Taiwan
Chang Kai-Yung “My works represents an individual style, with creative strokes that make reality blend seamlessly with illusion.” Award-winning Taiwanese artist/painter Chang Kai-Yung is
a Classical/Realist painter, his works are deeply affected by the classic Western masters. Using diverse materials, he
integrates the classical with the contemporary. The artist
combines tempera and oils to illustrate his subjects with a classical appeal.
Chang’s works are mainly the illustrations of contemporary subjects in a surreal setting. From the picking of the
materials of his choosing, the technique he utilizes right to his choices of subject and to putting them in their unique setting, Chang selects each step of his painting process
carefully. The surreal characters and objects created with his techniques project a sense of loneliness and mystical
illusion. His paintings have an ethereal quality. The viewer gets a sensation of weightlessness and puts them in a dream-like trance.
His works have an individual style as he blends reality with illusion. This unique and very visual language can only be understood by absorbing his paintings utilizing all of our
senses. He has an uncanny knack of making the viewer a
part of his paintings, compelling us to interact with it, engage with his subjects, and feel the same sensations as they do. Chang has exhibited widely in Taiwan and abroad and currently residents in Taoyuan, Taiwan
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THIS PAGE - TOP TO BOTTOM: LADDER - oil on canvas - 80 x 65 cm THE LOVE STORY - oil & tempera on canvas - 116.5 x 90.5 cm OPPOSITE PAGE - CLOCKWISE: GUERNICA, WAR AND PEACE - oil on canvas - 116.5 x 74 cm THE OCEAN DREAM -oil on medium density fiberboard - 100 x 56 cm METAPHYSICAL GIRL - oil on canvas - 91 x 72.5 cm
Chang combines tempera and oils to illustrate his subjects with a classical appeal.
