As opposed to the West where it began a century ago, the development of geometric abstract art in Taiwan did not take shape until the early 1980’s. Even in the past three decades, geometric abstract art only sparked a brief discussion and attention in Taiwanese art circles during the 1980’s. After the period, not many artists carried on the form in their art creation.

Over the years, despite the small pool of geometric abstract artists, there has still been a steady, albeit slow, stream of newcomers devoting to the art form. Close observation shows that most of these artists were either trained in Europe or the United States, or they were taught in Taiwan by teachers who learned the art in the West.

Seeing the West as the origin of Taiwan’s geometric abstract art, “variation” becomes the thematic concept of this exhibition with an attempt to deduce the art’s derivation in Taiwan in parallel to the West. At the same time, we hope to bring the art to the surface, showing its continual development in Taiwan and that it has not been relegated to history.

As such in the exhibition nine artists from different generations are presented to highlight their individual endeavor in carrying on the form of art. Each with a distinctive style and outstanding artistic achievements, they are: TSONG Pu (1947-), HU Kun-Jung (1955-), CHEN Hui-Chiao (1964-), Yi-Chen HUNG (1971-), Shiau-Peng CHEN (1976-), WU Tung-Lung (1976-), PAN Hsien-Jen (1963-), HONG Shaopei (1979-) and Mia Wen-Hsuan LIU (1980-).