Lee Shih-chiao
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Lee Shih-chiao was a Taiwan
ese painter
. Most of his paintings were realistic
, but he also created some cubist works in his mid-life.
(now Taishan, New Taipei City) of the Japanese-ruled Taiwan. In 1923, he entered Taipei Normal School (台北師範學校), which divided into two normal colleges later, and began to receive the formal art education.
Lee married Chou Lai-fu (周來富) in 1928. And he was accepted by the Tokyo School of Fine Arts
in 1931. Lee graduated from the Tokyo School in 1935 and stayed in Japan
until 1944.
In 1963, Lee began to serve as an associate professor to teach arts in National Taiwan Normal University
. He left the Normal University in 1974, and became a professor of the National Taiwan Institute of Arts (now National Taiwan University of Arts
) and the Chinese Culture University
.
Lee retired from his educator jobs and moved to Seattle to live with his daughter in 1982. He moved back to Taiwan later. He died in Syracuse, New York
, USA
.
Taiwan
Taiwan , also known, especially in the past, as Formosa , is the largest island of the same-named island group of East Asia in the western Pacific Ocean and located off the southeastern coast of mainland China. The island forms over 99% of the current territory of the Republic of China following...
ese painter
Painting
Painting is the practice of applying paint, pigment, color or other medium to a surface . The application of the medium is commonly applied to the base with a brush but other objects can be used. In art, the term painting describes both the act and the result of the action. However, painting is...
. Most of his paintings were realistic
Realism (arts)
Realism in the visual arts and literature refers to the general attempt to depict subjects "in accordance with secular, empirical rules", as they are considered to exist in third person objective reality, without embellishment or interpretation...
, but he also created some cubist works in his mid-life.
Biography
Lee Shih-chiao was born in Shinshō district, Taihoku PrefectureTaihoku Prefecture
Taihoku Prefecture was created in 1920 under Japanese rule, encompassing what is now New Taipei City, Taipei City, Keelung City and Yilan County. Its office, which is now occupied by the Control Yuan of the Republic of China, was in Taipei City...
(now Taishan, New Taipei City) of the Japanese-ruled Taiwan. In 1923, he entered Taipei Normal School (台北師範學校), which divided into two normal colleges later, and began to receive the formal art education.
Lee married Chou Lai-fu (周來富) in 1928. And he was accepted by the Tokyo School of Fine Arts
Tokyo National University of Fine Arts and Music
or is one of the oldest and most prestigious art schools in Japan. Located in Ueno Park, it also has facilities in Toride, Ibaraki, Yokohama, Kanagawa, and Kitasenju, Adachi, Tokyo...
in 1931. Lee graduated from the Tokyo School in 1935 and stayed in Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
until 1944.
In 1963, Lee began to serve as an associate professor to teach arts in National Taiwan Normal University
National Taiwan Normal University
National Taiwan Normal University is an institution of higher learning operating on three campuses in Taipei, Taiwan . NTNU is widely recognized as one of Taiwan's elite institutions of higher education. The university enrolls approximately 11,000 students each year. The ratio of undergraduate to...
. He left the Normal University in 1974, and became a professor of the National Taiwan Institute of Arts (now National Taiwan University of Arts
National Taiwan University of Arts
National Taiwan University of Arts , established in 1955, is the oldest art university residing in Banqiao District, New Taipei, Republic of China .-External links:* *...
) and the Chinese Culture University
Chinese Culture University
Chinese Culture University is a private, Taiwanese university located on Yang Ming Mountain in the Shilin District of Taipei, Taiwan. CCU was established in 1962 and is one of the largest universities in Taiwan with an enrollment of about 32,000 students...
.
Lee retired from his educator jobs and moved to Seattle to live with his daughter in 1982. He moved back to Taiwan later. He died in Syracuse, New York
Syracuse, New York
Syracuse is a city in and the county seat of Onondaga County, New York, United States, the largest U.S. city with the name "Syracuse", and the fifth most populous city in the state. At the 2010 census, the city population was 145,170, and its metropolitan area had a population of 742,603...
, USA
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
.
External links
- Lee Shih-chiao (1908-1995) by Taiwan Digital Gallery.
- A century on by Taipei TimesTaipei TimesThe Taipei Times is one of the three major English-language newspapers in the Republic of China the other two being the Taiwan News and The China Post...
.