| Submission declined on 27 November 2023 by Praseodymium-141 (talk). This submission is not adequately supported by reliable sources. Reliable sources are required so that information can be verified. If you need help with referencing, please see Referencing for beginners and Citing sources.
Where to get help
How to improve a draft
You can also browse Wikipedia:Featured articles and Wikipedia:Good articles to find examples of Wikipedia's best writing on topics similar to your proposed article. Improving your odds of a speedy review To improve your odds of a faster review, tag your draft with relevant WikiProject tags using the button below. This will let reviewers know a new draft has been submitted in their area of interest. For instance, if you wrote about a female astronomer, you would want to add the Biography, Astronomy, and Women scientists tags. Editor resources
|  |
Kuo Tong-Jong (Chinese: 郭東榮 1927-2022) was a Taiwanese modernist painter from Chiayi. He graduated from the Department of Fine Arts at National Taiwan Normal University, and was one of the founders of the Fifth Moon Art Group. After studying in Japan, he returned to Taiwan and taught at several universities. His oil paintings cover a wide range of subjects and styles, and his works are part of the collections at the National Taiwan Museum of Fine Arts and the Taipei Fine Arts Museum.[1][2]
Biography edit
Born in 1927 in Chiayi, Taiwan, Kuo attended Shirakawa Elementary School (now known as Datong Elementary School), [3]where he was encouraged to draw by his art teacher, Kanichi Anzai. He participated in drawing competitions, and was inspired to pursue a career in art. Following World War II, in 1950 he was admitted to the Art Department at National Taiwan Normal University (known at the time as Provincial Taiwan Teachers’ College), where he studied Chinese painting, sketching, Western painting, and other subjects. He was influenced by teachers such as Huang Jun-bi (1989-1991), Li Shih-chiao (1908-1995), and Liao Chi-chun (1902-1976).[4] In 1954, he became an assistant at Liao’s Yunhe Studio. He graduated in 1955, and his painting Shida Huazhuang Wuhui (“Masquerade at NTNU”) was selected for the Taiyang Award.
In 1957, Kuo and fellow National Taiwan Normal University student Liu Kuo-sung (1932-) founded the Fifth Moon Art Group. The name was inspired by the Salon de Mai (“May Salon”) in Paris,[5] and it became one of the key representative art groups in post-war Taiwan along with the Eastern Painting Society. At that time, their exhibited works were mainly non-representational paintings. Due to such factors as members studying abroad, the activities of the group gradually came to a halt.
In 1962, Kuo went to Japan to study. He first attended Musashino Art University, and later enrolled in the graduate program in Western Art History Research at Waseda University, where he earned a master’s degree in Western Art History,[3] with Wassily Kandinsky as the subject of his thesis.[4] In 1971, he was accepted into the Oil Painting Technique and Materials graduate program at Tokyo University of the Arts, graduating in 1973. That same year, Kuo received the Nippu Prize for his work Challenging Apollo 11. In 1985, he received the Nippu Prize for his work Xiao Haizi de Yuwang (“Desires of Children”). In 1988, he served as a judge for the Western Painting Section of Japan’s Nipputen Exhibition, a recognition of his artistic achievements.
In 1990, he returned to Taiwan and was appointed as head of the Department of Fine Arts at the National College of Arts (now National Taiwan University of Arts). He also served as a painting instructor in the National Taiwan Normal University’s Department of Fine Arts and as a judge for various county and city art exhibitions and painting awards.[4] In 1991, he resumed the activities of the Fifth Moon Art Group, and from 1996 to 2001, he was the principal of the Tokyo Chinese School.[6]
Kuo Tong-Jong passed away in January 2022.[7] On February 15, the Presidential Office issued an official recognition of his contributions to the art world.[8]
Artistic style edit
The themes of Kuo’s art include the American space shuttle landing on the moon, the atomic bombs dropped on Japan, urban transformation, and social and political changes in Taiwan,[9] conveying his ideas about current events through the canvas. Professor Hsiung Chiung-Jui of National Cheng Kung University describes Kuo’s 1960s works as abstract works that combine calligraphic strokes with ink and oil colors to create an effect that mixes the realistic and the fantastic. His subject matter and style changed constantly over the years, often including people as subject matter, with fragmented brushstrokes and wide use of color to present dreamlike imagery.[10] Starting in 2007, he began to focus on the theme of a “new universe,” using a free splashing technique. In 2009, feeling the world was undergoing drastic changes, he began work on his “The World is Changing” series of abstract paintings.[10]
Awards edit
1955: Shida Huazhuang Wuhui receives Taiwan Award at Taiwan Art Exhibition.
