The Chiayi Art Museum is built upon the arts and culture characteristics of Chiayi, City of Paintings. Since the preparation period, it has been rooted in the "Preserving and promoting the value and glory of Chiayi, City of Paintings," "Incorporating creativity of aesthetics, art and culture into daily lives and education,"   "Enriching content of a cultural city in Chiayi" and diverse art development, shaping its important characteristics as an urban art museum. Therefore, the planning of exhibitions and performances takes into account the art history, content characteristics and city character, and takes the contemporary perspective for professional curation and art and culture activities to showcase the works and creation of past artists from the Japanese colonial period and contemporary artists, crossing the boundary of era, region and forms of works. Contemporary dialectics are brought into exhibitions, collections, research, promotion of education, publications and various events, enabling people to examine, search and understand the past from today's daily life and culture perspectives, and creating new perspectives to re-examine and explore our environmental and social issues.

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The Poet

Mr. Su Yu-Jang

Ink Painting Study-11

Loquats

Mother-in-Law

Wife

Mute Lady

Einstein

British Lady

Elderly Mrs. Li

Mr. Zeng Mu

Mr. Liu Qi-Guang

Mr. Lin Huan-Bang

Mr. Lin Zi-Xi

Mr. Huang Chao-Ching

Elderly Mrs. Chen

Dr. Tu Tsung-Ming

Elderly Mrs. Tu

Elderly Mrs. Li Bai-Liang

Dr. Qiu De-Jin

Mr. Shen Man

Mr. Yang Jhao-Jia

Mr. Wang Tian-Shang

Mr. Xie Guo-Cheng

Mr. Tsai Pei-Huo

Mr. Wu San-Lien

Mr. Ou Hao-Nien

Mr. He Ying-Qin

Mr. Yang Chin-Hu

Mr. Jhang Ji-Yun

Mr. Lien Chen-Tung

Father

Mother

Eldest Daughter（Pu Hsiu-Ling）

Boy Holding a Dog

The Relief Sculpture of Wang Chen-Chih

Mr. Wu Zhi-Hui (Figurine)

Figurine of Mr. Wu Zhi-Hui

Mr. Wu Zhi-Hui

Foot

Mouse

Rabbit

Rottweiler

Sleeping Cat

Offering (Chicken)

Offering (Duck)

Steed

SCULPTING FROM CHENGREN STREET

MATERIALIZING THE SPIRIT

DAILY PORTRAITS OF PU TIAN􀇫SHENG

DAILY PORTRAITS OF PU TIAN-SHENG

-------------MATERIALIZING THE SPIRIT: THE EPIC OF PU TIAN-SHENG'S TAIWANESE LUMINARY BUSTS

Pu Tien-Sheng, one of the first Taiwanese sculptors to have studied in Japan, dedicated his life to bust sculpting. He is known for having sculpted many realistic busts of prominent politicians and businessmen in Taiwan. Pu once said, “There exists a beautiful soundscape in nature. I chose humans as the language of my sculptures out of my appreciation for the beauty of the human body, which is a miniature of nature, for many aspects of nature is manifested in the human body.”

This exhibition, titled “Materializing the Spirit,” aims to show the aesthetics of Pu Tian-Sheng through his work in bust sculpture. Pu Tian-Sheng's artistic achievements in bust sculpting is not limited to likeness, but also in capturing the spirit and charisma of his models. Bust sculpting is an efficient method in portraying the spirit of the model, as well as capturing the subtle personalities and movement of the model. In general, Pu Tian -Sheng adopted a modern realistic style when presenting proportions, textures, and dynamics. His style can be characterized as radiating warmness with a kind of solid honesty.

Although Pu Tian-Sheng sculpted vast amounts of busts for prominent Taiwanese politicians and businessmen, there have been few solo exhibitions of his work. Nevertheless, Pu's artistic endeavors amounts to having written an epic on the history of Taiwanese bust sculpting. In the worlds of art historian Hsiao Chong-Ray, Pu wrote with art “an important page of Taiwanese history.” This exhibition, titled “The Epic of Pu Tian-Sheng's Taiwanese Luminary Busts,” aims to present the significance of his lifelong artistic achievements.

To provide visitors a more immersive experience of Pu's sculptures, the exhibition is distinguished into three areas: “Sculpting from Chengren Street,” “Materializing the Spirit,” and “Daily Portraits of Pu Tian-Sheng.” Together, these three themes represent the artistic endeavors of the Taiwanese master of bust sculpture.

-------------SCULPTING FROM CHENGREN STREET

-------------MATERIALIZING THE SPIRIT

-------------DAILY PORTRAITS OF PU TIAN-SHENG

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Audio Guide- Materializing the Spirit: the epic of Pu Tian-Sheng's Taiwanese Luminary Busts

Audio Guide-1F Sculpting from Chengren Street

Audio Guide-2F Materializing the Spirit

Audio Guide-3F Daily Portraits of Pu Tian-Sheng

MATERIALIZING THE SPIRIT: THE EPIC OF PU TIAN-SHENG'S TAIWANESE LUMINARY BUSTS

This statue was made by Pu in Japan in 1941 (Showa 16) for his wife of two years, Chen Zi-Wei. Soon after the statue was completed, he asked his father-in-law Chen Cheng-Po to bring it back to Taiwan to participate the “1st Tai-Yang Sculpture Exhibition.” Except for the face, details are simplified to show a subjective expression of the muscles, reflecting a strong early-modernist style.

Year : 1941
Size : 24x11x10cm
Media : Bronze