Yang Mao-Lin

Yang Maolin (; born 1953) is a Taiwanese artist known for his political paintings and his art that investigates Taiwanese identity.

Biography

Yang was born in 1953 in Changhua, Taiwan.

Yang studied painting at the Chinese Culture University from 1975 to 1979, and attended graduate school at the National Institute of the Arts in Taipei from 1999 to 2002. From 1995, Yang was represented by Lin & Keng Gallery.

Career

Yang was influenced by Italian Transavantgarde and Neo-expressionism when these movements were introduced to Taiwan in the early 1980s. After the turn of the millennium, he started to explore sculpture, blending Buddhist iconography with manga characters. Beyond numerous museum shows in Asia, Europe, and the US, Yang has participated in three collateral events at the Venice Biennale: the exhibition VOC: Handle with Care with Huang Yong Ping in 1999; and the exhibition Future Pass in 2011.