1980: Tianjing Tianxiang 200F receives Nippu Award Prize in Japan.
1982: Mingtian de Xiwang 200F receives Nippu Effort Prize in Japan.
1985: Xiao Haizi de Yuwang 200F receives Nippu Prize in Japan.[4]
Publications edit
Kuo, T.J. “Guo Dongrong 1990 Zuopinji” (“Kuo Tong-Jong’s 1990 Collection of Works”), Taipei, InSian Gallery, 1990.
Kuo, T.J. “1994 Guo Dongrong Zuopinji “ (“Kuo Tong-Jong’s 1994 Collection of Works”), Taipei, Goethe Art Center, 1994.
Kuo, T.J. “Guo Dongrong 79 Changliu Huigu Zhan” (“Kuo Tong-Jong’s 79 Changliu Retrospective Exhibition”), Taoyuan, Chan Liu Art Museum, 2005.
Kuo, T.J. (ed.) “Wuyue Huahui 2006 Wushi Zhounian Jinian Zhuanji “ (“Fifth Moon Art Group 2006 50th Anniversary Commemorative Album”), Taoyuan, Chan Liu Art Museum, 2006.
Kuo, T.J. (ed.) “Taiwan Wuyue Huahui 2011 Wushiwu Zhounian Jinian Zhuanji” (“Taiwan Fifth Moon Art Group 2011 55th Anniversary Commemorative Album”), Taipei, Chan Liu Art Museum, 2011.
Kuo, T.J. (ed.) “2012 Wuyue Huahui 56 Zhounian Jinian Zhuanji” (“2012 Fifth Moon Art Group 56th Anniversary Commemorative Album”), Taipei, Chan Liu Art Museum, 2012.[4]
Other edit
1969: Leader, Tokyo Chinese Calligraphy Exhibition.
Invited to participate in ISPAA Tokyo Exhibition.
1970: Board Member, Western Painting Section, Nipputen Exhibition, Japan.
1987: Founded Chuangfeng Art Association in Japan, served as president.
1988: Judge, Western Painting Section, Nipputen Exhibition.
1990: Invited Judge, Oil Painting Section, Kaohsiung City Fine Arts Exhibition, Taiwan.
1992: Invited Judge, Chi-Mei Art Award, Taiwan.
2003: Invited Judge, Western Painting Section, Wu San-Lien Awards, Taiwan.
2011: Registered as Chair of Taiwan Fifth Moon Art Group with Ministry of the Interior, Taiwan.
2013: Received Lifetime Professor Emeritus position with Graduate Institute of Art at National Chiayi University, Taiwan.[4][10]
References edit
- ^ "化粧晚會C". 臺北市立美術館/典藏/典藏品. 2018. Archived from the original on 2023-03-27. Retrieved 2023-03-27.
- ^ "國美典藏/郭東榮". 國立台灣美術館/典藏/藝術家. Archived from the original on 2023-03-27. Retrieved 2023-03-27.
- ^ a b 郭麗娟 (2010). "為時代而畫─五月畫會發起人郭東榮". 台灣光華雜誌. Archived from the original on 2022-01-12. Retrieved 2023-03-27.
- ^ a b c d e f 陳, 麗琇 (2012). "郭東榮抽象繪畫之研究". 國立臺灣藝術大學書畫藝術學系造型藝術碩士班碩士論文. 國立臺灣藝術大學. hdl:11296/8d3eyp.
- ^ 廖新田等 (2020). 臺灣美術史辭典1.0. 國立歷史博物館. ISBN 9789862822623.
- ^ "歴代の校長". 東京中華學校. Archived from the original on 2023-04-03. Retrieved 2023-03-27.
- ^ "前輩畫家郭東榮逝世 文化部長李永得深表哀悼". 文化部新聞稿. 2022-01-11. Archived from the original on 2023-01-06. Retrieved 2023-03-27.
- ^ "明令褒揚". 總統府. 2022-02-23. Archived from the original on 2023-01-06. Retrieved 2023-03-27.
- ^ "國立台灣美術館「世界在變—郭東榮油畫展」". 文化部新聞稿. 2014-03-01. Archived from the original on 2023-03-27. Retrieved 2023-03-27.
- ^ a b c 奇麗之愛─ 郭東榮的超現實世界. 國立國父紀念館. 2015. ISBN 9789860444247.