ZHONG CHENG

石川欽一郎 KINICHIRO ISHIKAWA (1871-1945)

Kinishiro Ishikawa was born in Shizuoka, Japan, he came to Taiwan in 1907 when he was allocated to serve as a translator for the Taiwanese Government, and teach at the Taipei Normal University. Within 19 years, his dedicated himself fully to teach and cultivate the first generation of artists in Taiwan, thus he was awarded the title of “Torchbearer of Modern Taiwanese Western Art.” He was the founder of Arts and Culture Monthly Meetings, and promoted watercolor paintings in Taiwan. Multiple journals have published his artworks and articles as he is also an active participant in various art related conferences. He was one of the most influential artist in the 1920s and reached remarkable achievements in cultivating potential younger artists at the time, including Lee Shih Chiao, Ni Jiang Huai, Ran In-Ting, Li Ze Fan and many others. During his time in Taiwan, he also promoted the establishment of many government-run art contests and served as the official judge. This tradition lasted for more than 80 years, in results the aesthetic side of Taiwan was cultivated and flourished because of Kinishiro Ishikawa.

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