENG

于彭 YU PENG (1955-2014)

Yu Peng was born in Taipei, Taiwan, he was interested in clay sculpting and pottery since early childhood, which later influences his present artist style. He did not attend any art institutes as he did not want to partake in formal artistic training. He solely learned painting under the instruction of Chen Yi-keng, Teng Kuo-ching, and Li Chi-mao. At the age of twenty-two, he became the first street artist in Taiwan. He travelled to Greece and China four years later and began to question and explores different cultural status. In 1980, he held his first exhibition in Taipei and have held over twenty solo and joint exhibitions afterwards. His recent exhibitions include: “Yu Peng Solo Exhibition” (2005, Beijing, Orchard); “Cottage Project - Gui Yin- Lu” (2007, Beijing, San Shan Art Center); “Yongkang Pastel Sketch Solo Exhibition” (2009, Taipei, Wisteria Tea House Cultural Foundation); “Yu Peng Solo Exhibition” (2014, Tainan, InArt Space). “Yu Peng Solo Exhibition” (Wisteria Tea House Cultural Foundation) His works within the collection of British Museum in London, Hong Kong Museum of Art, Taipei Fine Arts Museum, National Taiwan Museum of Fine Art, The Metropolitan Museum of Arts and Museum of Fine Arts, Boston.

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