ZHONG CHENG

楊英風 YUYU YANG (1926-1997)

Yu Yu Yang was born in Yilan, Taiwan. He enrolled in the Architecture program at the Tokyo Art School, Fine Arts program at Fu Jen University in Beijing, and Sculpture department at the National Academy of Art in Rome, where he studied under the supervision of Pictro Giampoli. Recommended by Giampoli, Yang became the first Taiwanese member to join the “Italian Association for Bronze Coin Making Artists.” During 1964-1966, he held exhibitions in Italy and was awarded with gold in painting and silver medal in sculpture at the Olimpiadi d’ Artee Cuture Abano. He also won the World Peace Prize from the Culture and Arts by the Roc's Literature and Arts Society. His recent exhibitions include: “Yu Yu Yang Sculptural Art Exhibition” (2011, Malaysia, Fo Guang Shan Art Museum); “Yu Yu Yang Research Center 12 Years Special Exhibition” (2011-2012 Hsinchu, National Chiao Tung Art Center); “Yu Yu Yang Solo Exhibition” (2014, Sinica Academy); “Heaven and Earth – The Mentor of Taiwanese Sculpture: Yu Yu Yang Retrospective” (2014, Taipei, Top Art); “2015 Cheng-Nan Art Matters: Chongqing South Station - Yuyu Yang, Yang Dragon Series Exhibition” (2015, Yu Yu Yang Museum, Taiwan) “Minds Collided: Exhibition of Yu Yu Yang and Arthur Yang” (2016, Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hall, Taiwan).

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