Chen Dewang (October 22, 1910 - December 3, 1984), a native of Taipei, Taiwan,[1] was an artist during the Taiwan under Japanese rule in Taiwan and later worked as a teacher.[2]
Chen Dewang | |
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| Born | October 22, 1910 |
| Died | December 3, 1984 (aged 74) |
| Nationality | Taiwan, China |
| Occupation | Painting |
| Cheng Dewang | |
| Hàn-jī | 陳德旺 |
|---|---|
| Pe̍h-ōe-jī | Tân Tek-ōng |
| Tâi-lô | Tân Tek-ōng |
Life
editIn 1925, Chen Dewang was a student of Japanese artist Tōho Shiotsuki while studying at Taipei First High School. He later went to study at Tongwen Academy in Tianjin, China,[3] and returned to Taiwan in 1927 to study painting under Ishikawa Kinichirō. In 1930, he went to Tokyo, Japan for further studies and learned painting from Sōtarō Yasui. In 1938, he formed theAction Art Groupin Taipei, and his paintings focused on impressionism and applied art.[4]
After World War II, he taught art in high schools and organized many art exhibitions, mainly to cultivate art talents. He died of illness in Taipei in 1984.
References
edit- ^ "中华民国文化部. 迪化街一段87號店屋-文化部國家文化記憶庫" [Ministry of Culture of the Republic of China. Shophouse No. 87, Section 1, Dihua Street-National Cultural Memory Bank of the Ministry of Culture] (in Chinese).
- ^ "陳德旺" [Cheng Dewang]. 國家文化資料庫.
- ^ "两岸菁英文化研习活动在天津举行" [Tongwen College]. paper.people.com.cn (in Chinese). Retrieved 2024-11-08.
- ^ "陳德旺" [Chen Dewang]. 非池中藝術網. Retrieved 2024-11-08.