Chen Cheng-po
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Taiwanese people
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painter
Painting
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. In 1926, his oil painting
Oil painting
Oil painting is the process of painting with pigments that are bound with a medium of drying oil—especially in early modern Europe, linseed oil. Often an oil such as linseed was boiled with a resin such as pine resin or even frankincense; these were called 'varnishes' and were prized for their body...
Street of Chiayi was featured in the seventh Empire Art Exhibition in Japan
Japan
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, which was the first time a Taiwanese artist's work could be displayed at the exhibition. Chen devoted his life to education and creation, and was greatly concerned about the development of humanist culture in Taiwan. He was not only devoted to the improvement of his own painting, but also to the promotion of the aesthetic education of the Taiwanese people. He was murdered as a result of the 228 Incident
228 Incident
The 228 Incident, also known as the 228 Massacre, was an anti-government uprising in Taiwan that began on February 27, 1947, and was violently suppressed by the Kuomintang government. Estimates of the number of deaths vary from 10,000 to 30,000 or more...
, a 1947 popular uprising in Taiwan which was brutally repressed by the Kuomintang (KMT).
Death
In 1946, Chen was elected as a member of the city councilCity council
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in Chiayi
Chiayi
-Administration:-City attractions:*Chiayi Park*Sun Shooting Tower *Lantan *Historic Archives Building of Chiayi City*University of Chiayi*Chiayi Museum...
, where he was born.http://design93.town-all.org.tw/view432/best-people.htm Due to the 228 Incident, severe conflict occurred in 1947 between the Chiayi citizens and the KMT, whose military was trapped inside the city's airport. The city produced a "228 Incident Committee", composed of Chen and five others who would approach the military as representatives of peace. The military, however, captured four of them, including Chen, and released the remaining two. On the morning of March 25, 1947, after being tied up with wires, the four were forced to march from the city's police station to the train station, where Chen and the other three were shot dead
Execution by firing squad
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in public. Since the Kuomintang forbade the families from collecting the corpses immediately, Chen's remains were left to decompose on the street for several days.
Legacy
Chen's work Chiayi Park was sold for $5,794,100 HKDHong Kong dollar
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at a Hong Kong
Hong Kong
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auction
Auction
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on April 28, 2002.http://www.ecans.com.tw/magazine/room/200205.htm
